On climate change, and so many other things, Senator Murkowski finds herself in the middle.
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The Big Thaw Ep 1: The Village
The land Newtok was built on is eroding away, threatening not just the village, but a way of life.
The Big Thaw audiogram: The Village
The village of Newtok, in Western Alaska, is about to disappear. The land it was built on is eroding away, threatening not just the village, but a way of life.
The Big Thaw: Coming Soon
All new episodes of Midnight Oil start August 9.
Midnight Oil Season 2: The Big Thaw — Coming Soon
Last season, we looked back — at the state’s roller-coaster history with oil. This time, we’re looking forward, to one of the biggest question marks ahead: climate change.
Denali National Park plans to adjust poop haul-out rules
Denali National Park plans to toughen poop hauling requirements for climbers on the popular West Buttress route up North America’s tallest peak. The rules are based on research that indicates the Kahiltna Glacier is working more like a slow-moving poop conveyer belt and less like a natural toilet than previously believed. More than 1,000 mountaineers…
Walker re-funds Ambler Road Project to EIS process
Walker said the scoping process will not change and the goal of getting the environmental impact statement completed remains the same.
Winter rain is compromising baby muskoxen in western Alaska
A new paper shows how warmer ocean temperatures are impacting animals on land in addition to those that depend on sea ice.
New Pebble advisory committee meets indoors, while mine protesters gather outside
While the new advisory committee for the Pebble Partnership met for the first-time in Anchorage on Monday, opponents of the Pebble Mine gathered outside for a rally.
Human intervention: scientists propose plan to help refreeze the melting Arctic
Some climate researchers believe that we are at the point where we can’t reduce our emissions enough to make a difference in the Arctic, so a group of Arizona physicists have hatched a plan to refreeze the Arctic with the help of 10 million wind-powered pumps.