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June 30, 2025

DEADLINE: Korea-U.S. Journalists Exchange [1]

The East-West Center’s 2025 Exchange takes place Sep 9-19 with the theme “Internal Uncertainty Amid External Challenges: US-Korea Relations in 2025.” Open to US and Korean print, broadcast and online journalists with a minimum of five years of experience. Apply by Jun 30.

Workshops and Fellowships [2]
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Diversity [4]
Economy & Business [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Journalism & Media [7]
Policy [8]
Region: 
Alaska and Hawaii [9]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [10]
Asia [11]

Feds Announce Offshore Oil and Gas Target Areas [12]

Offshore oil and gas drilling from 2012-2017 would be focused in the western and central Gulf of Mexico and off the shores of northern and southern Alaska, if the Dept. of Interior's proposed plan and draft programmatic environmental impact statement, released Nov. 8, 2011, are accepted as is. A 60-day public comment period ends Jan. 9, 2012.

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TipSheet [13]
Topics on the Beat: 
Energy & Fuel [14]
Region: 
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [15]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [16]
Alaska and Hawaii [9]
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Public [3]

"Worst Of Alaska Storm Over But More Surges Expected" [17]

"The worst was over on Thursday for an 'epic' winter storm that pounded Alaska's west coast with wind and snow and sent a 10-foot surge of seawater into Nome, officials said, leaving residents to assess the damage."

Disasters [18]
Public [3]
Alaska and Hawaii [9]
Source: Reuters [19], 11/11/2011

"Alaska Braces for 'Epic' Storm; Evacuations Begin" [20]

"ANCHORAGE -- An 'epic' storm was bearing down on western Alaska on Tuesday, the National Weather Service said, warning that it could be one of the worst on record for the state."

Disasters [18]
Public [3]
Alaska and Hawaii [9]
Source: Reuters [21], 11/09/2011

"Stink Ants Invade Maui, Establish Megacolonies" [22]

"WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana -- An ant species common to the mainland United States that is known for its tropical smell has invaded Hawaii for the first time. A population of odorous house ants, Tapinoma sessile, has been found at an upland site on the island of Maui. Also called stink ant, and coconut ant, these ants got their names because they invade houses and smell like coconut when smashed."

Biodiversity [23]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [24]
Alaska and Hawaii [9]
Source: ENS [25], 11/04/2011

Loss of Coast Zone Program Hurts Alaska's Beluga Whale Case [26]

"Back in February, the Parnell administration told a judge that Cook Inlet beluga whales didn't need the protection of the federal Endangered Species Act because the state was perfectly capable of protecting them itself, in part because of the Alaska Coastal Management Program. But in a notice belatedly filed in the case Friday, the Alaska attorney general's office acknowledged the state had lost that conservation and enforcement tool four months ago."

Environmental Politics [6]
Natural Resources [27]
Public [3]
Alaska and Hawaii [9]
Source: Anchorage Daily News [28], 11/01/2011

Yukon Delivers Big Slug of Mercury in Response To a Changing Climate [29]

"The Yukon River is delivering upwards of five tons of mercury a year to the Arctic environment, likely in response to a warming climate, scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey announced Tuesday."

Climate Change [30]
Public [3]
Alaska and Hawaii [9]
Source: Daily Climate [31], 10/26/2011

Alaska Seeks Data About Possible Windblown Coal Dust from Mine Project [32]

"The leaseholder for a controversial coal mine proposed in the Matanuska Valley has withdrawn its application for a state air quality permit for a second time, according to the Department of Environmental Conservation and the company, Usibelli Coal Mine, Inc."

Air [33]
Natural Resources [27]
Public [3]
Alaska and Hawaii [9]
Source: Anchorage Daily News [34], 10/24/2011

"With Powerboat and Forklift, a Sacred Whale Hunt Endures" [35]

"BARROW, Alaska — The ancient whale hunt here is not so ancient anymore. 'Ah, the traditional loader,'one man mumbled irreverently. 'Ah, the traditional forklift.'"

People & Population [36]
Public [3]
Alaska and Hawaii [9]
Source: NY Times [37], 10/17/2011

"Congress Members Now Dueling Over Pebble Prospect" [38]

"In a high-stakes battle that pits gold and copper against fish, members of Congress are scrapping over a plan to build one of the world's largest open pit mines in southwest Alaska."

Natural Resources [27]
Pollution [39]
Public [3]
Alaska and Hawaii [9]
Source: McClatchy [40], 09/13/2011

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