The U.S. Air Force has agreed to pay more than $200 thousand in fines for mismanaging hazardous waste on Shemya Island in the Western Aleutians; access to safe and legal abortions in Alaska will likely remain, but the overturning of Roe v. Wade could open the door to attempts to restrict that access; and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hosts a training for identifying and responding to unexploded ordnance.
Theo Greenly covers the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands for the Alaska Desk from partner stations KUCB in Unalaska, KSDP in Sand Point and KUHB in Saint Paul.