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Climate-change relocation of Alaska village at a standstill
2013-11-06 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Alaska Dispatch: An effort to move an eroding Southwest Alaska village that's a poster child for the negative effects of climate change has lurched to a dramatic halt. A state audit has uncovered potential wrongdoing and said the tribe running the multi-million dollar project should repay some $300,000 in state funds. Now, with loads of taxpayer dollars already spent and costly materials sitting unused on the tundra, the 375 people in the village of Newtok are embroiled in a vicious dispute over tribal leadership...
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