Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation

This year’s Alaska fire season is moving toward a record for acres burned. This week’s heavy wildfire smoke in Fairbanks is forecast to persist through the weekend, as several large blazes including the 11,000-acre Minto Lakes fire north of town remain active due to hot, dry weather. That’s raised questions about where the smoke will be next, and how to handle the health risks.

Additional test data has alleviated concern about contamination of two public drinking water wells near where fire-fighting foam residue from Eielson Air…

The investigation of the dumping of firefighting foam residue in gravel pits near Harding Lake and Salcha south of Fairbanks, has turned up unexpected…

The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation has submitted a new fine particulate pollution control plan for the Fairbanks-North Pole area, to the…

A judge has begun deliberation of a lawsuit filed five years ago by the State of Alaska against a former owner of the North Pole Refinery. The state seeks…

A North Pole area environmental remediation company has been approved to incinerate PFAS contaminated soil. As KUAC’s Dan Bross reports, Moose Creek based…

The state has rolled back a stricter PFAS drinking water contamination standard, and suspended development of new regulations for the chemicals. As KUAC’s…

A North Pole lake, and its fish, have tested positive for PFAS chemicals linked to a range of human health problems. As KUAC’s Dan Bross reports, the lake…

The City of North Pole will begin accepting applications next week for area residents who want to connect to the town’s recently expanded water system.…

The state Department of Environmental Conservation has proposed regulating a group of flourinated chemicals collectively known as PFAS, including some…