The Alaska Beacon is an independent, nonpartisan news organization focused on connecting Alaskans to their state government. Sign up: alaskabeacon.com/subscribehttps://bsky.app/profile/alaskabeacon.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/alaskabeacon.com/post/3mtzji5dsad2rEnvironmental groups take steps to sue to compel new protections for gray whales, reports Yereth Rosen for the @alaskabeacon.com https://alaskabeacon.com/2026/08/26/environmental-groups-take-steps-to-sue-to-compel-new-protections-for-gray-whales/26 Aug 2026 23:48 +0000at://did:plc:w4zfycmbhyk6ey2q64zm6dl3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtzji5dsad2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/alaskabeacon.com/post/3mtzbqxtsm52lMeta to pay 47 states up to $17.1B in landmark child safety settlement, reports Anna Claire Vollers for @stateline.org via @alaskabeacon.com https://alaskabeacon.com/2026/08/26/repub/meta-to-pay-47-states-up-to-17-1b-in-landmark-child-safety-settlement/26 Aug 2026 21:30 +0000at://did:plc:w4zfycmbhyk6ey2q64zm6dl3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtzbqxtsm52lhttps://bsky.app/profile/alaskabeacon.com/post/3mtz53fxqlc2yAlaska Supreme Court to rule on question of bias in ballot measure language, reports Corinne Smith @corinne-smith.bsky.social for @alaskabeacon.com https://alaskabeacon.com/2026/08/26/alaska-supreme-court-to-rule-on-question-of-bias-in-ballot-measure-language/26 Aug 2026 20:06 +0000at://did:plc:w4zfycmbhyk6ey2q64zm6dl3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtz53fxqlc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/alaskabeacon.com/post/3mtyuq4ye2s2tTrump, McMahon promote school voucher program as students return to class, reports Shauneen Miranda for @statesnewsroom.com via @alaskabeacon.com https://alaskabeacon.com/2026/08/26/repub/trump-mcmahon-promote-school-voucher-program-as-students-return-to-class/26 Aug 2026 17:37 +0000at://did:plc:w4zfycmbhyk6ey2q64zm6dl3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyuq4ye2s2thttps://bsky.app/profile/alaskabeacon.com/post/3mtyuaompin2zActive court order still blocking Trump effort to restrict vote-by-mail, reports Shauneen Miranda for @statesnewsroom.com via @alaskabeacon.com https://alaskabeacon.com/2026/08/26/repub/active-court-order-still-blocking-trump-effort-to-restrict-vote-by-mail/26 Aug 2026 17:28 +0000at://did:plc:w4zfycmbhyk6ey2q64zm6dl3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyuaompin2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/alaskabeacon.com/post/3mtx5kjn4os2tAlaska officials respond to mystery spill near idled Cook Inlet oil platform, writes @yjrosen.bsky.social for the @alaskabeacon.com https://alaskabeacon.com/briefs/alaska-officials-respond-to-mystery-spill-near-idled-cook-inlet-oil-platform/26 Aug 2026 01:10 +0000at://did:plc:w4zfycmbhyk6ey2q64zm6dl3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtx5kjn4os2thttps://bsky.app/profile/alaskabeacon.com/post/3mtwy7qie6s2pDolly Parton dies at 80 after a life of music and giving, writes Sam Stockard for the @tennesseelookout.com Read more @alaskabeacon.com https://alaskabeacon.com/2026/08/25/repub/dolly-parton-dies-at-80-after-a-life-of-music-and-giving/25 Aug 2026 23:34 +0000at://did:plc:w4zfycmbhyk6ey2q64zm6dl3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwy7qie6s2phttps://bsky.app/profile/alaskabeacon.com/post/3mtwtvcecxs24COMMENTARY: Alaska should turn AI time savings into mentor time, writes behavioral scientist Gleb Tsipursky in a commentary for the @alaskabeacon.com https://alaskabeacon.com/2026/08/25/alaska-should-turn-ai-time-savings-into-mentor-time/25 Aug 2026 22:17 +0000at://did:plc:w4zfycmbhyk6ey2q64zm6dl3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwtvcecxs24https://bsky.app/profile/alaskabeacon.com/post/3mtwhqerfss2wFentanyl seizures plummeted as Trump administration shifted focus to immigration, writes @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social for our D.C. bureau @statesnewsroom.com @alaskabeacon.com https://alaskabeacon.com/2026/08/25/repub/fentanyl-seizures-plummeted-as-trump-administration-shifted-focus-to-immigration/25 Aug 2026 18:39 +0000at://did:plc:w4zfycmbhyk6ey2q64zm6dl3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwhqerfss2whttps://bsky.app/profile/alaskabeacon.com/post/3mtw6nl7jac2hMilitary sexual trauma survivors can’t sue the government. A new bill could change that, writes Sonner Kehrt for @thewarhorsenews.bsky.social. Read more @alaskabeacon.com https://alaskabeacon.com/2026/08/25/military-sexual-trauma-survivors-cant-sue-the-government-a-new-bill-could-change-that/25 