After successive damaging ex-typhoons, Western Alaska considers future storms
Southern tropical storms that transforming into damaging storms up north are hitting a more vulnerable Alaska landscape.
Indigenous Affairs
admin Whittier honored for supporting the World War II effort in Alaska
The Prince William Sound town of Whittier is sometimes called the “strangest town in Alaska”...
Who pays when a remote Alaska village can no longer stay?
In August, the Native Village of Kwigillingok took a bold approach, telling the U.S. Supreme Court that Big Oil should…
One year after ex-Typhoon Halong, Western Alaska’s recovery is ongoing and uncertain
One year since the remnants of Typhoon Halong ripped through coastal communities of Western Alaska, displacing an estimated 1,600 residents…
Indigenous Peoples Day event at Alaska college showcases tradition, food and fellowship
Alaska and Anchorage are among the states and cities that observe the holiday, which was celebrated at Alaska Pacific University.
A focus on maintenance and administrative fixes would improve tribal water service, report says
The federal government’s programs for tribal water services are hampered by a lack of follow-up to support operation and maintenance,…
Feds seek to ‘streamline’ Arctic oil permitting, ending environment studies of individual projects
The Trump administration is proposing to eliminate the need for impact studies of individual NPA-A projects and guarantee swift permitting.
Developers eye Native nations, tribal communities for new data center projects
Now, tribal communities are grappling with the fact that more developers are eyeing their land for future data center projects.
New rule allows dogs on Alaska’s Pribilof Islands for anti-rat duties
Dogs are not allowed as permanent residents, but they can now be enlisted in the ongoing campaign to keep the…
Federal documents show Alaska corporation to operate ICE 24-hour call center in Tennessee
The Department of Homeland Security gave a contract to an Alaska corporation for a national immigration enforcement call center in…