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Alaska senators condemn Trump’s decision to withdraw troops from northern Syria

9 October 2019 12 h 11 min — 9 October 2019 12 h 16 min Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Dan Sullivan, defence, Donald Trump, Lisa Murkowski, military, Republicans, Senate, Syria, war

Both of Alaska’s U.S. senators have joined the chorus of Republicans criticizing President Trump’s decision to pull U.S. troops from

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Alaska’s public broadcasting stations trying to make up for loss of state funds

7 October 2019 12 h 20 min Andrew Kitchenman, Alaska Public Media & KTOO - Juneau 0 Comments Alaska, budget, journalism, media, radio, remote communities, Télévision

Alaska now joins 14 other states that don’t fund public media. Public radio and TV stations across the state lost all their

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Finnish and US Presidents agree on Arctic security policies

2 October 2019 17 h 21 min — 4 October 2019 12 h 02 min Mathiew Leiser, Eye on the Arctic 0 Comments Arctic, environment, Finland, security, Trump, US

Finnish President Sauli Niinistö and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed Arctic issues, including security and the environment, during their meeting

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Operation uncovers flood of painkillers reaching rural Alaska by mail

23 September 2019 15 h 21 min — 23 September 2019 15 h 24 min Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, drugs, opioids, rural communities

An operation by the Drug Enforcement Administration and other federal agencies has turned up a previously undocumented drug problem spread

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Alaska remote diesel generators win exemption from pollution rule

23 September 2019 10 h 02 min Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments air pollution, Alaska, diesel, energy, legislation, remote communities, rural

Congress has passed a bill to exempt diesel generators in rural Alaska from an air quality rule that village utilities

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Seattle council votes to withhold business from oil companies that explore Arctic Refuge

19 September 2019 16 h 46 min — 20 September 2019 13 h 56 min Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments ANWR, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, energy, oil, Seattle

The Seattle City Council voted Monday to avoid doing business with any company that that leases land in Arctic National

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U.S. Justice Department to send millions to rural Alaska law enforcement

16 September 2019 9 h 59 min Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, Bill Barr, domestic violence, indigenous, justice, legislation, rural, sexual assault

The U.S. Justice Department announced Thursday how it plans to spend millions of dollars of federal money promised by Attorney

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Alaska losing $102M in military construction for wall on U.S.-Mexico border

5 September 2019 14 h 19 min — 6 September 2019 10 h 38 min Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, borders, budget, defence, Mexico, military

The U.S. Defense Department has finalized a list of military projects it will defer, using the funds instead to pay

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Drought causing water shortages in Southcentral Alaska communities

5 September 2019 12 h 11 min Kirsten Swann, Alaska Public Media 1 Comment agriculture, Alaska, climate change, drought, summer, water, weather

After an unprecedented summer drought drained reservoirs and wells across Alaska, hundreds of people face immediate water shortages — and

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Health impacts of wildfire smoke can linger for years, U.S. study says

2 September 2019 15 h 00 min Casey Grove, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments air pollution, Alaska, forest fires, health, Montana, wildfires

This summer has been filled with smoke for communities near the Swan Lake fire like Sterling and Cooper landing in

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Alaska governor sends letter encouraging potential Pebble mine investor

28 August 2019 11 h 58 min — 28 August 2019 12 h 08 min Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, Mike Dunleavy, mining, Pebble Mine, Wheaton Precious Metals

Officially, Gov. Mike Dunleavy is neutral on the Pebble mine, in southcentral Alaska. But a letter he wrote to a

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U.S. ratifies moratorium on fishing in High Arctic seas

27 August 2019 11 h 31 min — 30 August 2019 12 h 43 min Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International 0 Comments Arctic Ocean, diplomacy, fisheries, fishing, indigenous, Inuit, oceans

The United States has become the fourth jurisdiction after Canada, the European Union and Russia to ratify a landmark international

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Drivers describe ‘hellfire’ on Southcentral Alaska highway Sunday

27 August 2019 10 h 29 min Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, Anchorage, forest fires, Swan Lake Fire, wildfires

Marina Brooks was traveling the Sterling Highway from Anchorage to her home in Anchor Point, in Southcentral Alaska, Sunday night

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Heat stress that caused Alaska salmon deaths a sign of things to come, scientist warns

26 August 2019 10 h 34 min Rhiannon Johnson, CBC News 0 Comments Alaska, climate change, fish, global warming, heat, Koyukuk River, salmon, wildlife

Scientists believe heat stress killed thousands of salmon in an Alaskan river last month. From July 7 to 11, communities

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Calm winds helping firefighters battle wildfires in southcentral Alaska

23 August 2019 10 h 06 min — 23 August 2019 10 h 44 min Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, Anchorage, disasters, forest fires, wildfires

Calm winds are aiding firefighters as they continue to battle blazes throughout Southcentral. On Thursday, the McKinley Fire, between Willow

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