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The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation incorporated drone use into its operations in 2019 to help streamline survey and inspection efforts. The department currently has about 30 active pilots around the state, and although a majority of drone ventures are conducted in warmer months, winter can be an ideal time for flight proficiency training.
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A small Nikiski water utility is contaminated by the so-called forever chemicals. Toxics researchers are concerned about the response, but regulators and the utility say they're taking the appropriate steps.
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The old ZipMart convenience store in Sterling partially collapsed last week. The building, which sits on a fuel contamination site, is owned by a company that has failed to pay property taxes for decades. Now, the borough is stepping in.
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Kenai’s South Beach is seeing higher-than-normal levels of bacteria, likely due to the abundance of seagulls and fish carcasses on the beach.Laura Eldred…
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A truck carrying crude oil from BlueCrest Energy, near Anchor Point, spilled an estimated 900 gallons of oil in Happy Valley on Tuesday morning, in a…
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The state will test water in Kenai, Ketchikan and Hoonah this summer for bacteria, part of its continuing program to detect waterborne illnesses at…
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A Soldotna construction company has settled with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for $130,000 after an unauthorized injection well was discovered…
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The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation is now accepting public comment on a plan by Hilcorp Alaska LLC to move a jack-up rig to the Tyonek…
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The Kenai City Council on May 6 agreed to allow bacteria sampling at the mouth of the Kenai River again this summer, with some misgivings.The Department…
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The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation has issued a warning about elevated bacteria levels on Kenai's North Beach at the mouth of the river.…