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Sep 13 2019

Aerial view of Ambler and the Kobuk River in the summer. (Photo courtesy of the National Park Service via UAF Gates of the Arctic Research Portal)

Hunters, conservationists criticize Alaska mining road plan

By Associated Press | Energy & Mining, Environment, Federal Government, Interior, Politics, Subsistence, Transportation, Wildlife

Hunters said the proposed Ambler Road would be closed to the public, while conservationists said it would hurt caribou and other wildlife needed by area villages.

By Associated Press | September 13, 2019 4:12 pm

Sep 12 2019

Rural Alaska clinics depend on broadband internet. What happens when it goes out?

By Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media | Aleutians, Arctic, Community, Health, Interior, North Slope, Northwest, Science & Tech, Southeast, Southwest, Western

Gail Alstrom of the St. Mary’s Sub-Regional Clinic says rural Alaska health care clinics like hers rely on broadband internet service. An outage sends them back in time.

By Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media | September 12, 2019 5:32 pm

Sep 10 2019

U.S. Army soldiers wait to depart from Fort Wainwright.

More than 2,000 Fort Wainwright soldiers to deploy to Iraq

By Tim Ellis, KUAC - Fairbanks | Interior, Military, Nation & World

The soldiers are part of a joint task force that will mainly be helping train Iraqi troops, law enforcement officers and other security forces.

By Tim Ellis, KUAC - Fairbanks | September 10, 2019 7:01 pm

Aug 26 2019

In Alaska, Education Secretary DeVos touts alternative schooling agenda

By Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media | Education, Interior, Politics, Southcentral

U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is in Alaska this week. She’s traveling the state to see how certain communities are using alternatives to traditional K-12 public schooling.

By Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media | August 26, 2019 4:00 pm

Aug 23 2019

A Donlin Gold film crew interviews sub-deacon Eric Morgan Sr. about the Chuathbaluk church renovation paid for by Donlin.

At the moment, Donlin Gold isn’t building a mine. But it is building a church.

By Krysti Shallenberger, Alaska's Energy Desk | Alaska's Energy Desk, Community, Energy & Mining, Environment, Interior, Southwest, Western

The company that wants to build one of the world’s biggest gold mines is currently renovating a church in a small village on the Kuskokwim River. Why?

By Krysti Shallenberger, Alaska's Energy Desk | August 23, 2019 6:17 pm

Aug 23 2019

Experts: Heat and drought, not spruce beetles or leaf miners, turned Alaska forests into kindling

By Nat Herz, Alaska's Energy Desk | Alaska's Energy Desk, Climate Change, Environment, Interior, Public Safety, Science & Tech, Southcentral, Weather, Wildlife

There are more insects in the forest than other years, but experts say climate is the biggest factor for fires.

By Nat Herz, Alaska's Energy Desk | August 23, 2019 1:35 pm

Aug 21 2019

A ground-based interceptor missile sits inside an underground silo at the Missile Defense Complex on Fort Greely, Alaska, Aug. 23, 2017.

Pentagon scraps Fort Greely missile defense plan

By Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media | Federal Government, Interior, Military, Nation & World

The Pentagon is canceling a project to improve its ground-based missile interceptors, most of which are housed at Fort Greely in the Interior of Alaska.

By Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media | August 21, 2019 5:35 pm

Aug 21 2019

In a trickle of information, McKinley Fire evacuees learn the fate of their homes

By Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media | Community, Interior, Public Safety, Southcentral, Weather

Residents displaced by the McKinley Fire are gradually finding out about their homes and property, as the state begins an assessment that will take days.

By Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media | August 21, 2019 4:01 pm

Aug 21 2019

A line of traffic waits for a pilot car to lead drivers through the stretch of the Parks Highway north of Anchorage, where the McKinley Fire is still burning on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019.

Wildfires crimp Alaska’s major transportation corridor, halting tourist operations and delaying groceries

By Elizabeth Harball, Alaska Public Media | Business, Interior, Public Safety, Southcentral, Tourism, Transportation, Weather

Major wildfires in Southcentral Alaska have caused road closures and delays on some of the region’s busiest road corridors, forcing reroutes and long delays for locals, buses filled with tourists and trucks trying to resupply grocery stores.

By Elizabeth Harball, Alaska Public Media | August 21, 2019 1:10 pm

Aug 20 2019

Alaskan Joe Balash resigns as assistant secretary of Interior

By Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media | Energy & Mining, Environment, Federal Government, Interior, Politics

Joe Balash is one of the highest-placed Alaskans in the Trump administration. In a brief phone call, Balash said he’s resigning to pursue another opportunity.

By Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media | August 20, 2019 5:49 pm

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Hunters, conservationists criticize Alaska mining road plan

Rural Alaska clinics depend on broadband internet. What happens when it goes out?

More than 2,000 Fort Wainwright soldiers to deploy to Iraq

In Alaska, Education Secretary DeVos touts alternative schooling agenda

At the moment, Donlin Gold isn’t building a mine. But it is building a church.

Experts: Heat and drought, not spruce beetles or leaf miners, turned Alaska forests into kindling

Pentagon scraps Fort Greely missile defense plan

In a trickle of information, McKinley Fire evacuees learn the fate of their homes

Wildfires crimp Alaska’s major transportation corridor, halting tourist operations and delaying groceries

Alaskan Joe Balash resigns as assistant secretary of Interior

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