Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, February 2, 2022

Methane ebullition bubbles form in early winter lake ice in Interior Alaska. A yard stick is included for scale. (University of Alaska Fairbanks photo by Melanie Engram)

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Wednesday on Alaska News Nightly:

A website for Alaskans to track state spending could come back online. Also, school closures in Fairbanks draw criticism from some community members. And as permafrost thaws, methane explosions make craters in the Arctic.

Reports tonight from:

Liz Ruskin in Washington, D.C.
Andrew Kitchenman in Juneau
Robyne and Dan Bross in Fairbanks
Wesley Early in Anchorage
Joe Viechnicki in Petersburg
and Sabine Poux in Kenai

Alaska News Nightly is hosted by Casey Grove, with producing and audio engineering from Toben Shelby and Katie Anastas.

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