Location:
Anchorage, AK
Genres:
Lectures
Networks:
Alaska PR
Description:
Life Informed.
Twitter:
@kska
Language:
English
Contact:
Alaska Public Telecommunications, Inc 3877 University Dr Anchorage AK 99508-4676 907-550-8400
Email:
kspack@kska.org
Episodes
Tesla needs graphite. Alaska has plenty. But mining it raises fears in nearby villages.
9/29/2023
Graphite is a critical ingredient in the batteries needed to power America’s electric vehicle revolution. But every ounce of it is imported. A proposed mine in a remote part of Alaska would change that. But some of the people who live nearby fear it will endanger their way of life.
Duration:00:08:08
Alaskans can skip the down payment in this housing program. Instead, they put in sweat equity.
9/29/2023
Families commit to work 36 hours a week building a block of homes. Their labor covers the down payments, and they get access to low-interest and subsidized mortgages.
Duration:00:04:24
From a scuba trip to household bills, here’s how 8 Alaskans are spending this year’s PFD
9/29/2023
Eligible Alaskans will see Permanent Fund dividends arrive in their bank accounts Oct. 5, with paper checks expected by Oct. 26.
Duration:00:05:46
A new app is helping Alaskans with disabilities and memory loss become more independent
9/29/2023
For lots of families in Alaska, MapHabit could become indispensable. The state has a shortage of care workers and many families are stretched thin.
Duration:00:04:04
After electricity-rate shock, Aniak seeks changes from state utility regulators
9/29/2023
A resolution headed to the Alaska Federation of Natives convention next month calls for a Native seat on the Regulatory Commission of Alaska.
Duration:00:02:24
Physician assistants say proposed rules could spell disaster for rural Alaska health care
9/27/2023
Those speaking out against the regulations include PAs, physician, and health care administrators.
Duration:00:04:33
Homer angler reels in blue-fleshed fish
9/27/2023
Joe Chmeleck, owner of The Lodge at Otter Cove, says that this isn’t the first time he’s caught one of these vivid rock greenlings.
Duration:00:02:40
Federal manager for Yukon River highlights resiliency in the face of salmon crashes
9/27/2023
Holly Carroll, who spent the summer as the face of federal salmon fishing restrictions on the Yukon River, says she values keeping communications open.
Duration:00:04:01
A 50-year situation: The market dynamic between fishing fleets and processors in Bristol Bay
9/26/2023
Gunnar Knapp, who spent decades studying Bristol Bay’s salmon markets, discusses the pricing relationship between fleets and processors.
Duration:00:04:34
After viral ad offering expense-free living, Alaska community will have school for the first time since 2018
9/25/2023
To reopen its school, Karluk's tribal council posted a viral ad offering to pay a year of living expenses for two families to move there. It worked.
Duration:00:04:04
Fatal crash rates spike on Sterling Highway this month
9/25/2023
Vehicles have crashed from Kasilof to Cooper Landing, closing the highway and drawing dozens of emergency responders to the scenes.
Duration:00:02:13
Murkowski and Sullivan split over how to evaluate federal judge applicants
9/22/2023
Sullivan says he’s formed a new council of advisors. Murkowski is sticking by tradition.
Duration:00:07:09
Visiting scientists use drones to monitor Aleutians’ Makushin Volcano
9/22/2023
Scientists can fly drones fitted with gas detectors over volcanic vents, measuring output to “smell” if a volcano’s activity is changing.
Duration:00:05:17
From hidden gem to local favorite: Anchorage’s Hmong market grows in popularity
9/22/2023
The market started in 2017 with a handful of people selling produce and food. Today, it’s at full capacity, and the majority of the vendors are Hmong.
Duration:00:04:23
Wrangell wades into local impacts of Supreme Court’s wetlands ruling
9/22/2023
The Court's Clean Water Act ruling has left communities like Wrangell wondering whether it will clear an easier path to development projects.
Duration:00:03:36
Alaska heading toward fiscal ‘brick wall’ that could force end to PFD formula debate
9/21/2023
Alaskans are set to receive $1,312 payouts, but the Legislature still can’t agree on how to determine that number in the long term.
Duration:00:04:18
Can this robot print a whole house? Nome is going to find out next year.
9/21/2023
Nome and its partners hope the project will prove the technology can slash the time and cost to build quality housing, even in Alaska’s most remote communities.
Duration:00:03:47
Alaska bears go viral after raiding doughnut van: ‘I’m still getting phone calls,’ store manager says
9/21/2023
Shelly Deano says bears are common near the store she manages. But after a pair raided a doughnut delivery van, reporters worldwide are calling.
Duration:00:04:18
New ‘berry booklets’ for Alaska pickers combine traditional knowledge and science
9/20/2023
The first booklet, focused on cloudberries, is part of a larger project that digs into the future of Alaska’s wild berries as the climate warms.
Duration:00:04:22
Alaska marijuana industry says baked-in taxes are too high
9/20/2023
Alaska Beacon reporter James Brooks says industry representatives are seeking lower taxes and a shift from taxing cultivation to retail sales.
Duration:00:06:29