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Newtok, Alaska, Was Supposed to Be a Model for Climate Relocation. Here’s How It Went Wrong.
The project’s challenges highlight how ill-prepared the U.S. is to respond to the way climate change is making some places ...
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Alaska Legislature votes to limit high interest rates and fees for payday loan lenders
If Senate Bill 39 isn't vetoed, it would remove payday lenders from an exemption in state lending laws and cap interest rates ...
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So much for saving the planet. Climate careers, and many others, evaporate for class of 2025
The Trump administration is disrupting career paths for new graduates hoping to work in climate change jobs, sustainability, ...
A 700% APR Lending Business Tied to Dr. Phil’s Son Is Dividing an Alaska Tribe
Tribal lender Minto Money has boosted the economy of its Alaska town. But some tribal members are appalled by the millions it ...
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Alaska lawmakers’ session is over. Here are 9 things they did.
After four months, lawmakers have finished their yearly legislative session. They passed dozens of bills and resolutions, a ...
Horrifying last days of off-grid man paralysed by seeds as he starved to death
Chris McCandless set out on a perilous journey into Alaska's harsh wilderness, but just five months later the 24-year-old was ...
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NASA Launched Rockets Into Auroras Over Alaska To Study How These Light Shows Affect Earth's Upper Atmosphere
Recently, two NASA sounding rockets launched into auroras over Alaska to study how these geomagnetic light shows affect the ...
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So Much for Saving the Planet. Climate Careers Evaporate for the Class of 2025.
Economy / The Trump administration is disrupting career paths for new graduates hoping to work in climate and sustainability, ...
NASA confirms two major solar flares on sun, which can cause blackouts on Earth
NASA is warning of solar storms and solar flares erupting on the surface of the sun, which can impact radio communications, ...
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Weather service looks to reshuffle staff to fill office gaps
The National Weather Service is seeking to fill 155 key positions in offices thinned by staff cutbacks, offering current ...
Chris Selley: If Toronto is really a hockey town, it shouldn't need the Leafs
No one can defend the status quo,' James Mirtle wrote for The Athletic Sunday night. I’ve been watching people defend the ...
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Fallen officers remembered in annual ceremony during National Police Week
The names of 22 Southeast Alaska law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty were read aloud as those serving today honored them during a ceremony at Evergreen Park Cemetery on Friday. Members ...