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Impact of Exxon Valdez Spill on Fish Far Greater Than Thought: Study [1]

"Federal scientists may have found a link between the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill and a decline of herring and pink salmon populations in Prince William Sound."

Energy & Fuel [2]
Fish & Fisheries [3]
Pollution [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Alaska and Hawaii [7]
Source: AP [8], 09/14/2015

"Skagway And Its Alaska-Canada Railroad at Critical Junction" [9]

"JUNEAU -- The new boom industry in Skagway is tourism, providing the bulk of the jobs and at the height of the summer, regularly giving the big cruise port the lowest unemployment rate in the state."

Economy & Business [10]
Transportation [11]
Public [5]
Alaska and Hawaii [7]
Source: Alaska Dispatch News [12], 09/07/2015

"Residents of Eroding Village Welcome Obama's Attention" [13]

"Residents of a Native village threatened by erosion were thankful Wednesday for President Barack Obama's attention to their plight, saying they hope his visit to Alaska will help them secure funding to build a critical evacuation road to drier ground."

Climate Change [14]
Disasters [15]
Environmental Politics [16]
Public [5]
Alaska and Hawaii [7]
Source: AP [17], 09/03/2015

"Records Detail Equipment Failure on Arctic Drilling Rig" [18]

"Newly released documents reveal the extent of problems with anti-pollution equipment on a Shell-contracted Arctic drillship earlier this year."

Disasters [15]
Energy & Fuel [2]
Pollution [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Alaska and Hawaii [7]
Source: FuelFix [19], 09/01/2015

"Obama Pushes for More U.S. Ice-Breaking Might in Arctic" [20]

"ANCHORAGE -- President Barack Obama on Tuesday will propose a faster timetable for buying a new heavy icebreaker for the U.S. Arctic, where quickly melting sea ice has spurred more maritime traffic, and the United States has fallen far behind Russian resources."

Climate Change [14]
Military [21]
Transportation [11]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Alaska and Hawaii [7]
Source: Reuters [22], 09/01/2015

"Hurricane Ignacio Weakens as It Moves Closer To Hawaii" [23]

"Greg Colden, a farmer on Hawaii's Big Island, said he is most worried about the damage that more rain and sustained winds could do to the area as Hurricane Ignacio passes by this week."

Disasters [15]
Water & Oceans [24]
Public [5]
Alaska and Hawaii [7]
Source: AP [25], 08/31/2015

"Obama Administration Looking for ‘Balance’ in Arctic Policy" [26]

"President Barack Obama will arrive today in Alaska, expected to touch down this afternoon in Anchorage, and his three-day visit will showcase the impacts of global climate change on Alaskans, primarily those in coastal communities."

Climate Change [14]
Natural Resources [27]
Public [5]
Alaska and Hawaii [7]
International [28]
Antarctica & Arctic [29]
Source: Fairbanks News-Miner [30], 08/31/2015

"Obama Will Restore Mt. McKinley's Name To Denali On Alaska Trip" [31]

"President Barack Obama on Monday will officially restore Denali as the name of North America's tallest mountain, siding with the state of Alaska in ending a 40-year battle over what to call a peak that has been known as Mount McKinley."

Environmental Politics [16]
Natural Resources [27]
Public [5]
Alaska and Hawaii [7]
Source: Reuters [32], 08/31/2015

"Obama’s Alaska Visit Puts Climate, Not Energy, in Forefront" [33]

"President Obama will travel to Alaska on Monday to call for urgent and aggressive action to tackle climate change, capitalizing on a poignant tableau of melting glaciers, crumbling permafrost and rising sea levels to illustrate the immediacy of an issue he hopes to make a central element of his legacy."

Climate Change [14]
Energy & Fuel [2]
Environmental Politics [16]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Alaska and Hawaii [7]
Antarctica & Arctic [29]
Source: NY Times [34], 08/31/2015

"High Hopes for Obama's Historic Visit To the 'Unraveling' Arctic" [35]

"In an effort to call attention to the present-day consequences of global warming, President Obama is soon to embark on a journey that no president has taken before. Not only will he set foot in the Alaskan Arctic, at the very edge of the state, but he will spend more time on the ground in Alaska than any president has ever done. Typically, Alaska is a refueling stop for Air Force One when traveling to and from Asia."

Climate Change [14]
Environmental Politics [16]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Alaska and Hawaii [7]
Source: Mashable [36], 08/27/2015

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