Residents in Unalaska are shifting their hunting, fishing, and berry-picking behaviors in response to contamination from Formerly Used Defense Sites. Project Manager Faith Green talked to KUCB public radio about the result's of ISER's subsistence survey in Unalaska. Read the full story below:
Unalaskans change subsistence food practices due to WWII contamination
Residents reported changing where they pick berries and plants, and where they hunt birds and fish. Some have stopped harvesting salmon and marine invertebrates entirely.
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November 14, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Residents in Unalaska are shifting their hunting, fishing, and berry-picking behaviors in response to contamination from Formerly Used Defense Sites. Project Manager Faith Green talked to KUCB public radio about the result's of ISER's subsistence survey in Unalaska. Read the full story below:
The report doesn’t reflect this year’s tariffs, but it does note that the U.S. has been losing ground in global seafood markets for years.
(From KUCB - Unalaska)
(From KUCB - Unalaska)
Alaska commercial fishing jobs have fallen to a record low, report says
New data shows the industry has lost more than a third of harvesting jobs over the past decade.
www.ktoo.org
November 7, 2025 at 11:26 PM
The report doesn’t reflect this year’s tariffs, but it does note that the U.S. has been losing ground in global seafood markets for years.
(From KUCB - Unalaska)
(From KUCB - Unalaska)
It’s not the first time an agreement like this has been approved for the road, which would connect two eastern Aleutian communities. But according to local leaders, there’s one important difference this time around.
(From KUCB - Unalaska)
(From KUCB - Unalaska)
King Cove officials say new land swap agreement brings them closer than ever to building a road to Cold Bay
Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum announced a land exchange agreement Thursday with King Cove's Native corporation, making way for the controversial construction of what many consider…
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October 27, 2025 at 7:27 PM
It’s not the first time an agreement like this has been approved for the road, which would connect two eastern Aleutian communities. But according to local leaders, there’s one important difference this time around.
(From KUCB - Unalaska)
(From KUCB - Unalaska)
The Pribilofs are some of the most remote communities in the nation, and freight can be logistically difficult, expensive and unreliable.
(From KUCB - Unalaska)
(From KUCB - Unalaska)
In Alaska's most remote villages, 1 missed plane can mean bare grocery shelves
Some communities are turning to gardens and greenhouses to protect against shortages.
www.ktoo.org
October 21, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The Pribilofs are some of the most remote communities in the nation, and freight can be logistically difficult, expensive and unreliable.
(From KUCB - Unalaska)
(From KUCB - Unalaska)
stop i hate needles so kucb ew ew stop ew ew EW EWW EW
October 11, 2025 at 3:10 AM
stop i hate needles so kucb ew ew stop ew ew EW EWW EW
Fish and Game set the cap at 9.3 million pounds. That’s a low number compared to historic levels. In 1991, crabbers harvested more than 320 million pounds of snow crab.
(From KUCB - Unalaska)
(From KUCB - Unalaska)
Alaska crab fishery shows signs of recovery after massive crash
Bering Sea crabbers will see a boost in catch limits this season, after years of cancellations and small harvests due to low snow and king crab stocks.
www.ktoo.org
October 8, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Fish and Game set the cap at 9.3 million pounds. That’s a low number compared to historic levels. In 1991, crabbers harvested more than 320 million pounds of snow crab.
(From KUCB - Unalaska)
(From KUCB - Unalaska)
After a six-week trial and about three days of deliberation at a Kent, Washington courthouse, jurors found Peninsula Aviation Services, Inc. liable for the death of David Oltman of Washington.
(From KUCB - Unalaska)
(From KUCB - Unalaska)
Six years after fatal Unalaska plane crash, jury finds PenAir liable for nearly $17 million
A Washington state jury awarded $16.9 million to the family of a man who died in a 2019 airplane crash on Unalaska's runway.
www.ktoo.org
October 7, 2025 at 7:39 PM
After a six-week trial and about three days of deliberation at a Kent, Washington courthouse, jurors found Peninsula Aviation Services, Inc. liable for the death of David Oltman of Washington.
(From KUCB - Unalaska)
(From KUCB - Unalaska)
A Washington state jury awarded $16.9 million to the family of a man who died in a 2019 airplane crash on Unalaska’s runway. (via KUCB) www.adn.com/alaska-news/...
