Juneau Empire on MSN4d
Who is Susan Carney, Alaska’s new chief justice?
For the first time in Alaska history, the state’s supreme court is majority female. It’s also being led, for just the second ...
Alaska Dispatch News4d
How the final shots of the Civil War came to be fired off the shores of Alaska
Two months after the war ended, Confederate soldiers destroyed a fleet of Yankee ships, which were harvesting bowhead whales ...
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The forgotten U.S. plan to send Jewish refugees to Alaska — and why it matters today
As Trump proposes moving Palestinians out of Gaza, Roosevelt considered moving Jewish WWII refugees to Alaska.
Alaska Public Media5d
Communities in Southeast Alaska are mapping their landslide risk. It’s complicated.
Haines is not the only community interested in mapping the risk. Similar projects have been completed or are underway in more ...
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Alaska’s Lakes and Ponds Reveal Effects of Permafrost Thaw
By documenting Alaska’s lakes and ponds in unprecedented detail, Levenson et al. show where and how water bodies can signal underlying permafrost thaw, providing a step toward a straightforward, ...
The last skipper in Ouzinkie: How Gulf of Alaska villages lost their Native fishing fleets
A permitting system designed in the 1970s was supposed to make Alaska’s commercial fishing industry more sustainable and more ...
Kodiak Daily Mirror1d
Alutiiq Museum names 2024 Volunteer of the Year
University of Alaska graduate student Lynn Walker is the Alutiiq Museum Volunteer of the Year. Originally from Michigan, Lynn ...
Trump puts the spotlight anew on a major Alaska gas project. Will it make a difference?
Since his election, President Donald Trump has repeatedly expressed support for a major natural gas pipeline in Alaska — comments that have drawn fresh attention to a project that's floundered for ...
Pati Jinich to Host New PBS Series about Pan-American Foods and Cultures (EXCLUSIVE)
Chef Pati Jinich will host a new PBS docuseries highlighting some of the foods, culture and history that make up “Panamericana,” with the first season focusing on areas of Alaska and Canada.
Death of a Scientist: The Mysterious Demise of Smithsonian Pioneer Robert Kennicott
The context of how Kennicott’s body was discovered was also important. Strychnine poisoning can cause muscle spasms, yet ...
Can we still be friends: Alaska town sends love letter to neighbours in Yukon
Things have gotten a little weird lately with the U.S. and Canada, but one small-town mayor in Alaska hopes his town can ...
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1,000-Year-Old Indigenous Food Cache Containing Traces Of Moose And Caribou Found In Alaska
"It's just like a little time capsule." Archaeologists in Alaska were recently exploring a trail that runs along Upper Cook ...