Desiree Hagen
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The state reported a spill of up to 400,000 gallons of water used at the large lead and zinc mine in Northern Alaska. -
A video of the incident has been shared thousands of times, prompting widespread outrage. -
The Pentagon did not give the Army Corps of Engineers a directive to revoke the road’s permitting until five days before President Donald Trump’s inauguration. -
The study doesn’t promote EVs, but aims to better understand their usage in rural Alaska and clarify misconceptions about them. -
With temperatures falling into the minus-30s, local crews are scrambling to thaw the city’s water system. -
With winter quickly approaching, many homes are unsafe. Two homes, Kotzebue’s dock, roads, bridges and subsistence camps were destroyed. -
At least one home collapsed into Kotzebue Sound during Tuesday's flooding, which forced more than 80 people to evacuate. -
Kotzebue water levels Tuesday were 3 to 4 feet above the normal high tide line, with “significant beach erosion” likely. -
The erosion that prompted Gov. Mike Dunleavy's action is advancing on the Northwest Alaska community's water lines. -
Researchers believe that if permafrost thaw continues at its current rate, it could pose a real threat to many Alaska communities.
