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Nome hears potential for small-scale nuclear energy

By Peter Loewi Just two weeks after the topic of Nome being powered by a micro-nuclear reactor came up during a meeting with the Governor, Associate Vice Chancellor of Research at the University of...

NOAA administrator visits Nome

By Peter Loewi “I tell people that our agency is here to save the world, and I mean it,” Dr. Rick Spinrad said. The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration visited Nome...

Researchers find even higher algal levels in regional waters

By Diana Haecker After alerting the region to very high levels of harmful algal blooms west of Kotzebue and Gambell two weeks ago, scientist onboard the research vessel Norseman II have found even...

Region has 27 active COVID cases

By Peter Loewi Following last week’s announcement that the United Kingdom had approved Moderna’s “bivalent” COVID vaccine which partially targets the wildtype of the virus and partially targets the...

U.S. Army Corps wants IPOP litigation moved to Alaska

By Megan Gannon The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has requested that its legal dispute with IPOP play out in an Alaska federal court. The Nevada-based outfit IPOP seeks to dredge for gold in the...

NSHC counters monkeypox misinformation

By Peter Loewi Despite continuing to see “a smattering of cases” across the region, as Norton Sound Health Corporation’s Medical Director Dr. Mark Peterson called it, last week’s COVID-19 tribal...

LOCAL RESPONSE— NSHC Office of Environmental Health coordiator Emma Pete analyzes a water sample taken on Tuesday, Aug. 16 at Cape Nome for signs of algal organisms.

Researchers find high concentrations of harmful algae in regional waters

By Diana Haecker Researchers stepping off the research vessel Norseman II in Nome last weekend, brought significant news of having found very high concentrations of a phytoplankton called...

NOME— The Port of Nome expansion figures prominently in the proposed Arctic Commitment Act introduced by Senator Murkowski.

Murkowski introduces sweeping Arctic bill, calling for year-round military presence at Port of Nome, Port Clarence

By Peter Loewi Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski last week introduced to the Senate the Arctic Commitment Act, addressing Arctic security, shipping, and research, among other topics she deemed national...

Region has 23 active COVID cases

By Peter Loewi Alaska remains the state with the highest case rate in the country, an unfortunate distinction since late May. A large portion of the cases are in non-resident tourists who continue...

ENERGY ROUND TABLE— Governor Mike Dunleavy listens to a community discussion on a NJUS report on energy needs, at Old St. Joe’s during his visit to Nome on Friday, August 5.

Governor visits Nome, listens to report on energy

By Peter Loewi Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy was in Nome last Friday for talks with the City of Nome, a listening session about energy with selected community members, a short meeting with Graphite...