Newtok is requesting a federal disaster declaration to deal with ongoing erosion and thawing permafrost. The village estimates it has just three years before it must be completely abandoned.
Rachel Waldholz, Alaska’s Energy Desk
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Newtok to ask Obama for federal disaster declaration
Officials say a federal disaster declaration may be the best chance to unlock federal funds for relocation before the existing village becomes uninhabitable.