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Nov 01

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How the second-busiest U.S. fishing port is powered by wind and water

By Rachel Waldholz

Kodiak, Alaska, is not only home to abundant fishing grounds, but also to one of the most innovative power grids in the country. As the cost of diesel rose a decade ago, a local electric co-op decided to aim for…

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Aug 30

The Alaska town that inspired ‘Northern Exposure’ is in a battle over legal pot

By Mark Thiessen, Associated Press

Talkeetna's first marijuana retail store is causing a rift not seen in other tourist-dependent towns in this Libertarian-leaning state, where marijuana had a casual acceptance long before it became legal. But even here, like in many pot-legal states, some towns…

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Aug 10

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A postcard from where Alaska’s oil industry and wilderness meet

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In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, oil started flowing down the Trans-Alaska Pipeline 40 years ago. Every summer, thousands of workers file through Deadhorse, Alaska, an operations center for the oil field, including postal worker Les Dunbar. Eric…

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Aug 02

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Interior official turns whistle-blower, claiming retaliation for climate change work

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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…

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Sep 02

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Aboard a boat that ferries scientists to Alaskan wildlife

By PBS NewsHour

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…

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