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Covering Native Connection to the Land [1]

Whether it's pipelines bringing leaks, coastal erosion and storms bringing displacement, or now, increasingly, data centers bringing loss of sovereignty, the central relationship that Indigenous communities have with place is under constant peril. Voices columnist Yessenia Funes urges fellow environmental journalists during Native American Heritage Month to refocus on the rich stories of Indigenous struggles and victories. 

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Trump Rule Lets Alaska Hunters Lure Bears With Bacon-Greased Doughnuts [22]

"Hunters on some public lands in Alaska will be allowed to bait bears with doughnuts soaked in bacon grease before shooting them at close range, under a rule the Trump administration released Friday."

Biodiversity [23]
Environmental Politics [9]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Natural Resources [25]
People & Population [12]
Wildlife [26]
Public [21]
National (U.S.) [17]
Alaska and Hawaii [18]
Source: New York Times [27], 10/19/2026

Trump Exempts Oil Drilling In Arctic Reserve From Environmental Reviews [28]

"The Trump administration Thursday announced it would exempt some Arctic oil and gas exploration activities from environmental reviews."

Energy & Fuel [6]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Pollution [13]
Public [21]
National (U.S.) [17]
Alaska and Hawaii [18]
Source: The Hill [29], 10/09/2026

In a Warming Arctic, Inuit Bear Guards Protect Communities [30]

"Traditional knowledge and specialized training are helping people adapt to a changing landscape as polar bears appear in new places and at different times."

Biodiversity [23]
People & Population [12]
Wildlife [26]
Public [21]
Alaska and Hawaii [18]
Antarctica & Arctic [31]
Source: IndigiNews [32], 10/05/2026

Maui Wildfire Residents Show Elevated Metals Linked To Lung Health: Study [33]

"Metal mixtures found in the leftover smoke, ash and debris from the deadly 2023 Maui wildfires were harmful to the lung health of people living nearby long after the burning ended, a new study says."

Chemicals [34]
Climate Change [4]
Disasters [5]
Environmental Health [7]
Health [35]
People & Population [12]
Pollution [13]
Science [36]
Public [21]
National (U.S.) [17]
Alaska and Hawaii [18]
Source: AP [37], 09/29/2026

Fat Bear Week Opens For Heavyweight Crown. Can Chunk Win Again? [38]

"After a summer spent packing away sockeye salmon, Alaska’s heftiest brown bears are ready to throw their weight around."

Biodiversity [23]
Fish & Fisheries [39]
Natural Resources [25]
Water & Oceans [16]
Wildlife [26]
Public [21]
National (U.S.) [17]
Alaska and Hawaii [18]
Source: AP [40], 09/23/2026

Trump DOI Moves To Fast-Track Arctic Drilling Without Environmental Review [41]

"The Interior Department will soon publish a “categorical exclusion” that will rubber stamp oil and gas development in Alaska’s remote National Petroleum Reserve."

Climate Change [4]
Consumer [42]
Economy & Business [43]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Politics [9]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Natural Resources [25]
Pollution [13]
Public [21]
National (U.S.) [17]
Alaska and Hawaii [18]
Source: Public Domain [44], 08/28/2026

Judge Rejects Alaska Land Swap To Allow Road Through Izembek Refuge [45]

"A federal judge in Alaska this week struck down the Trump administration’s decision to green-light a land exchange that had paved the way for a 10.5-mile road to be blazed through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge."

Biodiversity [23]
Environmental Health [7]
Forests [46]
Laws & Regulations [24]
People & Population [12]
Public [21]
National (U.S.) [17]
Alaska and Hawaii [18]
Source: E&E News [47], 08/19/2026

Trump Admin To Lift Logging Limits In National Forests [48]

"The Trump administration plans to remove restrictions on logging across more than 40 million acres of national forest, the Agriculture Department said."

Biodiversity [23]
Economy & Business [43]
Environmental Politics [9]
Forests [46]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Natural Resources [25]
Pollution [13]
Wildlife [26]
Public [21]
National (U.S.) [17]
Alaska and Hawaii [18]
Source: E&E News [49], 08/19/2026

Hurricane Lala Lashes Hawaii's Big Island With Wind, Rain But No Landfall [50]

"Hurricane Lala skirted Hawaii’s Big Island Saturday without making landfall and is expected to gradually weaken after lashing the region with strong winds and drenching rain that flooded roads and turned rivers into raging torrents."

Climate Change [4]
Disasters [5]
Environmental Health [7]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [21]
National (U.S.) [17]
Alaska and Hawaii [18]
Source: AP [51], 08/17/2026

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