Elizabeth Jenkins, Alaska's Energy Desk - Juneau

Over the past three decades, pollock spawning times in the Gulf of Alaska have varied as much as three weeks. That’s potentially deadly for baby fish that are spawned into an environment that’s not ideal.

“I can recall a time where we would have maybe one good freezing rain event a winter,” said Tom Grman. “And then several winters ago, those were really prevalent.”

It’s a growing national issue: A foam used to suppress oil fires can leach into the environment and contaminate groundwater.

Now, the real work to address climate change can start. But it’s hard to know what that might look like under new leadership.