A program called Green Star removed the village’s household waste for them earlier this month.
Krysti Shallenberger, Alaska's Energy Desk - Bethel
Science program tries to make amends after sending mixed signals to native youth in Y-K Delta
Last year, Jasmine Gil, a young scientist from Bethel who participated, said that the group marginalized her project because it relied on traditional knowledge. Now, the organization is trying to make amends.
More Y-K Delta tribes protest Donlin Mine as permitting process progresses
Six tribes have passed resolutions against the proposed mine in the past two months; and eight have spoken out against it in the last two years.
Top four gubernatorial candidates voice support for Donlin mine
Walker, who is running for re-election as an independent, and three other top gubernatorial candidates have pledged support for the Donlin mine, which would be the one of the biggest gold mines in the world.
Stand for Salmon ballot initiative has big implications for Donlin mine
In the Yukon Kuskokwim region, the Stand for Salmon ballot initiative because could kill one of the biggest proposed gold mines in the world — the Donlin Mine.
First Y-K Delta tribe marches against Donlin Gold in Bethel
The mine would be built in a region where many residents practice subsistence and would be one of the biggest gold mines in the world.
Walker signs bill to help villages run background checks on police
Governor Bill Walker visited Bethel last week to sign Senate Bill 148 into law. The bill allows the Alaska Police Standards Council to work with villages to conduct background checks for future police officers. But for village police officers, it will be voluntary.
Alaska steps into legal battle over hard rock mining regulation
The state is intervening in a lawsuit over the EPA’s decision to rescind an Obama-era rule
Four young filmmakers from the Y-K Delta tackle climate change
These students practice subsistence and are documenting how climate change is changing a way of life that has been passed down for millennia.
Donlin is confident as it navigates the complicated permitting process
Donlin Gold is advancing through the permitting process for its proposed mine in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta and already has two state permits in hand.