6 years after fatal Unalaska plane crash, jury finds PenAir liable for nearly $17 million
The law firm representing the man who died said the case marks the nation’s first fatal commercial airline crash trial in more than 25 years.
www.adn.com
October 7, 2025 at 5:46 PM
A Washington state jury awarded $16.9 million to the family of a man who died in a 2019 airplane crash on Unalaska’s runway. (via KUCB) www.adn.com/alaska-news/...
Tiny public radio station KUCB in Unalaska basks in love from afar. It and 13 other small public radio stations in Alaska finally catch a break. alaskapublic.org/news/politic...
14 small public broadcasting stations in Alaska catch a break
Months after losing federal money, the Interior Department steps forward with a one-year reprieve. Meanwhile, stations like KUCB in Unalaska are basking in love from afar.
alaskapublic.org
October 2, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Tiny public radio station KUCB in Unalaska basks in love from afar. It and 13 other small public radio stations in Alaska finally catch a break. alaskapublic.org/news/politic...
Cars are not going away soon. ICEs pollute heavily. EVs also pollute, but kucb less. Car enthusiasts buy cars that go fast. Making EVs outperform ICEs is a fantastic way to get enthusiasts (and therefore everyone else) to switch. Most people will not buy EVs that are top speed, but they will switch.
September 24, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Cars are not going away soon. ICEs pollute heavily. EVs also pollute, but kucb less. Car enthusiasts buy cars that go fast. Making EVs outperform ICEs is a fantastic way to get enthusiasts (and therefore everyone else) to switch. Most people will not buy EVs that are top speed, but they will switch.
Did a 4-month stint at KUCB in 2015. Best summer of my life!
September 12, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Did a 4-month stint at KUCB in 2015. Best summer of my life!
Ha, oof. I don't know if I knew you lived (and worked, I assume) out there? (I'm wearing my KUCB hoodie right now!)
September 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Ha, oof. I don't know if I knew you lived (and worked, I assume) out there? (I'm wearing my KUCB hoodie right now!)
The Tustumena is more than just a ferry: it’s a lifeline for Aleutian communities. A $350 ferry ticket is often the only way people in the Aleutians can afford to travel out of their communities.
(From KUCB - Unalaska)
(From KUCB - Unalaska)
'We got a tired Tustumena': State to open bids for long-awaited ferry replacement
The Alaska Marine Highway's director says a requirement to buy American-made parts has been a major stumbling block.
www.ktoo.org
September 4, 2025 at 6:53 PM
The Tustumena is more than just a ferry: it’s a lifeline for Aleutian communities. A $350 ferry ticket is often the only way people in the Aleutians can afford to travel out of their communities.
(From KUCB - Unalaska)
(From KUCB - Unalaska)
I FRIGGING LOVE MY PARTNE TOS KUCB I LVOE THEM SO MUCH I LVOETHME A LTI ZKWBKRZK GUYS I LOVEVVEVEVVEVE E THEM SOMJVH
September 2, 2025 at 5:32 AM
I FRIGGING LOVE MY PARTNE TOS KUCB I LVOE THEM SO MUCH I LVOETHME A LTI ZKWBKRZK GUYS I LOVEVVEVEVVEVE E THEM SOMJVH
"Residents of Unalaska, Alaska, hopped into their cars and tuned to KUCB, the only local station on the island, to listen for live updates as they drove uphill and away from danger.
The next day, the Senate [cancelled]... funding" www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...
The next day, the Senate [cancelled]... funding" www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...
Public Broadcast Cuts Hit Rural Areas, Revealing a Political Shift
www.nytimes.com
August 30, 2025 at 5:20 PM
"Residents of Unalaska, Alaska, hopped into their cars and tuned to KUCB, the only local station on the island, to listen for live updates as they drove uphill and away from danger.
The next day, the Senate [cancelled]... funding" www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...
The next day, the Senate [cancelled]... funding" www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...
Letting journalists use the word “liberal” to describe only one half of an ostensibly liberal democratic system was a mistake with enormous consequences. Ironically, here those consequences befall journalism.
August 29, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Letting journalists use the word “liberal” to describe only one half of an ostensibly liberal democratic system was a mistake with enormous consequences. Ironically, here those consequences befall journalism.
