Interior

Jan 25 2019
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After struggling for years to clean up its air, Fairbanks still faces contentious wood smoke problem

By | Alaska's Energy Desk, Environment, Federal Government, Health, Interior, Local Government, State Government, Weather

The area has been failing to meet a federal air quality standard since 2009, and this year is the deadline for meeting that standard. But after a decade of struggle, trying to get people to cut back on wood burning is still as contentious as ever.

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Jan 18 2019
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Tongass National Forest

Native corporations maintaining Alaska forests find a carbon credit buyer: oil company BP

By | Alaska Native Corporations, Alaska's Energy Desk, Climate Change, Energy & Mining, Interior, Sealaska, Southcentral, Southeast

At an industry conference held Friday in Anchorage, BP Alaska president Janet Weiss announced the company has developed two carbon credit offset projects with Native corporations Ahtna and Sealaska.

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Jan 18 2019
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Detail written in snow on the PistenBully –Snow Place Like Home.

Military’s remote Alaska radars face a new threat: climate change

By | Climate Change, Federal Government, Interior, Military, Nation & World, North Slope, Western

When radar sites were selected in the 1950s, melting permafrost and coastal erosion weren’t long-term concerns. Now, even as the Defense Department acknowledges the problem of climate change, there are few solutions for how to keep the radars operational.

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