Nate Hegyi

Public media is in the crosshairs. How will Alaska’s congressional delegation vote? | Alaska Beacon In a commentary, Nathaniel Herz asks whether Alaska’s elected officials vote to buck Trump and preserve public media’s federal funding.

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IMO, The congressional effort to defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting hinges on Alaska’s two senators, along with Susan Collins of Maine. Good reporting from Nathaniel Herz of Northern Journal.

38 is the new 40. Awesome to see my mom (briefly) in Boston with dinner and great in-laws (and also that weird lady on the far right). A great birthday topped off by Gilly slicing her paw and a vet visit. She’s a trooper.

One of my favorite things about New England bars are the celebrity photos from 20-30 years ago.

Skagway likely to lose nearly $20M in FEMA rockslide mitigation funds Skagway was slated to be Alaska’s first recipient of Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities grant funding.

Stabilizing the side of a mountain in a small, rural Alaska town is considered "wasteful, politicized spending" according to the Trump administration. www.ktoo.org/2025/04/15/s...

Republicans weigh sales of public land in reconciliation The plans are still fuzzy, and some Republicans say they fiercely oppose the idea.

“It would just be in areas where you can’t get affordable housing, like for gateway communities. So you could actually have people to work in the national parks, maybe around some big metropolitan areas in the West.”

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One fun thing about this story is that it includes quotes from my interview with @petebuttigieg.bsky.social, who brought up, unprompted, the notorious "Wolves Only Roadway" episode of the West Wing — and pointed out that a pre-Swanson Nick Offerman plays one of the humorless wildlife advocates!

More NOAA Employees May Be Let Go, Making 20% of Staff Cut Together with recent firings and resignations, the new cuts could hamper the National Weather Service’s ability to produce lifesaving forecasts, scientists say.

“The app on your phone or what you’re watching on TV, those are private-sector companies, but those private-sector companies depend critically on NOAA for all the information that they’re using to create those forecasts,” Dr. Seitter said.

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“The app on your phone or what you’re watching on TV, those are private-sector companies, but those private-sector companies depend critically on NOAA for all the information that they’re using to create those forecasts,” Dr. Seitter said.

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How Trump’s ’51st State’ Canada Talk Came to Be Seen as Deadly Serious (Gift Article) President Trump, in an early February call, challenged the border treaty between the two countries and told Justin Trudeau he didn’t like their shared water agreements.

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‘We are not the 51st anything’: viral Canada ad gets Trump-inspired update Remake of 2000 Molson beer ad has the same message as Trump threatens tariffs: Canada will not cower to the US

The original 2000 commercial is deeply embedded into my psyche because my proud Canadian dad - and I - thought it was the funniest thing ever.
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Reddit exists so I can finally understand why "BLANK skis in jeans" is considered an insult. I've always loved seeing old guys at Maverick Mountain skiing in jeans.
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when the AI red-flags bioDIVERSITY

Why clearing the brush around Los Angeles won't reduce the wildfire danger After thousands of homes were destroyed, many are looking for ways to make Los Angeles safer from wildfires. But clearing dense shrubs on the hillsides could actually make the fire danger worse.

There's been a lot of discussion after the Los Angeles fires about clearing brush to reduce the fire risk. It's not that simple -- Southern California's chaparral is vastly different than the state's forests. On @npr.org today www.npr.org/2025/02/11/n...

The CPB and the Politics of Public Media — Civics 101: A Podcast What is the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, or the CPB? How does it all work? And why is it SO political? In this episode, senior producer Christina Phillips explains it all. She first spoke wit...

If you’re curious about how NPR and PBS operate, we made a whole episode back in June where we, public media journalists, tried to understand and explain our funding, including some mythbusting. We all learned a lot. @civics101pod.bsky.social www.civics101podcast.org/civics-101-e...

Some photos from Donegal on the last day of my reporting trip to Ireland

Deadly Encounter: Mountain Lion Attacks Spark Controversy A mountain lion attack that killed a young California man last year has reignited a debate over how the big cats should be managed. Some are calling for renewed hunting of the animals, while others ar...

In some places mountain lions are everywhere and some have lost their fear of humans. Are packs of hounds the best way to keep lions and people apart? That's the subject of my latest story in E360.
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Reports of Navajo people being detained in immigration sweeps sparks concern from tribal leaders The DOJ argued in court that Indigenous people don't have birthright citizenship, even though they have for 100 years

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I love this moment. The day before a big reporting trip begins. Packing all my gear, planning all the travel (planes, buses and automobiles), getting ready for some jet lag…

Fluoridation nation — Outside/In From "Colorado Brown Stain" to Dr. Strangelove, we look at the weird history (and surprising science) behind fluoridated water.

This is still unsettled and hotly debated science but, as I found out, in our polarized and increasingly digital world… unsettled science can quickly become doctrine. Check out the latest episode of @outsideinradio.bsky.social here: outsideinradio.org/shows/fluori... 3/3

At really high doses, fluoride is toxic – it can calcify your ligaments and joints and even fuse your spine. It also potentially has impacts on our brains. There’s a small but growing body of research suggesting that fluoride can inhibit intelligence in children. 2/3

Ever since fluoridation became widespread in the 1950s, cavities in kids have fallen drastically. The effort is considered one of the ten greatest public health achievements of the 20th century. But it’s also one of the most controversial. 1/3

Read: Draft of G.O.P. Cost Cuts for Tax Bill (Gift Article) Top Republicans are passing around a 50-page list of ideas on how to cover the cost of a tax cut and immigration crackdown bill.

Casually tucking in “sell federal land” and “removing flood insurance subsidies” while unleashing American energy. Worth a read to understand some of the priorities of the 2025 GOP.

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A 3.5 mile skating loop on the New Hampshire / Vermont border.

I assume most people know this, but seems important to point out basic truths at this moment in time. There is no energy emergency in the U.S. The U.S. is the world's top producer of oil and gas at the moment, and the top exporter of gas, and U.S. oil and gas producers are making record profits.

That's such a great idea haha

The suspect had discussed a series of debilitating health struggles online.

NEW: We found Luigi Mangione's deleted Reddit. He described:
• persistent back pain after surfing in 2022
• painful sitting, twitching legs, groin numbness
• successful 2023 fusion surgery
• debilitating "brain fog" that began in college
• a test covered by insurance
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Weakened US public broadcasters will fight for their lives in 2025 | Semafor As Republicans take power in Washington, there’s greater concern among public radio figures about the future of NPR and public radio broadly.

Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.) argued that the changing media landscape meant that his constituents no longer saw much of a need for public radio.

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