Federal agencies protect more than 9.5 million acres of U.S. land
Donald Trump’s administration had tried to open old-growth forests in Alaska and Minnesota to logging and mining.
By Oliver Willis - January 30, 2023Donald Trump’s administration had tried to open old-growth forests in Alaska and Minnesota to logging and mining.
By Oliver Willis - January 30, 2023Peltola will become the first Alaska Native to serve in the House and the first woman to hold the seat.
By Associated Press - September 01, 2022The 211-mile project would have cut through the second-largest national park in the United States.
By Oliver Willis - February 23, 2022The ruling is a victory for abortion rights advocates, who are facing broad challenges nationswide.
By Lisa Needham - November 10, 2021After ending pandemic-related unemployment benefits, some Republican officials now want assistance for workers who were fired for refusing to get vaccinated.
By Jacob Gardenswartz - October 25, 2021Public health officials say the efforts are crucial to reach people who haven’t been immunized yet.
By Associated Press - May 01, 2021Alaska GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan has a lifetime rating of just 8% from the League of Conservation Voters.
By Josh Israel - April 26, 2021Deb Haaland called the orders by her predecessors ‘inconsistent with the department’s commitment to protect public health; conserve land, water, and wildlife; and elevate science.’
By Associated Press - April 16, 2021The GOP challenger, Kelly Tshibaka, has led the Alaska Department of Administration since early 2019.
By Associated Press - March 29, 2021In Idaho, state Rep. Heather Scott opened the 2021 legislative session by declaring, ‘The pandemic is over.’
By Associated Press - March 01, 2021Trump’s loss in the oil drilling case on Monday is the latest in a slew of legal defeats.
By Amy Lieu - December 08, 2020Trump has a long to-do list before Jan. 20.
By Amy Lieu - November 17, 2020She’s changed her tune since last week.
By Amy Lieu - November 11, 2020Al Gross could sell pine needles to a Sasquatch, but for now he’s trying to sell himself as a senator — and voters in Alaska could just take him up on his offer.
By Daniel Boguslaw - October 10, 2020Jerry Prevo has spent decades fighting LGBTQ equality.
By Casey Quinlan - August 12, 2020Donald Trump continues to roll back environmental policies put in place by former President Barack Obama.
By Dan Desai Martin - June 09, 2020Some business owners plan to wait until state and local officials are on the same page.
By Associated Press - May 03, 2020‘I’m sorry if you can’t go to your play dates,’ Nova Knight said in her March 26 video.
By Associated Press - April 12, 2020Don Young’s controversial four-decade career may be coming to a close.
By Eric Boehlert - November 05, 2018