Rachel Waldholz, Alaska’s Energy Desk

One major challenge is simply convincing people that solar works in Alaska — and that, in fact, Alaska might be ideal solar territory.

New tugboats planned for Prince William Sound are part of a major transition taking place in the system set up to prevent oil spills after the Exxon Valdez.

Trump transition officials ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to limit its participation in an Alaska environmental conference this week.

Climate change has always been a sticky issue for Alaska policy makers. In a state that sits on the front lines of global warming but remains deeply dependent on oil, it sometimes seems like the easiest option is just not talking about it at all.

For those who study climate change — or communicate about it — it was not a reassuring first week of the new presidential administration.

Newtok had hoped President Obama would declare a major disaster on its behalf before leaving office. A disaster declaration would have unlocked federal relief funding that could be used for relocation.