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The state has rolled back a stricter PFAS drinking water contamination standard, and suspended development of new regulations for the chemicals. As KUAC’s…
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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…
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The City of Fairbanks has retained two Lower 48 law firms to advise on how to sue the manufacturers of chemical compounds that have contaminated…
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The state Department of Environmental Conservation has proposed regulating a group of flourinated chemicals collectively known as PFAS, including some…
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PFAS contamination was the focus of a US Senate subcommittee hearing this week. The session brought together government officials, and citizens from a…
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The state has lowered the water contamination threshold for perfuorinated, or PFAS compounds. The manmade chemicals, once commonly used in a variety of…
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Fairbanks International Airport and Eielson Air Force Base no longer use a type of firefighting foam containing a chemical compound that’s contaminated…
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Fairbanks City Councilman David Pruhs has directed staff to draft a plan over the next 90 days on how the city will respond to the growing problem of…
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City and borough officials announced Thursday that another groundwater contamination hotspot has been found in the Fairbanks area, this time around South…
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More than 60 homes around Fairbanks International Airport will be hooked-up to the College Utilities water system this summer, because area residents…