President Trump mentioned Alaska during his address, announcing a massive natural gas pipeline project. He also referenced his executive order changing Denali’s name back to Mount McKinley.

As the Trump Administration moves to reduce the size of the federal government, communities are preparing for the impacts of cuts to nearby industries. Among those operations are that of Denali National Park and Preserve,

Hannah Ragland, the former education program manager for Denali National Park, was in shock after learning she was being laid off and saddened to hear that the Denali Education Center was canceling its summer programs. "To have those canceled is a loss for Alaskan kids and really kids from around the nation," she shared.

There were 39,836 seismic events in Alaska and nearby regions in 2024, according to the Alaska Earthquake Center’s newly released 2024 Alaska Seismicity Summary.