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2021

April 21, 2021 | Eye on the Arctic

Climate change is worsening water scarcity in rural Alaska says study

April 20, 2021 | Alaska Public Media

Arctic research conference to highlight how rural Alaska communities approach energy, climate issues

March 29, 2021 | Advanced Science News

Sponging up oil droplets from Arctic wastewater

March 13, 2021 | Anchorage Daily News

Fires, deteriorating infrastructure and unusually cold weather strain rural Alaska’s already fragile water systems

March 8, 2021 | AP News

Alaska village gets potable water back after 1 month without

February 18, 2021 | The Arctic Sounder

Selawik residents rally after generator failure

February 3, 2021 | Workshop Materials

Tracing the Pandemic through Wastewater Workshop Videos and Presentations Now Online

2020

October 20, 2020 | Alaska Public Media

Without running water, Stebbins improvises sanitation amid COVID-19 outbreak

October 14, 2020 | USA TOday

Could COVID-19 spread to wildlife in the Arctic?

September 15, 2020 | Anchorage Daily News

In rural Alaska, access to water is preventive medicine

June 27, 2020 | The Arctic Sounder

Opinion: Developing sanitation in rural Alaska during a pandemic

February 6, 2020 | E&E News

Army Corps trades Alaska habitat for sewage system fixes

January 2020 | Workshop Announcement

Tenth Annual Water and Sanitation Innovations for the Arctic Workshop: Prioritizing Water and Sanitation Capacity Needs

2017

March 29, 2017 | Alaska Public Media

ANTHC searching for long-term solutions for St. Michael’s frozen water and sewer lines

February 9, 2017 | Alaska Public Media

Alaska’s infrastructure report card probably not going on the fridge

February 7, 2017 | Alaska Public Media

Due to damaged reservoir, St. George Island waits for water delivery

2016

December 22, 2016 | Anchorage Daily News

Congress votes to send millions of dollars to rural Alaska for water infrastructure

September 2016 | Conference Proceedings

Water Innovations for Healthy Arctic Homes (WIHAH) (3.9 MB pdf)

2015

February 2015 | Special Report

Alaskan Water and Sanitation Retrospective 1970-2005 (824 KB pdf)

January 2015 | Discussion

KNBA’s Johanna Eurich discusses rural Alaskan wastewater issues covered during the USARC/CDC 2015 Water and Sanitation Workshop (3:38 minutes; 5.7 MB mp3 audio file)

2013

March 2013 | Witness the Arctic

Alaska’s Rural Water and Sanitation Conundrum

State of Alaska Resource

Healthy Alaskans 2020: 25 Leading Health Indicators

Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation

Alaska’s Water and Sewer Challenge: Multi-Agency Research & Development Project

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