216 solar panels are expected to power up to 9% of the center’s electricity needs for the year. It’s the state’s largest rooftop solar installation, according to a press release from the city.
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Flood warning cancelled after Saturday’s jökulhlaup releases water into Mendenhall lake and river
National Weather Service says Mendenhall Lake and Mendenhall River water levels crested at 8.62 feet late Sunday, a little earlier than expected and just below minor flood stage
Bears try to move in, Angoon sets boundaries
Furry visitors have kept the residents of Angoon on their toes for the past few weeks. Several bears have made a habit of passing through town.
Forest Service chief makes quiet visit to Tongass National Forest
Sen. Lisa Murkowski recently hosted the U.S. Forest Service’s top official in a visit to Wrangell, Ketchikan and Prince of Wales Island. The delegation met with tribes and talked ‘Roadless Rule’ with the local timber industry
Acosta did right by Alaska, Murkowski and Sullivan say
“I’ve been impressed with his level of attention to the details of his job,” Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Wednesday, two days before Labor Secretary Alex Acosta announced his resignation.
Record warm water likely gave Kuskokwim salmon heart attacks
Never-before-seen temperatures in the Kuskokwim River likely sent salmon into cardiac arrest. Salmon don’t function well past 70 degrees, and the water had pushed just above that limit.