(JUNEAU, AK) — Lieutenant Governor Nancy Dahlstrom has announced the completion of the recount for Ballot Measure 2, which proposed repealing Alaska’s ranked-choice voting and open primary system. The recount confirmed the outcome of the certified results, with the final tally showing 160,973 votes against and 160,230 in favor, a margin of 743 votes. “The […]
“This is yet one more sign, predicted by scientists, of the consequences of inadequately reducing fossil fuel pollution,” said one scientist. Permafrost in the Arctic has stored carbon dioxide for millennia, but the annual Arctic Report Card released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reveals a concerning shift linked to planetary heating and a rising number […]
The Alaska we experience today and our children will experience in the future is not the Alaska of the past. According to the 2024 Arctic Report Card, released this week by the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration and co-authored by ten University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists, warming is affecting caribou populations, heat-trapping gas releases and […]
Enjoy a beautiful evening in OneTree Alaska’s birch grove under the full moon just before the winter solstice. Between 3:30-7 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 15, participants can learn about the long-term monitoring of birch trees in the University of Alaska Fairbanks T-field and celebrate the tree stewardship that supports OneTree’s mission. Stay for an hour […]