Congressionally mandated lease sale announced for Alaska’s Coastal Plain
Sale includes minimum acres required, creating smallest footprint of potential surface disturbance and limiting seismic exploration ANCHORAGE — Monday the…
Senate Passes Murkowski, Padilla Bill to Reauthorize National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program
Washington, D.C. —U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) announced that the Senate Thursday night passed their bipartisan…
Sanders Explains Why He’s Voting Against the New $850 Billion Pentagon Budget
“We do not need to spend almost a trillion dollars on the military, while half a million Americans are homeless…
New Jersey Governor Signs Freedom to Read Act Barring Book Bans
The law, said the Democrat, “cements New Jersey’s role on the forefront of preventing book bans and protecting the intellectual…
House/Cabin-Alutiiq Word of the Week
House, Cabin — Engluq (N), Ungluq (S) Nutaamek engluliyut. – They are building a new house. When Alutiiq people travel…
Earthquake Swarm Emerges Southwest of Adak Island
Mid-day on Sunday, December 8, 2024, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake was recorded southwest of Atka Island in the western Aleutians…
Alaska continues to change, fast
With his eyes on Alaska weather and climate for many years, Rick Thoman saw a need for a recent update…
Governor Dunleavy, Lt. Governor Dahlstrom Invite Alaskans to the Annual Holiday Open House
(Juneau, AK) – Holiday music, decorations and thousands of cookies are ready at the Governor’s Residence for the annual Holiday…
GOP Floats Social Security Cuts After Musk Capitol Hill Visit
“They’re going to put everything on the table,” one Republican lawmaker said of Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. Republican lawmakers…
China Increasing Interest in Strategic Arctic Region
The Arctic strategic environment is changing profoundly, and the United States must pay greater attention and dedicate more resources to…