Colin Warren

Colin Warren is 2025 Puffin student writing fellow focusing on climate and rural issues for The Nation. He is a senior climate scholar at University of Alaska at University of Alaska, Fairbanks, serving as editor in chief of the school newspaper, The Sun Star. His work also appears in The Nome Nugget, Copper River Record, and The McCarthy Canards, among others.

Kjell Inge Røkke mushes his dog team across the Bering Sea.

The Norwegian Billionaire Who Broke the Iditarod The Norwegian Billionaire Who Broke the Iditarod

Alaska’s last great race has struggled to keep up its finances and increase participation. Now, a $300,000 gift from an “expedition musher” promises to transform the event.

Mar 31, 2026 / StudentNation / Colin Warren

Left: Graham Granger after his arraignment outside the court building. Right: The art exhibit, made with the help of AI, by Nick Dwyer.

Meet the Alaska Student Arrested for Eating an AI Art Exhibit Meet the Alaska Student Arrested for Eating an AI Art Exhibit

A conversation with Graham Granger, whose combination of protest and performance art spread beyond campus. “AI chews up and spits out art made by other people.”

Jan 22, 2026 / StudentNation / Colin Warren

Salmon swimming against the current to spawn in the streams in Alaska in August 2025.

The Fight for the Last Wild Salmon The Fight for the Last Wild Salmon

In Alaska, the last stronghold for wild salmon, Native tribes and conservationists are working to save the fish from both climate change and decades of corporate greed.

Dec 18, 2025 / StudentNation / Colin Warren

Dan Golden watering his marijuana plants on his farm in Humboldt County, California.

California’s Small Cannabis Farmers Have Been Left High and Dry California’s Small Cannabis Farmers Have Been Left High and Dry

Humboldt County helped fuel the rise of the marijuana industry, but after the plant’s legalization, its farmers are struggling.

Aug 25, 2025 / StudentNation / Colin Warren

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