U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski holds a field Senate hearing in Unalaska to prompt action on cleaning up contaminated lands the federal government conveyed to Alaska Natives; a new bill in the U.S. Senate aims to curb illegal fishing off the Alaska coast; and the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium takes steps to bring solar panels to rural Alaskans.
Theo Greenly reports from the Aleutians as a Report for America corps member. He got his start in public radio at KCRW in Santa Monica, California, and has produced radio stories and podcasts for stations around the country.