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Darcy PeterPermafrost Pathways started two years ago with the goal of mapping the permafrost thaw and putting that data into the hands of the communities themselves. As human-caused climate change continues to warm the region and the permafrost melts more and more, the project is expanding. -
Dean Swope/KYUKA lawsuit brought by Bethel’s tribal government challenging a state water quality certification for the Donlin Gold mine project is set to have oral arguments in Anchorage Superior Court on Friday, Aug. 30.
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A "conga line" of three storms hit the Kuskokwim and Yukon Delta coasts over the course of a week. KYUK asked community members to document how flooding impacted their communities. -
The operators of Red Dog Mine have paid nearly half a million dollars for hazardous waste violations. -
Federal officials have recommended that Alaska get $78.9 million for projects to make coastal communities better prepared to address climate change. -
Officials say cyanide pollution at Victoria Gold’s Eagle Mine poses no health risks to Alaskans. But advocates worry it could compound a yearslong salmon crisis on the Yukon River and should draw new attention to Canadian mines in areas that drain into Alaska waterways. -
With no obvious source of revenue, the motives for hoovering up a wide range of Alaska and Bethel-specific content remain unclear. -
Waterfowl biologists Bryan Daniels and Randall Friendly stopped by KYUK to give an update on field research and avian influenza on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
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Over roughly five years of flying out of Kotzebue to locations on the Baldwin and Seward Peninsulas to conduct research, the team has noticed dramatic changes in the landscape. -
Over the weekend, high temperatures recorded at the Bethel Airport were in the 40s. That’s around 15 degrees below normal. It’s the first time in more than 50 years that Bethel has seen back-to-back July days with highs that didn’t top 50 degrees. -
In the case of chinook and chum salmon bycatch, the report says improved stock identification methods need to be a research priority. -
In a final environmental impact statement (EIS) released on June 28, the Bureau of Land Management recommended the Interior Secretary take “no action” regarding the protected lands.
