Region Residents Collaborate To Address Opioids
As the opioid crisis pulses through the nation, Bering Strait Region villages deeply consider what can be done to protect the communities from the [...]
Emergency Water Solutions – Going Beyond the Bottled
During Typhoon Merbok, many Bering Strait Region communities experienced severe flooding. Communities scrambled to protect life and property, but also had another post-disaster problem [...]
2026 Ashley Johnson Barr Day
This week as we track and anxiously await incoming dog teams and mushers, kids enjoy Spring Break and snowmachiners prep their rigs for the [...]
Brownfield Success Story: Site Cleanups and Engagement Efforts in Teller
Beginning in 2024 and continuing into 2025, the Contaminated Sites program made significant progress for site cleanup and visioning in the community of Teller, [...]
Old City Shop, Elim
History: The site was originally owned by the Department of Transportation and was used as a landfill; the residents of Elim also utilized the [...]
White Mountain BIA School – Drum Storage Area
WHITE MOUNTAIN BIA SCHOOL - DRUM STORAGE AREA History: The site is a four-acre drum dump site with diesel contamination that is approximately 1000, [...]
Teller Basketball Court Tank Site
History: The site includes nine large fuel tanks and 1 small propane cylinder. 65.25131/-166.356656 It is located right next to a community basketball tank. [...]
Shishmaref Shoreline Tar Barrel Site
History: There are barrels of tar that have broken open and leaked onto the site. The site was until recently art of a bank [...]
Shishmaref Former Tannery
Shishmaref Former Tannery August 27, 2025 |Brownfields Site History: The Shishmaref Former Tannery was operating under the Shishmaref Native Corporation for many years. As [...]
White Mountain BIA Silver Tanks
White Mountain BIA Silver Tanks Site August 27th, 2025 |Brownfields Site History: The White Mountain BIA Silver Tanks site is located along the airport [...]