Alaska

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Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski said she was "supremely disappointed".

From BBC • May 20, 2026

The El Niño/La Niña pattern probably does influence certain storms that hit California, but only the typical seasonal variety that originate from Alaska or north of Hawaii, Ralph said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

The Interior Department last week transferred approximately 1.4 million acres of land to the state, fulfilling another piece of a 67-year-old obligation under the Alaska Statehood Act.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Volkswagen was previously found guilty in the emissions cheating scandal, Pfizer over its promotion of the anti-inflammatory drug Bextra and Exxon for the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

In 1964, the largest earthquake ever recorded in North America rocked Alaska with 200,000 megatons of concentrated might, the equivalent of 2,000 nuclear bombs.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson