https://alaskapublic.org/news/2018-02-03/in-rural-alaska-looking-inside-the-home-to-reduce-energy-costs
A batch of new energy assessors, who live in Southeast villages, are being trained to spot areas that could be more efficient. Listen now
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https://www.nhpr.org/2024-05-24/visa-program-draws-foreign-teachers-to-a-rural-alaska-school-district-facing-a-staffing-crisis
Teacher retention and recruitment is difficult and some schools make use of J-1 Visas to recruit teachers from outside the U.S. In one rural school district in...
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https://akruralenergy.org/
Join communities and experts on October 2-4, 2024 in Fairbanks to discuss energy projects, ideas, and solutions for rural Alaska.
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https://alaskapublic.org/top-stories/2022-07-27/in-rural-alaska-communities-contemplate-a-double-whammy-from-high-fuel-costs
Annual fuel deliveries are arriving with prices near record highs, crimping the budgets of small towns and villages with no road access.
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https://alaskapublic.org/2019/11/07/as-the-arctic-climate-changes-so-does-outdoor-gardening-what-is-the-future-of-agriculture-in-the-rural-alaska/
As winter approaches, farmers and gardeners make plans for spring crops. Climate change effects on the growing season in Alaska means new opportunities and...
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https://www.wfae.org/united-states-world/2025-03-04/rural-schools-in-alaska-are-crumbling-the-state-is-the-likely-culprit
Rural school districts depend on the state to fund construction and maintenance projects. But over the past 25 years, Alaska lawmakers have ignored hundreds of...
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https://www.culturalsurvival.org/publications/cultural-survival-quarterly/subsistence-economies-rural-alaska
Since 1980, federal law has protected subsistence uses by "rural" Alaska residents. The rural language in ANILCA was a political compromise primarily intended...
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https://alaskapublic.org/shows/programs/alaskainsight/episodes/resources-for-rural-child-care-alaska-insight-bbktuu
What do rural child care providers need to succeed?
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https://www.acponline.org/cme-moc/online-learning-center/alaska-tribal-health-system-a-model-for-rural-healthcare
In rural areas around the world healthcare is challenging. Resources and clinicians are scarce and access is taxing, even with the growth of virtual...
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https://alaskapublic.org/programs/alaska-economic-report/2026-01-29/rural-alaska-grocer-tests-new-fresh-produce-program
Fresh fruits and vegetables now arrive to stores in rural Alaska the next day.
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https://alaskapublic.org/news/2012-10-18/usda-grants-for-water-and-wastewater-projects-in-rural-alaska
The federal government is funding water quality projects in more than a dozen rural villages in Alaska.
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https://www.propublica.org/article/alaska-education-rural-school-districts-ownership
Nov 24, 2025 - Rural school district superintendents are trying to “find the best, most optimal use of very lean resources.” Taking on the state’s unmaintained...
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https://alaskapublic.org/news/2014-10-11/begich-campaign-believes-race-comes-down-to-rural-alaska
Just weeks before voters decide the future make up of the U.S. Senate, Bethel residents heard what might be the start of the final push by the incumbent...
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https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/charts/84?state=VA
Stacked bar chart showing the age composition of the nonmetropolitan American Indian/Alaska Native population compared to the nonmetro population as a whole....
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https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/transportation/how-amazon-delivers-to-customers-in-rural-alaska
See how Amazon Delivery Service Partners have cut delivery times from weeks to days via our first-ever site in Anchorage.
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