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Aug 21 2019
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The Napakiak School fuel storage facility sits 76 feet from the riverbank’s erosion point, along the Kuskokwin River in Alaska, Aug. 16, 2019.

Coast Guard gives school district until Aug. 30 to remove fuel from tanks threatened by Kuskokwim River erosion

By | Climate Change, Community, Education, Environment, Federal Government, Military, Public Safety, Southwest, Western

The Lower Kuskokwim School District’s tanks hold about 36,000 gallons of fuel and are sitting less than 100 feet from the eroding Kuskokwim River bank.

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Aug 10 2019
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A map of the proposed excavation site, waste rock stockpiles and water diffusing system. (From the Application for Waste Management Permit for the Palmer Phase II Exploration Project.)

Conservation groups ask DEC to reconsider Palmer Project permits

By | 2 Alaska, Community, Economy, Energy & Mining, Environment, Southeast

The Palmer Project near Haines received some key permits from the state last month. The project is not a mine yet, but the Constantine Metal Resources company hopes it will be one in the future. Conservation groups say the state hasn’t collected enough information to issue the permits.

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