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Environmental stories in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.

ONC Changes Recycling Rules

By • Jul 31, 2018
ONC says that Bethel residents mixed up trash with recycling and are now changing the rules.
Krysti Shallenberger / KYUK

The Bethel ONC Tribe is changing its rules on recycling. Residents can no longer just drop off recycling at its office building. Now, they have to call ahead.

Six Y-K Delta Communities Clean Up Household Waste With Help From Donlin Gold

By • Jul 31, 2018

It’s expensive to remove household waste from communities in rural Alaska. One organization did just that for six villages in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta earlier this month, but it wouldn’t have been possible without help from Donlin Gold, the company developing one of the biggest gold mines in the world right in the heart of the Y-K Delta. 


Polaris Project Reaches Out To Bethel For Climate Insight

By • Jul 30, 2018
Students spend long hours in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta documenting how climate change is impacting the tundra.
Krysti Shallenberger / KYUK

A national organization called the Polaris Project takes young scientists into the field to study climate change in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. They flew participants to a site about 57 miles west of Bethel this year. 

But last year, Jasmine Gil, a young scientist from Bethel who participated, said that the group marginalized her project because it relied on traditional knowledge. Now, the organization is trying to make amends.  


Public Comments Due For Donlin Mine's Reclamation And Closure Plans

By • Jul 21, 2018
The proposed Donlin mine needs more than 100 permits to begin operations.
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Public comments are due for the proposed Donlin mine’s reclamation and closure plans. The project would be one of the biggest gold mines in the world if developed.

Chuloonawick, Nunapitchuk Oppose Donlin Mine

By • Jul 19, 2018
The Donlin mine would be one of the biggest gold mines in the world if developed.
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Two more tribes in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta passed resolutions in the past month against the proposed Donlin gold mine, which would be one of the biggest in the world if developed.

Kwigillingok Opposes Donlin Mine

By • Jul 18, 2018
The Donlin Mine could be one of the biggest gold mines in the world, if developed.
Krysti Shallenberger / KYUK

Kwigillingok passed a resolution against the proposed Donlin gold mine last week. Tribal Administrator Darrel John says that the tribe has opposed the mine since it was first proposed in 2007. 

Over 100 Y-K Delta Residents, Tribes Protest Donlin Mine In Letter To Governor

By • Jul 17, 2018
The proposed site for the Donlin gold mine would impact 3,500 acres of wetlands in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
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More than 100 residents, six tribes, and one organization in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta sent a letter to Gov. Bill Walker protesting the proposed Donlin gold mine. Meanwhile, a national environmental group, Earthjustice, asked the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation to deny a crucial permit for Donlin.

Napakiak, Kongiganak Oppose Donlin Mine

By • Jul 16, 2018
So far, four tribes have opposed the Donlin Mine through resolutions or marching against the project.
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Two more tribes in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta oppose the proposed Donlin gold mine. Napakiak and Kongiganak passed resolutions last week against the mine, which would be one of the biggest in the world if developed.


Tuluksak Opposes Donlin Mine

By • Jul 13, 2018
The proposed Donlin Gold mine would be one of the biggest in the world if developed.
Krysti Shallenberger / KYUK

Another tribe in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta has come out against the proposed Donlin Gold mine. The Tuluksak Native Village Council passed a resolution on July 5 opposing the mine, which would be one of the biggest in the world if developed.

ONC Wants To Survey Y-K Delta Villages About Donlin Gold

By • Jul 13, 2018
The camp for Donlin Gold employees is mostly empty this year as the company prepares for more permits.
Krysti Shallenberger / KYUK

The Orutsararmiut Native Council hopes to gauge how residents in the Yukon-Kuskokwim region feel about the proposed Donlin Gold mine. Last week, the council sent a survey to villages up and down the Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers.

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