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Nathaniel Herz

Nathaniel Herz is the publisher of Northern Journal.

Public media is in the crosshairs. How will Alaska’s congressional delegation vote?

Public media is in the crosshairs. How will Alaska’s congressional delegation vote?

Alaska's two senators and its sole member of Congress have not directly said how they’d vote on an expected Trump proposal to defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

A diesel spill along the Yukon raises fears about Hilcorp’s drilling program

A diesel spill along the Yukon raises fears about Hilcorp’s drilling program

No one is saying whether the truck that spilled 1,000 gallons of fuel had been on a Hilcorp job. But it belongs to a company that’s worked for Hilcorp on its Yukon Flats exploration program.

As Trump eyes Greenland and Arctic resources, America's ambassadorship for the region goes unfilled

As Trump eyes Greenland and Arctic resources, America's ambassadorship for the region goes unfilled

Alaskans and others tracking America’s stance toward the Arctic are waiting for details of President Trump's new policy.

Alaska’s governor flew to Taiwan to sell LNG. China's not happy.

Alaska’s governor flew to Taiwan to sell LNG. China's not happy.

China says Dunleavy's trip "sends a very wrong signal to the 'Taiwan independence' separatist forces."

Above the Yukon River, on Native land, Hilcorp is set to drill for oil this summer

Above the Yukon River, on Native land, Hilcorp is set to drill for oil this summer

Hilcorp has signed oil leases with Doyon, the Indigenous-owned corporation for Interior Alaska, which hopes the drilling effort will yield the state’s next big oil field. But there’s fierce opposition from local tribes.

Will it? Won't it? And when? Anchorage contends with a restive volcano in its backyard.

Will it? Won't it? And when? Anchorage contends with a restive volcano in its backyard.

The uncertainty around the eruption's timing has provoked a wide range of emotions from the Alaskans living in Mt. Spurr’s shadow, who have turned to social media and therapists to help them get through it.

In Norway, a fossil fuel feud at a celebration of the national sport

In Norway, a fossil fuel feud at a celebration of the national sport

A standoff between World Championships organizers and Norwegian climate advocates is threatening to mar an otherwise impeccably executed event.