Residents of Western Alaska bush communities could see an increase in the price of gas, stove and heating oil. And that price may not come down any time soon.
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Officials believe Hooper Bay’s sewage lagoon broke open due to cold followed by rain
The hole in Hooper Bay’s sewage lagoon remains open.
Hooper Bay’s sewage lagoon has failed, spilling onto an area vital to local subsistence
The entirety of the community’s sewage lagoon has poured onto the surrounding tundra.
For the first time in nearly 2 decades, Mekoryuk has a high school basketball team
Two girls and five boys play on a co-ed team in a season that has gone quite well.
Western Alaska’s dwindling jackrabbit population is being surveyed for the first time
Researchers don’t yet know why the population has been decreasing.
Think you have supply chain woes? Try building in rural Alaska, where prices are high and the season is short.
Supply chain difficulties add an additional layer to the already complex challenge of building in rural Alaska.