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How far can $25 million go to relocate a community that’s disappearing into Alaska’s melting permafrost?

18 Jan 2023
Newtok, Alaska, United States
A recent Interior Department grant aims to help residents in Newtok move to higher ground, but it’s just a sliver of what’s needed.
High Country News / Mike Brubaker
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