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Letter From the Yukon Territory: A Rare Case of River Piracy Threatens an Entire Community

For the people who live along Canada's Kluane Lake, it doesn't matter whether the Slims River was the first or the 10th or the 100th river to be stolen by climate change.

Eva Holland

Environment

One Last Dispatch From a Changing Arctic

The North is a dynamic, fast-changing region, one that lives up to its stereotypes one day and then utterly confounds them the next.

Eva Holland

Environment

Seasonal Sadness in the Changing Arctic

The long dark months take a toll on Northerners, but seemingly unrelated changes can help.

Eva Holland

Environment

The Microbes That Clean Up Contaminated Mine Sites

One Yukon scientist is working on a homegrown solution to the heavy metals left behind by mining operations.

Eva Holland

Environment

Getting the Shot

A Yukon photographer uses his camera to tell stories about the wilderness.

Eva Holland

Environment

Who’s the Boss in the Peel Watershed? Part II

The fate of a wilderness area the size of Ireland will be decided in a Yukon courtroom.

Eva Holland

Environment

Who’s the Boss in the Peel Watershed?

The fate of a wilderness area the size of Ireland will be decided in a Yukon courtroom.

Eva Holland

Environment

Patching Up Our Permafrost

Researchers in the Yukon are working on ways to mitigate damage from the big thaw.

Eva Holland

Environment

How to Grow a Cantaloupe in the Arctic

In the Yukon, entrepreneurs and researchers wrestle with a question: Can high-tech greenhouses help tackle food security in the North?

Eva Holland

Environment

Is Alaska Losing Its Snow?

Snow accumulation in and around Anchorage is about 30 inches below average for this time of year, and it’s affecting daily life in the area.

Eva Holland