Dave Bendinger, KDLG - Dillingham
Documentary Series Combats Obesity Problem
The Alaska Health Department is using a new four-part HBO documentary on obesity to draw attention to its effort to combat the problem.
EPA Releases Bristol Bay Assessment
The Environmental Protection Agency has released a draft document intended to inform their decision making process in regards to large mining projects in the Bristol Bay region.
Naknek Residents Take On Logistical Recycling Endeavor
Recycling in rural Alaska can be an expensive logistical endeavor. And as recyclable material makes its way to local landfills, some electronics can threaten groundwater supplies. As part of our ongoing series on recycling across the state, KDLG’s Dave Bendinger looks at one Naknek resident’s effort to establish an economically viable means to recycle electronics in Bristol Bay.
EPA Prepares To Make Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment Public
The next chapter in the controversial Pebble mine debate is right around the corner as the EPA prepares to make public the draft version of its Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment. KDLG’s Dave Bendinger looked at differing views on what effect this Assessment might have.
Rescued Sea Otter Pup Finds Home In Pittsburgh Zoo
Residents of Port Heiden rescued a stranded sea otter pup last month and turned him over to the Alaska Sea Life Center in Seward. He was rehabilitated there for several weeks, and now has found a permanent home at the Pittsburgh Zoo in Pennsylvania.