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Oct 24 2019
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What’s driving up bacteria levels in Ketchikan’s drinking water? Climate change. And goats.

By | Alaska's Energy Desk, Climate Change, Environment, Health, Local Government, Science & Tech, Southeast, Wildlife

If Ketchikan keeps seeing high levels of bacteria in its raw water supply, it could lose its right to remain unfiltered. It might be forced to build a filtration plant. And that’s expensive.

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Oct 21 2019
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Pushed by young people, AFN declares a climate emergency

By | Alaska Native Corporations, Alaska Native Government & Policy, Climate Change, Crime & Courts, Environment, Interior, Politics, Public Safety, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence

The Alaska Federation of Natives convention heard remarks by both of Alaska’s U.S. senators and voted on a number or resolutions, one of which sparked a contentious debate on climate change.

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Oct 02 2019
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This old Alaska mining town is almost a ghost town. It has everything to gain from Donlin mine.

By | Alaska Native Corporations, Alaska Native Government & Policy, Alaska's Energy Desk, Community, Economy, Education, Energy & Mining, Environment, Family, Federal Government, Food, Health, History, Interior, Local Government, Southwest, State Government, Subsistence, Western

The school closed long ago. There is no city or tribal council. A proposed mine nearby could change all that. But what’s the risk?

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Oct 02 2019
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For people who live in remote Red Devil, an old mine’s toxic legacy is not enough to doubt Donlin’s promise

By | Alaska Native Corporations, Alaska Native Government & Policy, Alaska's Energy Desk, Community, Economy, Education, Energy & Mining, Environment, Family, Federal Government, Food, Health, History, Interior, Local Government, Southwest, State Government, Subsistence, Western

A mine built Red Devil. It also left behind enough pollution to require a federal government clean up, and some people are still not supposed to eat the fish.

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Oct 02 2019
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How do you revive an almost ghost town in remote Alaska? Ask the 20 residents of Red Devil who are betting on Donlin mine.

By | Alaska Native Government & Policy, Alaska's Energy Desk, Community, Economy, Education, Energy & Mining, Environment, Family, Federal Government, Food, Health, History, Interior, Local Government, Southwest, State Government, Subsistence, Western

How do you you restart a city government? Red Devil residents are making phone calls to find out.

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