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US to Relocate 3 Tribal Groups Impacted by Climate Change

US to Relocate 3 Tribal Groups Impacted by Climate Change

The Biden administration has allocated $135 million to help Native American groups grappling with the climate crisis, with about half of the funds going to three tribes that need to relocate due to severe flooding, erosion, and destructive storms.

The Newtok Village and the Native Village of Napakiak, both in Alaska, and the Quinault Indian Nation in Washington state will each receive $25 million to relocate to safer grounds.

These communities face multiple threats. Newtok is losing around 80 feet of land a year due to ... Read more

Christopher Nolan's Insomnia Was Never Meant To Be A 'Follow

Christopher Nolan's Insomnia Was Never Meant To Be A 'Follow-Up' To Memento

This post contains spoilers for "Insomnia"

Love him or hate him, Christopher Nolan is fascinating if only for being a bit of a contradiction. His fi ... Read more

Researchers discover ‘Humpty-Dumpty’ water-based mechani

Structural models of wild-type and mutant side chains. (A) L-shaped SRY HMG box (α-helices labeled α 1-3 ) bound to a DNA target site (light green spheres; PDB entry 1J46) (7). Shown at right is an expanded view of boxed region depicting minor-wing ... Read more

Dan Fagan hanging up the microphone on the popular Dan Fagan

Dan Fagan said it was “liberating” to turn in his 30-day resignation today. After the end of the year, Fagan, who is a household name in Alaska, will call it good on his four-year run hosting the Dan Fagan Show on 650-KENI.

“I know ... Read more

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Decatur Civic Center

1 Gary K. Anderson Plaza, Decatur

Mon-Fri 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

Oasis Day Center

243 W. Cerro Gordo St., Decatur

7 days week/365 days a year

They will do their best to remain open during this weather event. EMA will monitor status and update.

Good Samaritan Inn

920 N. Union St., Decatur

Hot Meals daily 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., 7 days a week

They will do their best to remain open during this weather event. E ... Read more

Arctic Report Card: A warmer, wetter Arctic is ‘upending�

By Megan Gannon

For those living in the Bering Sea region, the trends explained in the latest Arctic Report Card won’t come as a surprise. There’s more rain, higher temperatures and less sea ice. There are more seabird die-offs, more ... Read more

Guardsmen Do Double Duty as Santa’s Helpers

Alaska Army National Guard 2nd Lt. Ryan Montgomery, a pilot with 2nd Battalion, 211th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion), visits with children during Operation Santa Claus in Scammon Bay, Nov. 16, 2022. Operation Santa Claus is th ... Read more

In rural Alaska villages, internet banking comes with challe

NAPASKIAK, Alaska — Megan Williams felt lucky that she was carrying $800 in cash when she crossed the river into the nearby city of Bethel.

At the store in her western Alaska village of Napaskiak, most items are remarkably expensive. A ... Read more

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