It’s official: Denali is again Mount McKinley
The tallest mountain in the United States has been officially reverted to Mount McKinley, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced in a press release Friday. The official action comes four days after President Donald Trump signed an executive order on his first day back in office that also changes the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.
Trump vows to change the name of North America’s tallest peak from Denali to Mount McKinley
Trump, who took office for a second time Monday, said he planned to “restore the name of a great president, William McKinley, to Mount McKinley, where it should be and where it belongs.
Poll: Alaskans oppose reverting Denali back to Mt. McKinley by more than two-to-one
Alaskans oppose reverting the name of Denali to Mount McKinley by more than a two-to-one margin, according to a survey of residents conducted several days before President Donald Trump announced he would make the change during his second inauguration speech Monday.
Trump order seeks to change the name of North America’s tallest peak from Denali to Mount McKinley
President Donald Trump has issued an executive order calling for North America’s tallest peak — Denali in Alaska — to be renamed Mount McKinley.
Trump vows to change name of tallest North America peak from Denali to Mount McKinley
President Donald Trump says he plans to rename North America’s tallest peak, Denali in Alaska, as Mount McKinley
Stark County Republican officials approve of Trump renaming Denali as Mount McKinley
Stark County GOP officials enthusiastically back President Donald Trump changing the name of North America's tallest mountain back to Mount McKinley.
US’ highest mountain called Denali for thousands of years, and Mount McKinley for nearly a century
The mountain’s name officially changed in 1917 to honor President William McKinley. In 2015, the Obama administration changed the mountain’s official name to Denali. President Donald Trump on Jan. 20 ordered changing the mountain’s name back to Mount McKinley.
Denali versus McKinley: a brief history of the debate over a mountain’s name
President Donald Trump has issued a flurry of executive orders — including one to change the official name of North America's tallest mountain.
AP Sticks to Gulf of Mexico But Will Call Denali Mount McKinley
Gulf of America is out, but Mount McKinley is in. The Associated Press announced Thursday that it would stick to using Gulf of Mexico despite President Donald Trump’s order renaming the waterway to the Gulf of America.
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Alaska politicians question Trump’s proposal to rename Denali
JUNEAU — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy said Wednesday that he would seek out a conversation with President Donald Trump about his ...
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Dunleavy praises Trump orders calling for more drilling, logging and mining in Alaska
Dunleavy offered no opinion on Trump's decision to rename Denali as Mount McKinley, saying he wanted to speak with the ...
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Gov. Dunleavy 1 on 1 interview with Alaska’s News Source, optimistic for Alaska’s future
Gov. Mike Dunleavy joined Alaska’s News Source in the studio to discuss President Trump’s executive orders involving Alaska and what the future may hold for the state.
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Gov. Dunleavy and administration officials applaud Trump’s Alaska policies
Gov. Mike Dunleavy and several top officials from his administration on Wednesday celebrated new executive orders issued by ...
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Alaska House lawmakers debate education funding, election reform, and more
Alaska House lawmakers debate education funding, election reform, and federal policies like immigration and renaming Denali.
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Could a push to expand winter trails boost a controversial mining road west of Anchorage?
The Denali Commission, a federal agency based in Anchorage, is known for funding mundane infrastructure upgrades in rural ...
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Governor talks impact of Trump’s executive orders on Alaska
Gov. Mike Dunleavy is highlighting the impacts that some of President Donald Trump’s executive orders will have on Alaska.
Can Trump just order new names for Denali and the Gulf of Mexico? A geographer explains who decides what goes on the map
How do place names get made and then changed? There’s a process. But it involves people as well as bureaucracy, so it’s not ...