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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sign is seen on the podium at EPA headquarters in Washington, U.S., July 11, 2018. Photo by Ting Shen/REUTERS

Politics Jan 31

EPA uses rare veto to block Alaska copper, gold mine plan

By Becky Bohrer, Patrick Whittle, Associated Press

Science Jan 21

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How an Alaska village’s switch to renewable energy helps local Native economies

In the remote village of Ambler, Alaska, temperatures can fall to minus 60 degrees Fahrenheit in the winter, so heating the community is a big job. This past September, Ambler switched to a renewable energy option in an effort to…

Politics Nov 24

Republican candidate Sarah Palin talks with reporters on U.S. election night in Anchorage
After loss of Alaska House race, next moves for Sarah Palin

Republican Sarah Palin re-emerged in Alaska politics over a decade after resigning as governor with hopes of winning the state's U.S. House seat.

By Becky Bohrer, Associated Press

Politics Nov 23

Democrat Mary Peltola Wins U.S. Special House Election
Rep. Mary Peltola, 1st Alaska Native in Congress, wins Alaska’s at-large congressional district

Peltola defeated Republicans Sarah Palin and Nick Begich and Libertarian Chris Bye in the Nov. 8 election. Results of the ranked choice election were announced Wednesday. Palin and Begich also were candidates in the special election.

By Associated Press

Politics Nov 23

Sen. Lisa Murkowski arrives at the U.S Capitol during U.S. President Donald Trump's Senate impeachment trial on Jan. 30, 2020. Photo by REUTERS/Amanda Voisard
Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski wins reelection in Alaska

Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski has won reelection, defeating a fellow Republican who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump. Murkowski beat Kelly Tshibaka in the Nov. 8 ranked choice election.

By Becky Bohrer, Associated Press

Nov 23

Mike Dunleavy becomes 1st Alaska governor reelected since 1998

By Becky Bohrer, Associated Press

Dunleavy bested a field that included former Gov. Bill Walker, an independent; Democrat Les Gara, a former state lawmaker; and Republican Charlie Pierce, a former borough mayor who is being sued by a woman who says he sexually harassed her.

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Nov 11

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Younger generations push to preserve a disappearing Indigenous language in rural Alaska

Half of the people whose first language is Kodiak Alutiiq have died over the last few years. The Alaska Native Sun'aq Tribe estimates fewer than 20 remain, but that is not stopping new speakers from learning the endangered language and…

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Oct 23

Russian asylum seekers who took a boat to Alaska are Indigenous Siberians

By Mark Thiessen, Associated Press

Two Russian Indigenous Siberians were so scared of having to fight the war in Ukraine, they chanced everything to take a small boat across the treacherous Bering Sea to reach American soil, Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski said after talking with…

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Oct 09

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Salmon shortages in Alaska’s Yukon River are changing Native ways of life

For the second year in a row, a severe and sudden salmon collapse is impacting Indigenous residents on Alaska's Yukon River and causing food insecurity. The traditional villages whose ways of life have revolved around the fish for thousands of…

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Oct 06

Fleeing military service, 2 Russians seek asylum on remote Alaska island

By Becky Bohrer, Associated Press

Two Russians who said they fled the country to avoid compulsory military service have requested asylum in the U.S. after landing on a remote Alaska island in the Bering Sea, Alaska U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski's office said Thursday.

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