Climate change shapes Alaska Senate race but candidates avoid explicit focus

Alaska's U.S. Senate candidates discuss fisheries, oil development, and energy costs without directly addressing climate change's role in those issues, despite the state's acute climate vulnerability.

First covered Oct 23, 2026 · 2:00 AM PT · 1 article · no longer in the live window

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19d Inside Climate News A Warming Climate Is All Over Alaska’s Senate Race. The Candidates Hardly Mention It. — If you listen to the candidates running for the U.S. Senate seat in Alaska, some of the biggest issues in the race revolve around the state’s fisheries, its…

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Appeared in: 2026-10-24 (#14)

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