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The 1918 influenza epidemic is still remembered keenly in parts of rural Alaska.
The 1918 influenza epidemic is still remembered keenly in parts of rural Alaska.
Part six of a 20-month long investigation looking into hygiene stations that the City of Los Angeles distributed to homeless encampments.
Faced with daunting gaps in water and sewer systems, some Alaska Native communities are thinking small.
Many residents of rural Alaska suffer higher rates of illnesses because they lack basic infrastructure.
Here’s how reporters can investigate contamination in their communities.
‘You’re really a second-class citizen’ if you live in this neighborhood.
The neighborhood has been a pollution dumping ground for decades.
It includes $230 million for an EPA water grant program in Alaska, as well as money for climate resilience — some of which is designated for community relocation.
If the first version of Measure C was about freeways, the second version gave a nod to a future where it could be easier to walk, bike or take transit, while keeping commutes easy for drivers.
In recent weeks, residents say the area has been blanketed in a thick haze while the ports have ramped up operations to deal with a massive global shipping bottleneck.