Alaska needs to value its live bears

Grizzly bears in Alaska, called brown bears, that live around the town of Bethel, population 6,325, should have a good…
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In Girdwood, Alaska, we’ll long remember the snowstorm of Dec. 6, just three months ago. But it won’t be for…
Girdwood Valley courtesy of Nathan Searles
MorePublic land — a true blessing

At every Thanksgiving dinner, my family asks everyone around the table to say what they’re grateful for. It puts new…
Green River from White-Rim in Canyonlands National Park near Moab UT Oct.-2022 credit Dave-Marston
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This summer, three of us were hiking in Alaska’s western Brooks Range when we encountered a pack of eight wolves….
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MoreTwo Western states act to control methane

Gated methane vent pad in Sunshine Roadless area above Paonia, CO. Methane originates in active Arch Resources coal mine. This collection of vents makes Arch the third biggest greenhouse gas polluter in Colorado.
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The Bristol Bay salmon fishery is a renewable resource; the legacy of the Pebble Mine promises perpetual pollution
Photograph by Austin Neill, Courtesy of Unsplash
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