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Alaska’s fisheries are collapsing. This congresswoman is taking on the industry she says is to blame

Mary Peltola won her election by campaigning on a platform to save the state’s prized fisheries. A powerful fishing lobby is standing in her way.
In tight Alaska House race, Mary Peltola runs 'pro-fish' campaign

In tight Alaska House race, Mary Peltola runs 'pro-fish' campaign

Peltola, the first Alaska Native elected to Congress, has adopted the campaign slogan “pro-fish, pro-family and pro-freedom.”
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How climate change is threatening a key tool for Alaska Natives

How climate change is threatening a key tool for Alaska Natives

Threatened by stronger storms and a melting permafrost, Indigenous Alaskans are grappling with how to keep the power running to their freezers, which store their traditional subsistence foods.
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