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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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‘The salmon people’: How Alaska’s only Native reservation saved its fishing culture

Environment Nathaniel Herz, Northern Journal -
A half-century ago, the Indigenous Tsimshian village of Metlakatla, in Southeast Alaska, preserved its reservation when others in Alaska were terminated. Today, the reserve sustains a thriving fishing industry — and the tribe is fighting in court to expand its territory.
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Carnival cruise ships logged 750+ pollution violation days in Alaska waters

Environment Rachel Levy -
Contrary to the narrative of pristine ecosystems in Alaska, it’s federally legal for cruise ships, to dump smokestack washwater into the ocean.
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Cascade Point Ferry Terminal raises concerns among Southeast residents

Environment Rachel Levy -
The public comment period regarding Phase 1 of the Cascade Point Ferry Terminal project closed last month and left many Southeast Alaskans frustrated. 
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In new agreement with state, Indigenous landowners soften resistance to Ambler Road

Environment Nathaniel Herz, Northern Journal -
Three Alaska Native corporations and the state agency pushing the Ambler Road quietly signed a nonbinding agreement late last year.
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University of Alaska Fairbanks student arrested after eating AI art

Arts and Culture Sam Davenport -
Last week, the University of Alaska Fairbanks made national headlines for a student eating another student’s AI-generated art.
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Alaska’s $44 billion bet on natural gas

Economy Victoria Petersen -
No-bid deals, undisclosed contracts, and millions already spent: inside the wild story of the Alaska gas pipeline that will not die.
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Trail Blazers: Jossline Jackson

Arts and Culture Emily Sullivan -
At just 20 years old, Jossline Jackson is actively shaping what her future in Alaska’s mountains will look like.
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2025 Alaska Sport Fishing Survey begins annual mailout

Environment Chloe Pleznac -
The first wave of mailings began earlier this week.
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