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Anna Across the Arctic Children’s book launch

March 3, 2020

A true story of the longest, fastest fox journey ever recorded Alaskan co-authors Liz O’Connell and Arin Underwood, illustrated by Arin Underwood, present an Arctic science story about a four-pound blue morph fox tracked by a satellite collar, in the longest, fastest fox journey ever recorded.... Read More >

Remember Exxon Valdez Oil Spill March 24, 1989

March 24, 2019

Remember the Exxon Valdez oil spill on March 24, 1989 Read More >

Oiled seabirds needed more than just dish soap

March 19, 2019

The United States Geological Survey neatly summarized the spill: "On 24 March 1989, the oil tanker 'Exxon Valdez' spilled 260,000 barrels of crude oil in Prince William Sound, Alaska. Oil eventually drifted over [] coastal and offshore waters occupied by approximately one million marine... Read More >

Pristine Prince William Sound before March 24, 1989

March 18, 2019

Pristine Prince William Sound Read More >

AS THE EARTH WARMS

March 17, 2019

Alaska oil development on the North Slope is caught up in an ironic conundrum. Alaska has permafrost, a permanently frozen layer at variable depth below the surface in frigid regions of a planet. As Earth warms permafrost thaws. The burning of fossil fuels (oil) is heating the planet and thawing... Read More >