More than three decades ago, a team from the University of Alaska Fairbanks achieved a remarkable feat. Using discarded equipment, hot water and endless ingenuity, they melted holes over a mile deep into the Antarctic ice sheet. Earlier this month, those efforts led to another dazzling accomplishment — a Nobel Prize. Francis Halzen, a physicist […]
Experiencing aquaculture operations first-hand gives NOAA Fisheries staff a deeper understanding of farming technologies and aids in permitting efficiencies. Aquaculture operations in Alaska are expanding and increasingly adapting to new technologies. To better understand these innovations, NOAA Fisheries staff visited kelp and oyster farm sites near Ketchikan and Kodiak. Getting out onto farms is valuable […]
“They are going to need to plant new forests for all of the subpoenas we’ll be printing,” said Sen. Ed Markey. After Democrats took back both chambers of the US Congress Tuesday, Rep. Robert Garcia, the incoming Democratic chair of the House Oversight Committee, had two words for President Donald Trump and his family: “Lawyer […]
“In state after state and race after race, Big Tech has failed to deliver—and everyday Americans have won,” said Mitch Jones, deputy director of Food and Water Action. The results of both ballot initiatives and legislative elections Tuesday night underscored what numerous polls have shown for months: Despite President Donald Trump’s insistence to the contrary, […]