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A glacial outburst flood is underway on the Taku River south of Juneau. Although water that was held back by glacial ice is ...
Two Wisconsin men are paddling the full length of the Mississippi River, chasing a bucket list adventure that’s been decades ...
Five months after Trump order, most federal agencies are using ‘Gulf of America,’ Mount McKinley. By James Brooks, Alaska Beacon Tuesday, June 10, 2025 7:26am ...
For example, the Gulf of California is sometimes referred to as the Sea of Cortez. The U.S. government has designated that body of water as the Gulf of California, while Mexico recognizes it as the ...
Unlike renaming Alaska’s tallest mountain Mount McKinley, resuscitating a name bestowed by the federal government in 1917, Gulf of America is not “restoring” a name to the body of water. Far ...
A poll by Alaska Survey Research suggested 47% of Alaska's Trump voters favoured the name change. But overall, Alaskans opposed the name change by a two-to-one margin, the Juneau Express reported.
A permitting system designed in the 1970s was supposed to make Alaska’s commercial fishing industry more sustainable and more profitable. But over the last 50 years, it has hollowed out many ...
Google and Apple have updated the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America for US users. President Donald Trump signed an executive order mandating the change to "honor American greatness ...
President Donald Trump renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America in an executive order signed on his first day in office. (He also change the name of Denali, a mountain in Alaska, back to ...
Google Maps will now display the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, following an executive order from President Trump. The change reflects Google's policy of adhering to official government ...
The body of water formerly known in the United States as the Gulf of Mexico is now listed for U.S.-based users ... Former President Barack Obama renamed the Alaska landmark to Denali in 2015 as a ...