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Where to see the 11 most wonderful waterfalls in Alaska

Environment Victoria Petersen -
Find out where to see 11 of the most scenic and stunning waterfalls in Alaska, from easily accessible roadside falls to off-the-beaten-path hidden gems.
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The contradictions behind Sullivan’s new bycatch bill

Environment Rachel Levy -
Last week Senator Dan Sullivan introduced his Bycatch Reduction Act, a bill that would theoretically strengthen reporting standards. 
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Alaska attorney general among those urging EPA to classify mifepristone as water contaminant

Environment Alaska Beacon -
Republican attorneys general from 14 states and 19 GOP members of Congress are asking to classify and regulate the abortion medication mifepristone as a water contaminant.
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CORRECTION: Tech firm sponsoring Adam Crum summit awarded $4M+ more than we reported

Economy The Alaska Current -
We have made corrections to the original article, which brings the total value of Alaska contracts awarded to firms affiliated with Saige Consulting Chairman Peter Corsell closer to $90M than the $80M figure we used. 
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Six months after Halong, typhoon survivors tell senators Alaska villages need more than disaster aid

Environment Alaska Beacon -
Hearings on Kipnuk and Kwigillingok exposed FEMA delays, relocation gaps and growing calls for a federal climate migration framework
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Tech vendor sponsored revenue chief Adam Crum’s nonprofit, then he awarded $90M+ in state contracts

Economy Victoria Petersen -
A free glacier cruise for state treasurers preceded public contracts to firms tied to a data infrastructure investor building the most ambitious natural gas plant in the world
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Sullivan breaks pledge, accepts campaign donation from Pebble Mine affiliate 

Environment Rachel Levy -
Once again, Sen. Dan Sullivan’s relationships with Pebble Mine executives are surfacing during campaign season. During his first term in office, Sullivan declined to take a position on the highly unpopular proposed gold and copper mine in Bristol Bay....
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Alaska House votes to ban Styrofoam food containers as most Republicans flip their lid

Environment Matt Acuña Buxton -
The Alaska House on Tuesday voted to ban single-use polystyrene plastic, often known under the brand name of Styrofoam, in the state’s food service industry, and along the way, a bunch of Republicans collectively lost their minds. Backers of the...
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Pressing Silence: Britta Adams is a body in motion

Arts and Culture Rachel Levy -
Walking down the beach, Britta Adams stopped to watch the last vestiges of flowing water retreat with the falling tide.
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Conservation group sues to limit pollock trawl fishing in Bering Sea to protect fur seals

Environment Alaska Beacon -
The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court of Alaska on Wednesday, centers on the fur seal population on St. Paul Island.
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