Alaskans mourn elder who fought for subsistence rights
By Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage and Daysha Eaton, KSKA – Anchorage A public memorial service for Ahtna elder Katie
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BP to increase North Slope, Alaska rigs
By Alexandra Gutierrez, APRN – Juneau On Monday, BP committed to spending at least a billion dollars in Alaska over
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Alaska elder who fought for fishing rights passes away
The Athabascan elder who was the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit that strengthened Native subsistence fishing rights in Alaska has
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How safe are Alaska’s bridges?
On Thursday, a section of Interstate-5 fell into the Skagit River in Washington after a truck reportedly knocked into the
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Questions over drug testing bill’s effect on rural Alaska
A bill that would allow Alaska to drug test recipients of cash assistance programs got its first hearing on Tuesday.
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Alaska senator calls for investment in Arctic Ports
As the Alaska state legislature starts its budget hearings, Sen. Mark Begich is offering his own request: Put $2 billion
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Rising number of Alaskans predicted to be affected by future flooding
Studies by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Government Accounting Office show increasing numbers of Alaskans will be affected
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Alaska Democrats introduce oil tax proposal
Democratic legislators have rolled out their oil tax proposal, and the bill is more of a modification of the current
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Senator introduces bill granting Alaska share of offshore drilling revenue
Alaska senator Mark Begich is introducing a bill that would grant the state a share of revenues from offshore drilling.
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New Alaska reality show to feature Russian Old Believers
The latest installment of Alaska reality TV will feature the small, isolated communities of Russian Old Believers that call the
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Environmentalists push against Shell’s Arctic drilling plan in Alaska
Environmentalists from Alaska are hoping to persuade congressional staffers Shell Oil should not continue its drilling operation in the Arctic
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Hazy forecast for Alaska’s economy
Alaska’s economy weathered the Great Recession better than most states, and should hold steady for the foreseeable future. But depending
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Alaska presses Bureau of Land Management on legacy well
A three ring binder the size of a toaster oven sits on a small table in Cathy Foerster’s office in
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Studies look into impact of receding sea ice on walrus
Walruses face an uncertain future as sea ice disappears from the Arctic Ocean. But two recent scientific papers shed some
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Pamyua Double Album: A Soundscape of Identity
Pamyua has a new album. The group, made up of three Yup’ik men and one Inuit woman from Greenland have
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