Aug 2026 15:56 +0000at://did:plc:w4zfycmbhyk6ey2q64zm6dl3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtw6nl7jac2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/alaskabeacon.com/post/3mtupc5uio22dChronic conditions persist in Alaska, but there are bright spots in latest health report, writes @yjrosen.bsky.social for the @alaskabeacon.com https://alaskabeacon.com/2026/08/24/chronic-conditions-persist-in-alaska-but-there-are-bright-spots-in-latest-health-report/25 Aug 2026 01:49 +0000at://did:plc:w4zfycmbhyk6ey2q64zm6dl3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtupc5uio22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/alaskabeacon.com/post/3mtuj2fnqnc2aCOMMENTARY: Dismantling the Roadless Rule threatens to disrupt wildlife, water and peace, write ecologists Mariah Meek and and Travis Belote in a commentary from @theconversation.com Read more @alaskabeacon.com https://alaskabeacon.com/2026/08/24/dismantling-the-roadless-rule-threatens-to-disrupt-wildlife-water-and-peace/24 Aug 2026 23:57 +0000at://did:plc:w4zfycmbhyk6ey2q64zm6dl3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtuj2fnqnc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/alaskabeacon.com/post/3mtuclbyj422bU.S. Supreme Court lifts pause on Trump mail-ballot order, writes @ashleymurray.bsky.social for our D.C. bureau @statesnewsroom.com @alaskabeacon.com https://alaskabeacon.com/2026/08/24/repub/u-s-supreme-court-lifts-pause-on-trump-mail-ballot-order/24 Aug 2026 22:01 +0000at://did:plc:w4zfycmbhyk6ey2q64zm6dl3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtuclbyj422bhttps://bsky.app/profile/alaskabeacon.com/post/3mtubds5kcc2qTrump administration plans $100,000 visa fee for high-skill foreign workers, writes @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social for our D.C. bureau @statesnewsroom.com @alaskabeacon.com https://alaskabeacon.com/2026/08/24/repub/trump-administration-plans-100000-visa-fee-for-high-skill-foreign-workers/24 Aug 2026 21:39 +0000at://did:plc:w4zfycmbhyk6ey2q64zm6dl3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtubds5kcc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/alaskabeacon.com/post/3mtu442eezc2tA Democratic Socialist could cost Mary Peltola votes in November. But he says he’d actually boost her, writes Nathaniel Herz for Anchorage Press. Read more @alaskabeacon.com https://alaskabeacon.com/2026/08/24/a-democratic-socialist-could-cost-peltola-votes-in-november-but-he-says-hed-actually-boost-her/24 Aug 2026 20:06 +0000at://did:plc:w4zfycmbhyk6ey2q64zm6dl3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtu442eezc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/alaskabeacon.com/post/3mtttob6ccc2gUS Senate map trending toward Democrats, though GOP retains slim advantage, writes @jennifershutt.bsky.social for @statesnewsroom.com @alaskabeacon.com https://alaskabeacon.com/2026/08/24/repub/us-senate-map-trending-toward-democrats-though-gop-retains-slim-advantage/24 Aug 2026 17:35 +0000at://did:plc:w4zfycmbhyk6ey2q64zm6dl3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtttob6ccc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/alaskabeacon.com/post/3mttn5ynml22dGasoline hits $26 per gallon in the northwest Alaska village of Shungnak, writes @alaska.bsky.social for the @alaskabeacon.com https://alaskabeacon.com/briefs/gasoline-hits-26-per-gallon-in-the-northwest-alaska-village-of-shungnak/24 Aug 2026 15:38 +0000at://did:plc:w4zfycmbhyk6ey2q64zm6dl3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttn5ynml22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/alaskabeacon.com/post/3mtn3brnb6s2aMore out-of-state students opt for University of Alaska Southeast, with new in-state tuition rate, writes @corinne-smith.bsky.social for the @alaskabeacon.com https://alaskabeacon.com/2026/08/21/more-out-of-state-students-opt-for-university-of-alaska-southeast-with-new-in-state-tuition-rate/22 Aug 2026 01:02 +0000at://did:plc:w4zfycmbhyk6ey2q64zm6dl3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtn3brnb6s2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/alaskabeacon.com/post/3mtmxlilfrk2vIs a U.S. Department of Justice investigation about to disrupt Alaska’s U.S. Senate race? @alaska.bsky.social investigates for the @alaskabeacon.com https://alaskabeacon.com/2026/08/21/is-a-u-s-department-of-justice-investigation-about-to-disrupt-alaskas-u-s-senate-race/21 Aug 2026 23:56 +0000at://did:plc:w4zfycmbhyk6ey2q64zm6dl3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtmxlilfrk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/alaskabeacon.com/post/3mtmggvz4w222Low