Ryan Schuessler is a Chicago-based journalist whose work has appeared in the Guardian, the Washington Post, the New York Times, Al Jazeera America and National Geographic News. He frequently writes at the intersection of the environment and social justice issues, as well as on conservation, the Arctic, religion, diaspora communities and identity. https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/contributor/ryan-schuessler/rss en Wed, 27 Apr 2016 04:21:32 +0000 Ryan Schuessler https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2016/04/27/drones-offer-hope-for-fighting-arctic-oil-spills https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2016/04/27/drones-offer-hope-for-fighting-arctic-oil-spills HAKAI MAGAZINE: Ships are flocking to the Arctic, increasing the risk of a spill in an ill-prepared region. But researchers are testing whether drones can track oil spills – and do the clean-up. Environment Thu, 07 Apr 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Ryan Schuessler https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2016/04/07/killer-competition-in-northwestern-alaska https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2016/04/07/killer-competition-in-northwestern-alaska HAKAI MAGAZINE: Disappearing sea ice means Alaskan killer whales are expanding their range and hunting more beluga whales. Their presence is bringing them into increasing competition with indigenous beluga whale hunters – and may even be changing the way belugas behave.