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University of Alaska Fairbanks researchers will partner with Galena residents on a Yukon River hydroelectric project.
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The Pentagon may move ahead this summer on a proposal to build a small self-contained nuclear power plant on Eielson Air Force Base. A senior Air Force official updated state lawmakers on the project last week.
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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.
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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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Federal officials have selected a contractor to install and operate a small self-contained nuclear power plant at Eielson Air Force Base. The contract is subject to clearing regulatory hurdles, but if all goes according to plan, the microreactor will be up and running within five years.
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The company that owns the Pogo gold mine north of Delta Junction is seeking to renew a state permit that allows it to discharge processed waste into a nearby river.
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The decommissioning of an old nuclear power plant at Fort Greely can move forward now that the federal agency overseeing the project has resolved a contract dispute that delayed work for more than a year.
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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.
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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.