Alaska wildfire season punctuated by serious Interior blaze, writes @yjrosen.bsky.social for the @alaskabeacon.com https://alaskabeacon.com/2026/08/21/low-alaska-wildfire-season-punctuated-by-serious-interior-blaze/21 Aug 2026 18:49 +0000at://did:plc:w4zfycmbhyk6ey2q64zm6dl3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtmggvz4w222https://bsky.app/profile/alaskabeacon.com/post/3mtma2b6mw225With almost all Alaska primary election day ballots counted, only a few races remain in question rites @alaska.bsky.social for the @alaskabeacon.com https://alaskabeacon.com/2026/08/21/with-almost-all-alaska-primary-election-day-ballots-counted-only-a-few-races-remain-in-question/21 Aug 2026 16:55 +0000at://did:plc:w4zfycmbhyk6ey2q64zm6dl3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtma2b6mw225https://bsky.app/profile/alaskabeacon.com/post/3mtkg4y2sjs2wDespite record low in veteran homelessness, half the states saw increases, writes Robbie Sequeira for @stateline.org Read more @alaskabeacon.com https://alaskabeacon.com/2026/08/20/repub/despite-record-low-in-veteran-homelessness-half-the-states-saw-increases/20 Aug 2026 23:38 +0000at://did:plc:w4zfycmbhyk6ey2q64zm6dl3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtkg4y2sjs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/alaskabeacon.com/post/3mtk7vkc5w226COMMENTARY: Of wilderness, springtails and Donald Trump, writes Anchorage nature writer Bill Sherwonit for the @alaskabeacon.com https://alaskabeacon.com/2026/08/20/of-wilderness-springtails-and-donald-trump/20 Aug 2026 21:47 +0000at://did:plc:w4zfycmbhyk6ey2q64zm6dl3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtk7vkc5w226https://bsky.app/profile/alaskabeacon.com/post/3mtk37g7mxk2nRuling overturns land trade in Alaska wildlife refuge, casts doubt on road plan, writes @yjrosen.bsky.social for the @alaskabeacon.com https://alaskabeacon.com/2026/08/20/ruling-overturns-land-trade-in-alaska-wildlife-refuge-casts-doubt-on-road-plan/20 Aug 2026 20:23 +0000at://did:plc:w4zfycmbhyk6ey2q64zm6dl3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtk37g7mxk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/alaskabeacon.com/post/3mtjovggor32dDozens of cities and counties sue fire truck makers over soaring costs, delivery delays, reports Anna Claire Vollers for @stateline.org via @alaskabeacon.com https://alaskabeacon.com/2026/08/20/repub/dozens-of-cities-and-counties-sue-fire-truck-makers-over-soaring-costs-delivery-delays/20 Aug 2026 16:43 +0000at://did:plc:w4zfycmbhyk6ey2q64zm6dl3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjovggor32dhttps://bsky.app/profile/alaskabeacon.com/post/3mti3ouueac24Trump announces plans to fill Alaska’s third federal judge position, vacant for over two years writes @corinne-smith.bsky.social for the @alaskabeacon.com https://alaskabeacon.com/2026/08/19/trump-announces-plans-to-fill-alaskas-third-federal-judge-position-vacant-for-over-two-years/20 Aug 2026 01:26 +0000at://did:plc:w4zfycmbhyk6ey2q64zm6dl3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mti3ouueac24https://bsky.app/profile/alaskabeacon.com/post/3mths7yq34k2bCOMMENTARY: To build healthcare affordability in Alaska, we need to look at care costs, writes Premera Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alaska president Jim Grazko in a commentary for the @alaskabeacon.com https://alaskabeacon.com/2026/08/19/to-build-healthcare-affordability-in-alaska-we-need-to-look-at-care-costs/19 Aug 2026 22:37 +0000at://did:plc:w4zfycmbhyk6ey2q64zm6dl3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mths7yq34k2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/alaskabeacon.com/post/3mthllrephk2pWant to do something about climate change? Talk about it, writes @raminskibba.bsky.social for @highcountrynews.org Read more @alaskabeacon.com https://alaskabeacon.com/2026/08/19/want-to-do-something-about-climate-change-talk-about-it/19 Aug 2026 20:38 +0000at://did:plc:w4zfycmbhyk6ey2q64zm6dl3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthllrephk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/alaskabeacon.com/post/3mth3stl7c726All incumbents appear likely to advance in Alaska House and Senate primaries, reports @alaska.bsky.social for the @alaskabeacon.com https://alaskabeacon.com/2026/08/19/all-incumbents-appear-likely-to-advance-in-alaska-house-and-senate-primaries/19 Aug 2026 15:56 +0000at://did:plc:w4zfycmbhyk6ey2q64zm6dl3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mth3stl7c726