"Arctic Alchemy" explores the wonder of the Alaskan wilderness

The new short documentary "Arctic Alchemy" follows scientist Roman Dial on an expedition in Alaska's Brooks Range. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Dial and the film's executive producer, Jon Krakauer.

Orange rivers and melting glaciers: federal report shows rapid change in the Arctic

This year's Arctic Report Card from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration finds that the northernmost part of ...
Inside Climate News

Q&A: What’s in the Water of Alaska’s Rusting Rivers, and What’s Climate Change Got to Do With it?

The rapid climate change happening to our planet is often invisible. Think of rising carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere, or heat waves across the globe. But in the far north of Alaska some ...
Mongabay

Alaska’s Arctic rivers turn rusty orange as permafrost thaws

Numerous rivers and streams in Alaska’s remote Brooks Range are turning orange due to the thawing of permafrost, which is releasing previously frozen minerals into the water. Water samples from the ...
The New York Times

Biden Shields Millions of Acres of Alaskan Wilderness From Drilling and Mining

The administration has blocked a proposed industrial road needed to mine copper in the middle of the state, and has banned oil drilling on 13 million acres in the North Slope. By Lisa Friedman The ...