Aug 02 Watch 6:11 Interior official turns whistle-blower, claiming retaliation for climate change work By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 27 Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski rebuffs President Trump’s tweeted pressure on health care reform By Associated Press The Alaska lawmaker and U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine were the only two Republicans who on Tuesday opposed moving forward with allowing debate on GOP legislation to repeal much of the Affordable Care Act, the health care law passed… Continue reading
Jul 02 New $1 coin could feature Alaska Native activist who fought discrimination By Jenna Gray The U.S. Mint has revealed designs for a new $1 coin that will honor Alaska’s 1945 anti-discrimination law. Continue reading
May 25 Tribes bash proposed Trump budget cuts to Native American programs By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press Members from Native American tribes in six Western states called on Congress to restore funding to tribes during budget negotiations. Continue reading
Apr 05 With GOP bill dead, Alaska gets creative to reduce health care costs By JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News In Alaska, individual health insurance premiums here climbed almost 40 percent annually after the ACA went into effect, and high health care costs drove all but one provider out of the market in 2017. Continue reading
Oct 15 Polar bears, growing desperate for food, threaten Alaska Natives By Kamala Kelkar Warmer temperatures have melted Alaska Natives' traditional permafrost freezers in the U.S. arctic and also forced polar bears onto land near them. They hope stainless steel containers shipped from Oregon will help keep the hungry bears away. Continue reading
Sep 02 Watch 2:03 Aboard a boat that ferries scientists to Alaskan wildlife By PBS News Hour Every summer, the federal research vessel Tiglax travels along the chain of Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, ferrying scientists to remote locations to study wildlife. The Aleutian archipelago is 1600 miles in length and constitutes an ecosystem of stunning diversity. Tiglax’s captain… Continue watching
Aug 18 Most residents of eroding Alaska village vote to relocate By Associated Press Unofficial ballot returns show a majority of voters in one of Alaska's most eroded communities want to move to safer ground from their tiny island home. Continue reading
Jul 31 Walrus beaching in Alaska might not be as harmful as it looks. Here’s why By Kamala Kelkar Federal authorities anticipate that as many as 35,000 Pacific walrus could rush the coastline of Alaska again this summer, if the sea ice in the Chukchi melts past deeper waters where walrus cannot forage. Scientists are trying trying to put… Continue reading
Jul 19 Watch 3:19 Alaska contests vote count at Republican National Convention By PBS News Hour Continue watching