Explained: What are PFAS compounds and how can they affect human health?
Found in various items from firefighting foam to household cleaning products and even food containers, PFAS are persistent "forever...
Retro Local: How an evolving justice system shaped public safety in Alaska
In Alaska, sky-high rates of domestic violence and sexual assault are closely connected with the state’s law enforcement and...
Further Insight: Mahala Ashley Dickerson, part two
As part of Alaska Public Media’s celebration of Black History Month Alaska Insight highlighted the life of the late Mahala Ashley Dickerson, who was a pioneer of law in Alaska. Dickerson is best know for winning an equal pay case against the University of Alaska Anchorage in 1975.
Remembering Alaskan Thelma Buchholdt, the nation’s first Philippine-born woman legislator
https://youtu.be/PKqR9LciOcA
Women of color have often been overlooked when it comes to documenting Alaska’s history. The "Extra Tough: Women of the North" exhibit highlights more...
Low teenage turnout for vaccine increases COVID case rate in Alaska
We’re a month into the school year and Alaska is experiencing peak Covid-19 cases and a hospital system at max capacity. Alaska Public Media’s Jeff Chen looks at how low teenage turnout for the Covid vaccine increases case rates in Alaska.
2020 Census: How has Alaska’s population changed in the last decade?
The results of the 2020 U.S. Census paint a picture of shifting demographics throughout the nation and in Alaska. Alaska Public Media’s Adelyn Baxter breaks down the data.
As Anchorage debates shelter solutions, these campers propose an outdoor alternative
VIDEO: Anchorage policymakers are debating options for building more shelter space in the city. But there are still people who prefer camping in the open air.
Cannery workers document the Chinese history of Alaska’s fishing industry
Chinese immigrants arrived before statehood and helped grow Alaska's wild salmon industry into the international, multi-billion-dollar economy that it is today.
Tiny beetles threaten spruce trees and homes in Alaska
https://youtu.be/JanC26BhtAw
Take a flight over the Mat-Su valley, the Anchorage Bowl, or the Kenai Peninsula and you may notice areas that were once evergreen, but...
Alaskan farmers get creative with growing food sustainably
https://youtu.be/7fOPc3vhtb0
The definition of farming has expanded over time from soil-only planting and harvesting to include farmers that harvest from the sea. Along the coast,...
Alaska Native pilots fly with hometown values
https://youtu.be/lFbyE7-XH9A
Many of the pilots who fly for smaller commercial airlines in the state didn’t grow up in the remote communities they serve. Recruiting local...
New recovery center in Mat-Su addresses addiction amid pandemic
https://youtu.be/LwNWQGOmTH4
The number of Alaskans struggling with substance abuse and addiction has grown over the last year, and all too often treatment options were either...
What’s up with that igloo by Denali and also the tallest building in Fairbanks?
https://youtu.be/AyXEiQecad8
A giant, artificial igloo marks the halfway point between Fairbanks and Anchorage along the Parks Highway. It was supposed to be a roadside hotel,...
New report shines light on Alaska’s missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls
https://youtu.be/XYizUj2PrYk
Alaska Native women experience disproportionate levels of violence, but it’s difficult to know exactly how bad the problem is. Mistrust of the legal system...
Further Insight: Mahala Ashley Dickerson, part one
As part of Alaska Public Media’s celebration of Black History Month Alaska Insight highlighted the life of the late Mahala Ashley Dickerson, who was...
Alaska companies brace for another slow year for tourism
Alaska tour company hopes for rebound in Chinese tourism
https://youtu.be/Cu7zNvYvd_s
2019 was a record year for Chinese and mandarin-language tourists in Alaska, with roughly 10-thousand travelers...
Haines residents are still recovering from last year’s landslides
https://youtu.be/dz5KxQ9hflc
The human toll from climate change effects in Alaska are real. The small community of Haines in Southeast Alaska experienced a deadly landslide late...
Alaska Black History: celebrating Blanche McSmith and Willard Bowman as early voices for justice
https://youtu.be/AZlmE9fhnfA
There is a long history of Black people coming to Alaska for a wide range of opportunities, working hard and making a name for...
Alaska legislature returns with COVID-19 precautions, but no clear enforcement for lawmakers
https://youtu.be/qnV9kV2-enE
There are more than 130 legislators and staff in Juneau for the legislative session. The legislature is taking steps to limit the spread of...
ANWR on hold: Decades-long uncertainty over Arctic refuge drilling continues
When Joe Biden took office, he immediately slammed the brakes on oil drilling in the Arctic refuge. So how did we get here? And, what’s next?