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Nate Hegyi @natehegyi.bsky.social · May 3

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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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Nate Hegyi @natehegyi.bsky.social · May 3

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.

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Nate Hegyi @natehegyi.bsky.social · Apr 28

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.

Nate Hegyi @natehegyi.bsky.social · Apr 21

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

Nate Hegyi @natehegyi.bsky.social · Apr 15

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...

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.

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Nate Hegyi @natehegyi.bsky.social · Apr 2

“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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Republicans weigh sales of public land in reconciliation

The plans are still fuzzy, and some Republicans say they fiercely oppose the idea.

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Ben Goldfarb @bengoldfarb.bsky.social · Mar 14

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!

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Nate Hegyi @natehegyi.bsky.social · Mar 8

“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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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.

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Nate Hegyi @natehegyi.bsky.social · Mar 8

“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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Trump Administration: Live Updates and Latest News

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Nate Hegyi @natehegyi.bsky.social · Mar 7

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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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Nate Hegyi @natehegyi.bsky.social · Mar 6

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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‘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

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Nate Hegyi @natehegyi.bsky.social · Mar 6

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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Can someone explain the “skis in jeans” joke?

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Ben Goldfarb @bengoldfarb.bsky.social · Feb 19

when the AI red-flags bioDIVERSITY

Andy Boyce @andyjboyce.bsky.social · Feb 19

Just received an illegal stop work order on 2 BLM grants to restore riparian areas within grasslands for the benefit of wildlife and producers. These people can fuck all the way off regardless but if this project is getting caught in their ChatGPT keyword searches... just about everything must be.

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Lauren Sommer @lsommer.bsky.social · Feb 11

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...

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.

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Christina Phillips @tischrissyp.bsky.social · Feb 5

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...

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...

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Nate Hegyi @natehegyi.bsky.social · Feb 2

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

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jimrobbins19.bsky.social @jimrobbins19.bsky.social · Jan 25

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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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...

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Bryant Furlow @bryantfurlow.bsky.social · Jan 26

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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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Nate Hegyi @natehegyi.bsky.social · Jan 26

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…

Nate Hegyi @natehegyi.bsky.social · Jan 24

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

Fluoridation nation — Outside/In

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

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Nate Hegyi @natehegyi.bsky.social · Jan 24

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

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Nate Hegyi @natehegyi.bsky.social · Jan 24

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

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Nate Hegyi @natehegyi.bsky.social · Jan 24

Nate Hegyi @natehegyi.bsky.social · Jan 23

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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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.

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