Kotzebue Library to Close Doors
Chickaloon Tribe Plans Protest Against Coal Exploration
Ellen Lockyer, APRN – Anchorage The Chickaloon Tribe plans a demonstration Thursday against coal exploration in the tribe’s traditional use area. Angela Wade is the environmental program director for the Chickaloon Tribe. She says Usibelli Coal is in the initial stages of building an access road to coal deposits in the vicinity. Usibelli Coal plans to access coal [...]
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Kotzebue Library to Close Doors
Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage The Northwest Arctic Borough Assembly in Kotzebue voted yesterday to discontinue $125,000 in funds for the public library that will force it to close. Leaving the region with no access to a public library. The library is a consortium with the University of Alaska Chukchi campus. The college portion will remain [...]
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