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"Alaska Natives Say Secretary Haaland Is Stonewalling Them" [1]

"Alaska Native leaders are fuming at Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, saying she has ignored or rejected at least eight of their invitations for in-person meetings about the administration’s energy policies impacting their communities."

Energy & Fuel [2]
Environmental Justice [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Alaska and Hawaii [7]
Source: E&E News [8], 11/09/2023

"Alaska Native Leaders Call For Legal Overhaul To Protect Subsistence [9]

"The crash of salmon stocks in Western Alaska’s Kuskokwim River has sparked a bitter court fight between the federal and state governments, and now Alaska Native leaders are calling for congressional action to ensure that Indigenous Alaskans have priority for harvests when stocks are scarce."

Environmental Justice [3]
Fish & Fisheries [10]
Food [11]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Alaska and Hawaii [7]
Source: Alaska Beacon [12], 10/23/2023

"Alaska Cancels Snow Crab Harvest Again Due To Population Concerns" [13]

"The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced Friday [Oct. 6] it will again cancel this year's Bering Sea snow crab harvest. Bristol Bay red king crab will re-open."

Climate Change [14]
Fish & Fisheries [10]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Alaska and Hawaii [7]
Source: King 5 [15], 10/18/2023

Giant Open-Pit Mine Near Two National Parks Dealt A Blow By Biden DOI [16]

"A road critical to operating a proposed open-pit mine in a remote part of Alaska hit a new hurdle Friday when the Biden administration issued a finding that the road could threaten Alaska Native communities and their lifestyle more than previously estimated."

Environmental Justice [3]
Environmental Studies [17]
Infrastructure [18]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Natural Resources [20]
Transportation [21]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Alaska and Hawaii [7]
Source: Washington Post [22], 10/16/2023

Mama Bear "Grazer" Easily Wins Popular Fat Bear Contest At Alaska Park [23]

"When it comes to packing on the pounds to survive an Alaska winter, this year’s undisputed champ is Grazer."

Biodiversity [24]
Fish & Fisheries [10]
Natural Resources [20]
Water & Oceans [25]
Wildlife [26]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Alaska and Hawaii [7]
Source: AP [27], 10/13/2023

"Fat Bear Week 2023 Is Upon Us. Here’s What You Need To Know." [28]

"It’s the most wonderful time of the year — Fat Bear Week 2023 is here. The annual competition, hosted by the Katmai National Park and Preserve, pits brown bears against each other in a virtual bracket as they stock up for hibernation."

Biodiversity [24]
Environmental Politics [4]
Fish & Fisheries [10]
Journalism & Media [29]
Natural Resources [20]
Water & Oceans [25]
Wildlife [26]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Alaska and Hawaii [7]
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer [30], 10/03/2023

"Inside The Complex Effort To Rid Maui Of Toxic Fire Debris And Rubble" [31]

"One of the most complicated wildfire cleanup missions in recent memory is now underway on the Hawaiian island of Maui, where fleets of workers and equipment are being shipped to the island while officials plot how to carefully but quickly remove hundreds of thousands of tons of toxic debris."

Chemicals [32]
Climate Change [14]
Disasters [33]
Environmental Health [34]
Pollution [35]
Public [5]
Alaska and Hawaii [7]
Source: Washington Post [36], 09/29/2023

"Planned Wildlife Refuge Rule Seen as Weapon Against Oil" [37]

"An expected new rule promoting biological diversity and environmental health within the National Wildlife Refuge System could be used to discourage oil and gas drilling on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, environmentalists say."

Climate Change [14]
Energy & Fuel [2]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Natural Resources [20]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Alaska and Hawaii [7]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [38], 09/25/2023

To Cover Climate Equity Well, Journalists Must Maintain Mental Health [39]

When climate journalists — especially those confronting various forms of oppression in their own communities — witness environmental destruction and human suffering, the trauma can creep into our psyches. But sometimes our professional stance keeps us from seeing the harm to our mental health. In her new Voices of Environmental Justice column, Yessenia Funes looks at the question head-on, exploring resources and paths to better self-care.

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Voices of Environmental Justice [40]
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Climate Change [14]
Disasters [33]
Diversity [41]
Environmental Justice [3]
Health [42]
Journalism & Media [29]
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National (U.S.) [6]
Alaska and Hawaii [7]
International [43]
Asia [44]
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Public [5]

Water Hookups Come To Alaska Yup’ik Village; Residents Ditch Honey Buckets [45]

"Sanitation workers Thomas Noatak and Joseph Moses start every workday riding a four-wheeler along the muddy roads of this small Yup’ik village on southwestern Alaska’s vast Kuskokwim River, looking for human waste."

Environmental Health [34]
Infrastructure [18]
Natural Resources [20]
Pollution [35]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [5]
Alaska and Hawaii [7]
Source: AP [46], 09/11/2023

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