“residents said radios here were constantly tuned to KUCB, which brings them local news and emergency alerts as well as City Council meetings, high school basketball games and public health programs on topics ranging from the seasonal flu to suicide prevention.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...
Public Broadcast Cuts Hit Rural Areas, Revealing a Political Shift
www.nytimes.com
August 29, 2025 at 1:03 AM
“residents said radios here were constantly tuned to KUCB, which brings them local news and emergency alerts as well as City Council meetings, high school basketball games and public health programs on topics ranging from the seasonal flu to suicide prevention.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...
"With KUCB down to just one reporter on the island full time, Ms. Adams said she did not know how the station would continue doing so in the event of a possible tsunami, flood or even volcanic ash fall."
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...
#greysky #emergencymanagement #publicbroadcasting
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...
#greysky #emergencymanagement #publicbroadcasting
Public Broadcast Cuts Hit Rural Areas, Revealing a Political Shift
www.nytimes.com
August 29, 2025 at 12:54 AM
"With KUCB down to just one reporter on the island full time, Ms. Adams said she did not know how the station would continue doing so in the event of a possible tsunami, flood or even volcanic ash fall."
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...
#greysky #emergencymanagement #publicbroadcasting
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...
#greysky #emergencymanagement #publicbroadcasting
I've been donating to KUCB in Unalaska, Alaska because my friend Andy Lusk was a reporter there. Now it has lost $289K in federal funding and its manager doesn't know how it will keep reporting in the event of a tsunami, flood or volcanic ash fall. @mmineiro.bsky.social @haiyun-jiang.bsky.social
"As senators gathered at the Capitol last month to debate legislation to allow President Trump to zero out funding for public broadcasting, a siren and public service message rang out more than 4,000 miles away in this small town in the Aleutian Islands." www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...
Public Broadcast Cuts Hit Rural Areas, Revealing a Political Shift
www.nytimes.com
August 27, 2025 at 1:41 PM
I've been donating to KUCB in Unalaska, Alaska because my friend Andy Lusk was a reporter there. Now it has lost $289K in federal funding and its manager doesn't know how it will keep reporting in the event of a tsunami, flood or volcanic ash fall. @mmineiro.bsky.social @haiyun-jiang.bsky.social
“With KUCB down to just one reporter on the island full time, Ms. Adams said she did not know how the station would continue doing so in the event of a possible tsunami, flood or even volcanic ash fall.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...
Public Broadcast Cuts Hit Rural Areas, Revealing a Political Shift
www.nytimes.com
August 27, 2025 at 2:14 AM
“With KUCB down to just one reporter on the island full time, Ms. Adams said she did not know how the station would continue doing so in the event of a possible tsunami, flood or even volcanic ash fall.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...
I just gave a small donation to KUCB in Alaska (www.kucb.org) because I am so disgusted by the closing of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the defunding of public radio and public television, which listen to and/or watch every day.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...
Public Broadcast Cuts Hit Rural Areas, Revealing a Political Shift
www.nytimes.com
August 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I just gave a small donation to KUCB in Alaska (www.kucb.org) because I am so disgusted by the closing of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the defunding of public radio and public television, which listen to and/or watch every day.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...
Transom Story Workshop alum Theo Greenly was interviewed for @nytimes.com on the funding cuts affecting a rural radio station in Alaska, KUCB. “You’re not just giving up stories about a school bake sale,” he said “We’re necessary.”
August 26, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Transom Story Workshop alum Theo Greenly was interviewed for @nytimes.com on the funding cuts affecting a rural radio station in Alaska, KUCB. “You’re not just giving up stories about a school bake sale,” he said “We’re necessary.”
Cuts to federal public broadcasting funds threaten rural lifelines like Alaska’s KUCB, impacting emergency alerts and local news. The shift exposes deepening political divides over basic public services. Source: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...
Public Broadcast Cuts Hit Rural Areas, Revealing a Political Shift
Threatened by the president with political retribution, Republicans agreed to defund public broadcasting, imperiling a lifeline of communication in rural Alaska.
www.nytimes.com
August 26, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Cuts to federal public broadcasting funds threaten rural lifelines like Alaska’s KUCB, impacting emergency alerts and local news. The shift exposes deepening political divides over basic public services. Source: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...