Opinion
The Herald Journal5hOpinion
Column: Abandoned mines are causing environmental problems. A new law clears the way for cleanup.
With little attention in the media, except in a few Western states, former President Joe Biden on Dec. 19 signed the Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act. It ...
Arizona Mirror22h
‘Shortchanging our community’: Navajo people are left in the dark about uranium transport
Navajo communities learn uranium dangers from comics while lacking emergency plans for new mining trucks crossing tribal ...
Smithsonian Magazine1d
The Alaska Railroad’s Golden Spike Hammered in by President Harding Will Return to Its Home State
The spike's installation marked the completion of the Alaska Railroad in 1923. It's spent most of the time since then in the ...
E&E1d
Appeals court dismisses Alaska oil and gas drilling case
The lawsuit targeted a now-defunct moratorium on drilling in the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Alaska Public Media1d
'World’s largest undeveloped gold mine' faces legal challenges from Canada and Alaska tribal nations
The Southeast Alaska Indigenous Transboundary Commission says the outcome of the Kerr-Sulphurets-Mitchell project, if it ...
Alaska Public Media2d
With Trump’s new pro-timber order, Alaska conservationists poised to rehash Tongass Roadless Rule
"The parties on our side change whether we're with or against the federal government," said the Southeast Alaska Conservation ...
Greek Reporter2d
The Places Where Gold Can Still Be Found in America
Searching for gold in America with a metal detector is a favorite pastime for thousands who dream of striking it rich.
Alaska’s Senator Murkowski has faced Trump’s wrath. She was willing to defy him after his return to power.
Murkowski is a moderate with a history of bucking her party and Trump when she has felt it was the right thing to do.