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The Air Force is asking for public input on a plan to begin work in an area on Eielson Air Force Base where a small nuclear reactor would be located. The so-called microreactor would provide backup electricity and heat for the base.
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Golden Valley Electric Association’s board of directors voted Tuesday to chug along with a proposal to buy a 60-megawatt generator for an estimated $80 million. The 60 megawatt generator is meant to ensure GVEA will have enough electricity to accommodate increasing demand.
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NewsThey’re trying to figure out whether climate change is making swimmer’s itch more common in the places where many locals spend their summer afternoons.
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NewsThe plan would clear forests for a new forage area and improve existing fields to sustain the bison population — and keep them out of local farms.
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The developer of the Alaska LNG project released its first specific public cost estimates Wednesday for the proposed 800-mile pipeline and infrastructure. // As lawmakers consider tax breaks for the proposed LNG pipeline, Fairbanks officials work to secure a spur line into the borough as part of the deal.
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Golden Valley Electric Association said Wednesday that the co-op will soon sharply increase how much it charges members to help pay for fuel to generate electricity.
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NewsThe Interior saw its coldest winter in half a century, but this year’s breakup date was just average.
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NewsThe corporation is working with a Canadian Mining company to start a large exploration drilling project on the land this year.
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The National Weather Service in Fairbanks on Tuesday confirmed what pretty much anyone who’s spent a few winters in the Interior might’ve been thinking: this winter was the city’s coldest on record.
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The Army has quietly scrapped a plan to replace Fort Wainwright’s old coal-fired heat and power plant. Army officials decided in 2022 to replace the nearly 70-year-old facility. But they terminated that plan six months ago to comply with an executive order issued last year by President Donald Trump.
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NewsTheir concerns range from habitat destruction to the loss of subsistence rights.
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NewsThe officials stopped by the University of Alaska Fairbanks power plant, where they praised the Trump administration’s moves to roll back environmental regulations.