Yereth Rosen
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Handwashing units distributed by the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium during the pandemic increased water use and helped protect kids, research shows.
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The bill, sponsored by U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, passed the U.S. Senate on Monday and is now to be considered by the U.S. House.
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Kim Kovol has accepted a job with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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The lawsuit faults the U.S. Bureau of Land Management for greenlighting ConocoPhillips’ winter seismic and drilling program after a public comment period of only 7 days.
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Hepatitis B, once rampant in Indigenous villages, has been brought under control in the state, but a CDC advisory committee voted to drop the vaccine recommendation for newborns.
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The Trump administration, which broadly opposes renewable energy projects, changed the name of the Colorado-based National Renewable Energy Laboratory to “National Laboratory of the Rockies.”
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The Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission says the fine is justified for enduring, unauthorized injections of enriched gas at a Prudhoe Bay satellite oil field.
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The state’s annual vital statistics report and the latest cancer report show some positive signs about lifespans, maternal health and disease reduction.
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Three lawsuits take aim at a Trump administration-approved land trade that would allow for a road through designated wilderness in Izembek National Wildlife Refuge.
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The new Mulchatna predator control program, aimed at boosting caribou numbers, has the same flaw that caused judges to overturn the earlier program, plaintiffs claim.