Bear safety in Kenai: Alaska State Troopers report a brown bear sow with two cubs entered a yard near Karluk Avenue and Bore Tide Drive; a woman fired several shotgun rounds to protect her dogs, but was mauled and flown to Anchorage with serious injuries, while wildlife officials collected scene samples and ask for local bear sightings. Juneau flood readiness: City and partners are gearing up for the annual glacial outburst flood threat from Suicide Basin near Mendenhall Glacier, with crews fortifying HESCO barriers and adding pumps to handle a larger-than-last-summer flood. Arctic wildlife & climate pressure: Environmental groups warn gray whales face a “catastrophic” die-off as food supplies shrink, with stranding numbers far above recent averages and calls to strengthen protections. Alaska fisheries certification fight: Alaska officials are urging the Marine Stewardship Council to reject recertification of Russia’s Western Bering Sea pollock fishery, arguing it falls short on harvest strategy and bycatch safeguards. Plastic pollution setback: Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed Alaska’s first major statewide polystyrene reduction bill, a move critics say will keep microplastics and toxic exposure risks in Alaska’s waterways and food chain. Mining permitting shift: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is moving the Graphite One project from an Environmental Assessment to a full Environmental Impact Statement, extending consultation and changing the permitting timeline. Diesel emissions rule backlash: An EPA proposal would stop derating trucks when emissions systems fault, but critics frame it as part of a broader “diesel war” after Trump pardoned people tied to defeating the mandate. Space weather & aurora watch: Forecasts call for possible G1 to G2 geomagnetic storms, with northern lights potentially visible across parts of the U.S.-Canada border region.