New work by a University of Alaska Fairbanks professor fills some gaps in knowledge about Earth’s resources of lithium, a critical element powering electronics and electric vehicles. Lithium is on a list of elements and minerals the U.S. government deems vital for national security and energy independence. The work by professor Lee Ann Munk of […]
WASHINGTON — Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum traveled to New Mexico Tuesday to announce the emergency withdrawal and transfer of administrative jurisdiction over approximately 109,651 acres of federal land along the U.S.-Mexico border. The land will be transferred to the Department of the Army for a period of three years, subject to valid existing […]
Delta Junction residents can attend a free in-person workshop offered by the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service office to learn about birds that frequent their area and how to attract them to local yards. Jeff Mason, an ecologist with the Salcha-Delta Soil & Water Conservation District, has worked with birds throughout his career. […]
Judge James Boasberg accused White House officials of “willful disregard” of his order to turn deportation flights headed to El Salvador. Chief Judge James Boasberg of the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. said Wednesday that he has given the Trump administration “ample opportunity to rectify or explain” why it violated his order last month to stop […]