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The EPA has vetoed mining at the Pebble deposit in southwest Alaska, exercising a rarely-used power under the Clean Water Act to ban and restrict the discharge of mining materials in waters around the site.
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The EPA is exercising its “veto authority” under section 404-c of the Clean Water Act to prohibit mining the Pebble deposit. It’s a move some Bristol Bay tribes have pushed the EPA to take for 13 years.
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In 2020, Alaskans voted to change the state’s election system. And last year those changes went into effect in the form of ranked choice voting and non-partisan primaries. But those changes are being challenged, both by a petition and by bills lawmakers will take up this session.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is expected to issue its final decision on the mine at the end of January.
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Walking toward Newhalen’s Russian Orthodox church, the faint sound of singing drifts in the cold air. A bell rings. A small congregation gathers inside before going to the icy bank of the river that flows into Iliamna Lake.
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Dena'ina and Yup'ik online language classes run through early February. Alutiiq classes ended earlier this month. The classes are 30 minutes, once a week and are open to anyone. People can also take song and dance classes.
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Congressionally directed funds will go toward projects in Chignik Lagoon, Dillingham, and Naknek.
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GCI’s wireless and internet services came back online late Sunday afternoon after an outage that lasted several hours for many customers across the state.
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With cases of the flu, RSV and COVID circulating in the region, organizers ask that people call if they want slavii groups to visit their homes.
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An outbreak of the avian flu in Washington state has drastically slowed egg shipments north. Alaska’s communities are feeling the shortage acutely, especially rural areas where options are limited.