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KUAC file photo/North Pole voters will consider two ballot propositions to monitor the city’s water for new contaminants and to replace the oldest part of its water system that’s leaking badly. -
Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection/Local and state officials say they don’t have the capacity to address possible contamination from a fire that burned hazardous waste and materials on a Salcha-area property earlier this summer.
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The month that ended a little over two weeks ago was the warmest July on record in the area now known as the Fairbanks North Star Borough. This, despite what many may recall as fairly normal July. -
A new solar-energy project in Galena promises to help the Yukon River community reduce its dependence on expensive diesel-fired power generation. Tribal officials worked with the city and school district to complete the project. And they’re now considering building a bigger solar-energy facility.
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Researchers who’ve been studying indoor air pollution caused by radon and other gases want to expand their survey area in Fairbanks. And they’re encouraging residents to help out with the project sensors placed in their homes that will monitor for the presence of those gases.
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The Army Corps of Engineers hopes to start next month on the decommissioning and dismantling of a long-mothballed 1960s-era nuclear power plant on Fort Greely. The project has been on hold for the last year due to a protest filed by an unsuccessful project bidder.
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A Fairbanks-based environmental group will hold a rally this afternoon just before Golden Valley Electric Association’s annual meeting at Lathrop High School’s Hering Auditorium. The Fairbanks Climate Action Coalition plans to commend Golden Valley for reducing its greenhouse gas emissions and urge it to do more.
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The community group, Solarize Fairbanks, is trying to get home and business owners to take advantage of discounts and a 30 percent tax break. For the first time, the program is open to anyone in the Fairbanks North Star Borough, and there are some services for the rest of the Interior.
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The Alaska Energy Authority has recommended that the state provide more than $25 million to help develop 27 proposed renewable-energy projects around the state. They include a Golden Valley Electric Association request for funding for meteorological studies around Murphy Dome, where a developer is considering building a large-scale wind farm.
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NewsThe federal Environmental Protection Agency has fined the owner of the Pogo gold mine $600,000 for improperly storing, treating and disposing of nearly 365,000 tons of hazardous materials into the mine near Delta Junction.
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For some reason, people who recreate in public outdoor spaces are disproportionately white. Folks in the UAF Department of Natural Resources & Environment want to learn more about this by hearing from communities of color.
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Fairbanks-based Golden Valley Electric Association is working with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory on a plan to shut down one of the state’s last coal-fired power plants. The utility will replace Healy Unit 2 with wind power to reduce the co-op’s reliance on price-volatile fossil fuels, which generate 90 percent of its electricity. The goal is to stabilize and reduce rates that are among the highest in the country.
