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Arctic Sea Ice Hits Lowest Winter Level As Global Heat Smashes Records [1]

"Vital Arctic sea ice shrank to tie its lowest measured level for the winter, the season when ice grows, as a warming Earth shattered records across the continents."

Climate Change [2]
Water & Oceans [3]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Alaska and Hawaii [6]
International [7]
Antarctica & Arctic [8]
Source: AP [9], 03/30/2026
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As Waters Around Alaska Warm, Algal Toxins Are Turning Up In Food Web [10]

"Over the past two summers, a pair of remote and treeless volcanic islands in the eastern Bering Sea broadcast signals of climate change danger in the marine ecosystem that feeds Alaska residents and supports much of the state’s economy."

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Alaska and Hawaii [6]
Antarctica & Arctic [8]
Source: Alaska Beacon [11], 03/27/2026
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Ferocity Of Latest Hawaii Downpour, Flooding Surprised Even Meteorologists [12]

"Crews on Tuesday began evaluating damage from a surprise downpour that sent floodwaters raging through a neighborhood near downtown Honolulu — the latest bout in a series of storms and flooding that have pummeled the state over the past two weeks."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [13]
People & Population [14]
Planning & Growth [15]
Water & Oceans [3]
Public [4]
Alaska and Hawaii [6]
Source: AP [16], 03/26/2026
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"The First US Coal Plant In A Decade Is On Shaky Ground" [17]

"Trump officials are heralding a potential new coal plant in Alaska, but the project faces mounting opposition and tricky data center politics."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Politics [19]
Infrastructure [20]
Pollution [21]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Alaska and Hawaii [6]
Source: E&E News [22], 03/23/2026
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"Contentious Alaska Oil, Gas Drilling Rights Sale Generates Record Revenue" [23]

"The Trump administration said this week that its recent sale of the rights to drill in a contentious area of Alaska generated record revenue for federal oil and gas lease sales."

Energy & Fuel [18]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Alaska and Hawaii [6]
Source: The Hill [24], 03/20/2026
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A Do-Or-Die Moment For Hawaiʻi’s Contested Aquarium Fish Trade [25]

"A proposed aquarium fishing ban is in play as state aquatic resource officials move to revive the controversial fishing practice."

Biodiversity [26]
Economy & Business [27]
Environmental Politics [19]
Fish & Fisheries [28]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Water & Oceans [3]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Alaska and Hawaii [6]
Source: Honolulu Civil Beat [30], 03/19/2026
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As Winters Warm, Deadly Falls Through The Ice Become More Common [31]

"Elmer Brown was following two friends on his four-wheeler last November, hunting caribou across a frozen channel in northern Alaska when the ice gave way. All three plunged into the frigid water. One friend drowned, and Brown, 45, later died of hypothermia, leaving behind five children."

Climate Change [2]
Environmental Health [32]
Fish & Fisheries [28]
People & Population [14]
Water & Oceans [3]
Wildlife [33]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Alaska and Hawaii [6]
Source: AP [34], 03/18/2026
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NPS Proposes Rule That Would Again Allow Bear Baiting In Alaska Preserves [35]

"The National Park Service has proposed a regulation that would defer to state regulations in managing wildlife in Alaska’s national preserves. It is similar to a 2020 regulation put forward by the first Trump administration, which removed bans on bear baiting, using artificial light to spotlight dens to kill black bears, taking wolves and coyotes during denning season, and more."

Wildlife [33]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Alaska and Hawaii [6]
Source: National Parks Traveler [36], 03/10/2026
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"Iditarod 2026: A Musher On A Mission" [37]

"It’s 60-below-zero on Feb. 11 in Eagle Village, Alaska, and Jody Potts-Joseph is sewing a pair of mukluks for Jessie Holmes, a good friend and co-competitor in the 2026 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race."

People & Population [14]
Transportation [38]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Alaska and Hawaii [6]
Source: ICT [39], 03/10/2026
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Fire Sleuths Can Spark Story Ideas With Wildland Urban Interface Data Maps [40]

Communities surrounded by forest can be a beautiful place to live … or a wildfire trap. Environmental journalists can readily map and identify these so-called wildland urban interfaces through a federal government resource, writes the latest Reporter’s Toolbox. More on this data mapping tool and how to use it to track your area’s risk, explore historical trends and layer other data.

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