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Tuesday, Jul 9

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Scientists Warn of Crisis Facing Alaska’s Glaciers

www.insidehook.com

In the summer of 2023, glacial flooding in and around Juneau, Alaska led to the destruction of multiple homes, devastating the landscape in a way that residents had not previously experienced. Was that a singular event or something the…

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Hunter poses with enormous, 1,000lbs Kodiak Island bear in Alaska and reveals how he fought off the 'charging' beast

www.dailymail.co.uk

Tyce Erickson was stalking bears on Kodiak Island in Alaska in May, hoping to bag one with his bow from close range, when the bear suddenly charged at his hunting party.

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ConocoPhillips sues Biden administration over Alaska drilling restrictions

www.foxbusiness.com

Alaska’s largest oil company, ConocoPhillips, is suing the Biden administration over new rules regarding drilling in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.

Trump-appointed Alaska judge resigns after sexual misconduct investigation

www.theguardian.com

Panel says Joshua Kindred subjected staff to hostile work environment and had inappropriate relationship with clerk

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Alaska representative to miss US House sessions to prepare fish for winter

www.theguardian.com

Mary Peltola’s office says she spends time each summer ‘putting up fish with family to fill freezers’ for winter

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Federal Judge in Alaska Resigns Amid Accusations of Sexual Harassment

www.nytimes.com

Joshua Kindred was asked to leave his post after a committee of judges found his chambers to be a hostile and sexualized work environment.

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Federal judge in Alaska resigned after sexual misconduct probe

A federal judge in Alaska who abruptly resigned last week subjected his staff to a hostile work environment and engaged in an inappropriate sexual relationship with a law clerk, a U.S. judicial panel said on Monday.

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Man who went to high school in Round Lake Beach dies while working on Alaska fishing boat

abc7chicago.com

Corwin Wheeler's father says his son loved his job, was proud of what he did and found a lot of amazing friends in Alaska.

Alaska Rep. Mary Peltola will be absent from House floor to prepare fish for winter storage

thehill.com

Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) will not be in attendance for House votes this week, so she can prepare fish for her family. "This week, Representative Peltola will be in the state putting up fish with family to fill freezers for the winter.…

Monday, Jul 8

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British Airways Executive Club increases cost of American and Alaska Avios domestic redemptions

thepointsguy.com

The British Airways Executive Club program has significantly increased the prices of Avios redemptions for short-haul flights operated by American Airlines and Alaska Airlines — without notice. This is the second increase of these…

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Bear Hunting Method Banned In Alaska

www.newsweek.com

The National Park Service announced it has banned hunters from baiting bears in Alaska. However, conservationists feel the new rule does not go far enough.

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Horror on Alaska fishing boat as young crewmember is swept up by net and plunged into ocean

www.dailymail.co.uk

Commercial salmon fisherman Corwin Wheeler, 21, fell from the boat in Kvichak Bay Friday, spurring a rescue operation. It was ultimately unsuccessful.

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Sunday, Jul 7

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An Alaska tourist spot will vote whether to ban cruise ships on Saturdays to give locals a break

triblive.com

JUNEAU, Alaska — Each year, a crush of tourists arrives in Alaska’s capital city on cruise ships to see wonders like the fast-diminishing Mendenhall Glacier. Now, long-simmering tensions over Juneau’s tourism boom are coming to a head over…

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Alaska’s top-heavy glaciers are approaching an irreversible tipping point

arstechnica.com

As the plateau of the icefield thins, ice and snow reserves at higher altitudes are lost.

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An Alaska tourist spot will vote on whether to ban cruise ships on Saturdays

abcnews.go.com

Each year, a crush of tourists arrives in Alaska’s capital city on cruise ships to see wonders like the fast-diminishing Mendenhall Glacier

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An Alaska tourist spot will vote whether to ban cruise ships on Saturdays to give locals a break

www.startribune.com

Each year, a crush of tourists arrives in Alaska's capital city on cruise ships to see wonders like the fast-diminishing Mendenhall Glacier. Now, long-simmering tensions over Juneau's tourism boom are coming to a head over a new voter…

An Alaska tourist spot will vote whether to ban cruise ships on Saturdays to give locals a break

www.ksat.com

Each year, a crush of tourists arrives in Alaska’s capital city on cruise ships to see wonders like the fast-diminishing Mendenhall Glacier.