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Residents of rural Alaska brace for heat-up in fuel prices

by Emily Schwing

Jul 13, 2022

High gas prices threaten food security as well as people's ability to keep the lights on and protect themselves from the cold.

In rural Alaska, the gas that powers electricity-producing generators is delivered by barge or air. Brevig Mission residents expect prices to climb when the next delivery comes.

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