Relocation

After years of assessments, a major step forward in riverbank stabilization for the Kuskokwim Delta coastal community has been derailed by wide-ranging cuts to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

The coastal resilience specialist will work to facilitate close connections with tribes, nonprofits, and agencies in the region as communities face unprecedented challenges dealing with the effects of a changing climate.

Relocation efforts continue for what many consider America’s first climate refugees. Newtok, a community of over 300 people in Southwest Alaska, has been…