Alaska

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

16 September 2019 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 20196 September 2019 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 Kirsten Swann, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments 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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A hot summer across the Arctic, Russian meteorological institute says

5 September 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Alaska, climate change, global warming, Greenland, heat, Nunavut, Siberia, summer, weather

June, July and August have never been this warm in the Arctic. Data from Russian and U.S weather institutes show

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Indigenous groups in Northern Canada celebrate Porcupine caribou agreement

3 September 20194 September 2019 Laura Busch, CBC News 0 Comments Alaska, caribou, First Nations, hunting, indigenous, Inuit, Northwest Territories, NWT, Porcupine Caribou, wildlife, Yukon

People from eight Indigenous communities are celebrating a groundbreaking collaboration agreement on how they will share the harvest of the

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

2 September 201930 August 2019 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 201928 August 2019 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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Drivers describe ‘hellfire’ on Southcentral Alaska highway Sunday

27 August 2019 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 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 201923 August 2019 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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Local firefighters first to fight southcentral Alaska wildfires

22 August 2019 Nathaniel Herz, Alaska Dispatch News 0 Comments Alaska, Anchorage, disasters, forest fires, wildfires

Dozens of wildland firefighters have arrived from the Lower 48 this week to fight the McKinley fire south of Talkeetna.

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Alaska wildfire evacuees begin to learn fate of their homes

21 August 2019 Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, disasters, forest fires, wildfires

When residents fled the worsening McKinley fire in southcentral Alaska on Saturday and Sunday, many left their homes not knowing

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Alaska governor accepts reduced dividends, upholds most vetoes

20 August 2019 Andrew Kitchenman, Alaska Public Media & KTOO - Juneau 0 Comments Alaska, budget, Mike Dunleavy, Permanent Fund

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed a bill on Monday that provides permanent fund dividends of $1,600. He vetoed funding to

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Extreme weather fuelling wildfires in southcentral Alaska

20 August 2019 Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, Anchorage, disasters, drought, forest fires, heat, summer, weather, wildfires

Usually by August, peak fire season has passed. But fire and climate experts say conditions in Southcentral Alaska were nearly

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A breakdown of wildfires raging in southcentral Alaska

20 August 201921 August 2019 Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, Anchorage, disasters, forest fires, wildfires

Major wildfires continued to burn north and south of Anchorage Monday, threatening property and major infrastructure, snarling highway travel and

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