Not all rural communities have normal sanitation systems like city sewer and water treatment plants: They rely on septic systems that need to get pumped periodically. And while the Alaska Marine Highway System is closed, pump trucks can’t get to some small towns that rely on them.
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Dramatic ocean changes are coming ‘a couple decades too early,’ scientists say
One researcher says now is a key time for studies on Arctic Ocean conditions, before hotter temperatures from climate change become the new normal.
‘None of us wants to do this’: UAA leaders recommend eliminating degree programs to shrink budget gap
The nine programs recommended for deletion include the university’s bachelor’s degree in theater, master’s degree in anthropology and MFA in creative writing and literary arts.
Anxiety creeps into oil-dependent Alaska as banks step back from Arctic investment
Development in the Arctic is booming as the global climate warms and ice melts. But environmental opposition has come along with it, making some big banks like Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase more reticent about investing.
Newscast – Monday, Feb. 24, 2020
In this newscast: Juneau’s Foodland store was evacuated for a gas leak, warm ocean temperatures are coming faster than scientists thought, AK House Republicans have voted to confirm Rep. Tammie Wilson’s replacement, and Alaska’s geoduck clam fishery remains closed during coronavirus outbreak
Rescuers called yet again to the site of the ‘Into the Wild’ bus
Officials say they rescued five Italian tourists from “the Bus” — that’s the old Fairbanks city bus made infamous by Christopher McCandless.