Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017

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Newtok’s disaster declaration is denied
Rachel Waldholz, Alaska’s Energy Desk – Anchorage
President Barack Obama today turned down a request from the western Alaska village of Newtok for a disaster declaration. Newtok applied for relief based on erosion and thawing permafrost that are expected