Federal spending is turbocharging a scramble to build more EV battery-recycling plants in the U.S. and make them more efficient and eco-friendly too.
Environment
Governor’s vetoes whittle list of funded Alaska Long Trail projects to four
Only four of nine projects that the Legislature funded this year as part of an envisioned Alaska Long Trail network survived Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto pen.
National Park Service bans sport hunters from baiting bears
The Park Service says bear-baiting endangers park visitors and conditions bears to human food. Donuts and bacon grease are typical bait.
Melting glaciers in the Juneau Icefield may be approaching “irreversible tipping point,” new study says
The Juneau Icefield is home to the Mendenhall and more than a thousand other glaciers. Ice there has melted especially fast over the last decade — twice as quickly as it did before 2010.
Marie Gutgesell on seeing the forests for the food through her research
Gutgesell is recording the connections between things like salmon and berries using food webs for a new project with the U.S. Forest Service.
Denali National Park bars visitors as wildfire burns near entrance
Nobody is being allowed into the park due to the Riley Fire, with only a shuttle service for hikers already in the backcountry still operating.