Emily Schwing

The National Weather Service said that the high surf along the Kuskokwim Delta coast could cause rip tides and beach erosion on Oct. 3 and Oct. 4.

The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are forging a new relationship to address environmental threats to Alaska's most rural and vulnerable communities.

There are eight countries that have territory in the Arctic, and up until a couple of weeks ago, the US was the only one that did not have diplomatic representation in the region. Now, a geographer from Alaska will fill the role of Ambassador-at-Large for Arctic Affairs. Emily Schwing reports from Anchorage, Alaska.

of In her address to the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) Convention on Oct. 17, Alaska Rep. Mary Peltola told delegates that the meeting was an opportunity.

Alaska Congresswoman Mary Peltola, a Yup'ik Alaska Native who hails from the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, expressed her concerns about voting disenfranchisement

All over Alaska, perennially frozen ground, or permafrost, is melting. During a panel discussion last week at the Arctic Encounter Symposium, an

Among the six members of the Alaska Legislature's Bush Caucus, three are running for reelection this year.

By the end of November 2024, the Newtok Village Council hopes no one will be living in Newtok. The local tribal government has deemed the village too unsafe for anyone to remain there through the winter. Eighty-eight residents still in the Bering Sea coastal village are moving into temporary housing 9 miles away at a new townsite: Mertarvik.

The Newtok Village Council has decommissioned the village, deeming it too unsafe to live in. Nearly 90 people will move to higher ground this month, and they’re scrambling to take what they can with them.

There is no electricity in Newtok and the water plant is no longer operating. It's one of the last steps to completing a full relocation of nearly