Alaska residents fear rising energy costs as Trump seeks to drill

September 15, 2025

WASHINGTON – For people living in tiny fishing towns in Alaska, boosting wind and solar power would help lower exorbitant electricity prices, but this solution to high costs is under threat now that the government is cutting federal funding for renewable energy.

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