Why I want to swim with whales. Alaska News Brief July
Talking about the weather isn’t chitchat anymore. When wildfires turn the sky apocalyptic...
18 July, 2023
Going to court again to protect already vulnerable polar bears
We went to the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals last month...
17 May, 2023
It’s choice, not fate, on climate. Alaska News Brief April 2023.
Too many pandemic lessons have gotten lost as the engine of “normal”...
14 April, 2023
Litigation 101: What’s a motion for a preliminary injunction and how did ours play out in our Willow litigation?
Motions can ask the judge to do an array of things, like...
14 April, 2023
How a week of news tastes like a soggy cabbage sandwich: Alaska News Brief March 2023
I took some time off to see my family in early March....
17 March, 2023
We sued the Biden administration’s approval of the Willow project. Let’s pause now to share these words from SILA
By Dawnell Smith The Biden administration released its final decision on the ConocoPhillips...
14 March, 2023
Between a rock and a hard place: the road to Ambler
In the first piece in our series on mining in Alaska, we...
16 November, 2022
An August surprise: Alaska News Brief August 2022
Last week I flew down to Iowa to surprise my sister Julie...
17 August, 2022
The ache and the awe of tender gravity
Marybeth Holleman’s first book of poetry, “tender gravity,” came out this month,...
17 August, 2022
The gift of good guidance: Alaska News Brief July 2022
Summer officially runs from summer solstice on June 21 to the fall...
14 July, 2022
Litigation 101: What is a supplemental environmental impact statement and why is the one for the ConocoPhillips Willow proposal so dodgy?
By Dawnell Smith Agencies produce environmental impact statements to analyze and assess the...
14 July, 2022
Dear President: You can’t kick the climate can down the road. It’s time to stop the massive ConocoPhillips Willow oil and gas proposal.
By Dawnell Smith The U.S. Bureau of Land Management released a draft supplemental...
14 July, 2022
An Arctic update: Restored protections, a methane leak, a looming threat
Western Arctic Alaska basks in endless sunlight these days, with caribou and...
18 May, 2022
Stories can teach, stories can lie: Alaska News Brief April 2022
It doesn’t take long spending time with dogs, bears, birds and bees...
15 April, 2022
We can repair the climate crisis. Will we?
I want to tell you about a podcast that gets real about...
18 February, 2022
A mom’s lifetime learning: Taking a college climate class with her son
What happens when a mom takes a college climate class with her...
21 January, 2022
Climate action in the western Arctic
The Biden administration announced in January 2022 that it intends to reverse...
21 January, 2022
Making the 30 x 30 plan work
On day one of his presidency, President Biden signed an executive order...
22 April, 2021
Great news for the Arctic Refuge
Right after the Inauguration, President Biden signed an executive order directing the...
27 January, 2021
Lame duck administration plans Arctic Refuge lease sale in January
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management announced today that it will issue...
03 December, 2020
Alaska Brief–November 2019
Most of us know someone--or are someone--who finds it hard or even...
30 November, 2019
Alaska Brief–October 2019
When people use the phrase "for the birds," they trivialize what they consider...
20 November, 2019
Cold with a chance of bears
I have experienced many, many bear encounters--coastal brown bears in southwest...
17 October, 2019
A melting, eroding Alaska needs climate action
Tracy Lohman came to Alaska 29 years ago. She celebrates June 21,...
25 June, 2019
What will climate do to us?
What worries an Alaska climate expert? Rick Thoman When climate specialist Rich...
17 May, 2019
Falling in love with Alaska
Tracy Lohman does development work for Trustees, and has lived in Alaska...
16 January, 2019
Putting the planet on stage
[caption id="attachment_8251" align="alignleft" width="241"] Putting the planet on stage during Earth Day.[/caption] During...
16 April, 2018
Alaska Brief Newsletter–September 2017
Polar bears and sea snails tell a human story I just got back...
28 September, 2017
Science tells a human story
[caption id="attachment_7355" align="alignright" width="225"] Photo by Irene Owsley[/caption] Nancy Lord will read at...
15 September, 2017
Writing on science & hope: Nancy Lord’s “ph: A Novel”
Alaska author Nancy Lord will read from her new book, "ph: A...
15 September, 2017