Linda F. Hersey

I am a journalist covering veterans and the military in Washington, D.C. Previously, I was an Alaska-based reporter writing about state and federal politics, including energy, the economy and Arctic policy. I hold an MBA from Florida International University.

OIL & GAS: New Administration’s Agenda

An Alaska Business Magazine article examines federal energy policy in Alaska: New Administration, New Agenda Mixed messaging from Biden Administration spells uncertainty for oil and gas investment By Linda F. Hersey Alaska Business Magazine President Joe Biden sent a clear message early this summer about his position on oil and gas development in Alaska. The […]

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Linda Fullerton Hersey, MBA email: linda.hersey.fullerton@gmail.com                  SUMMARY Journalism experience reporting on politics, government and the military in Alaska and Washington, D.C. Background as an investigative reporter offering informed storytelling supported by data analysis. I also worked as content developer for a STEM university, foundation on tax reform

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5 Things to Know in Alaska Politics: Covid presser, pizza city

5 Things to Know in Alaska Politics: Covid presser, pizza city and Alaskan mettle By Linda F. Hersey Fairbanks News-Miner A Covid press conference on hospital bed space and supply shortages got testy between Gov. Mike Dunleavy and the Alaska press. No one was positive about the results. Whether you like a traditional red-sauced pizza

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Permafrost lab enables scientists to track climate change impact

Permafrost lab enables scientists to track climate change impact By Linda F. Hersey Fairbanks News-Miner Alaska’s permafrost tunnel research facility, run by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, remains on the cutting-edge of science and technology more than a half-century after it was established as a natural resource laboratory. Dug into a large block of

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Trump Administration Impedes Search for Migrant Children

By Linda F. Hersey US Resist News The Trump administration withheld key contact information for locating the deported parents of 666 immigrant children detained in the U.S., according to an attorney with the ACLU, which is representing the separated families in a class action lawsuit against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Daniel Galindo, an attorney with

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Rare plant specimens could grow tourist dollars

Rare plant specimens could grow tourist dollars By Linda F. Hersey Creative Loafing News Weekly Enthusiasts flocking from all over the world to see a plant? Schoolchildren throughout the region clamoring to see pink flamingos? These may sound like unlikely scenarios, but thanks to the efforts of two committed groups of volunteers, they could come

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Globally and Locally, California Energizes Battery Storage

Globally and Locally, California Energizes Energy Storage Linda F. Hersey  Senior Contributor CleanTechDocs.com The U.S. clean tech sector is on pace in 2020 to regain its status as the world’s largest energy storage market. California, which has surpassed a half-million jobs in the clean tech economy, leads the nation in solar installations coupled with battery

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