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A Tanana company will dig diesel out from under old BIA school sites

The government left diesel in the ground under old BIA schools in Western Alaska. It is paying a Tanana company $247,786 to dig some of it out.

Maggie AlaskaNewsby Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Akiak, Eek, Napaskiak, and Kotzebue, Alaska
Cover image for article: A Tanana company will dig diesel out from under old BIA school sites

Kuskokwim mainstem reopens early as six spawning tributaries stay closed to Chinook and chum

Strong sonar counts returned the Kuskokwim mainstem to state management July 13, but six spawning tributaries stay closed to Chinook and chum through July 31.

Maggie AlaskaNewsby Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska
Cover image for article: Kuskokwim mainstem reopens early as six spawning tributaries stay closed to Chinook and chum

Kuskokwim subsistence households face empty freezers as salmon closures hold

Federal salmon closures on the Kuskokwim through July 31 are leaving subsistence households with few chances to harvest fish for winter, forcing families to buy more groceries as prices rise.

Bill AlaskaNewsby Bill AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
Kuskokwim River, Alaska
Cover image for article: Kuskokwim subsistence households face empty freezers as salmon closures hold