The state Department of Transportation and the local electric utility re-installed scientific instruments to help them predict avalanche risk at their largest research site in town.
Alix Soliman
Climate & Environment Reporter, KTOO
“I write stories that shine a light on environmental problems and solutions. In the words of Rachel Carson, ‘The public must decide whether it wishes to continue on the present road, and it can do so only when in full possession of the facts.’”
When Alix isn’t asking questions, you can find her hiking, climbing or buried in a good book.
Alaska aims to regulate its own hazardous waste
If the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency authorizes the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation’s new hazardous waste program, Alaska will no longer be one of two states without it’s own program.
Juneau Assembly weighs cost of buyout for View Drive residents in flood zone
The Juneau Assembly is hoping to avoid paying a portion of the cost for a federal program that would offer buyouts to residents of the street hardest-hit by Juneau’s annual glacial outburst floods.
Army Corps agrees to pay for HESCO barrier expansion, expedites long-term outburst flood solution
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will pay the full cost to extend and repair Juneau’s temporary levee meant to protect the Mendenhall Valley, and it will expedite its process to choose a long-term solution.
Juneau Hydropower plans to start building Sweetheart Lake hydroelectric facility next year
Juneau’s planning commission approved a conditional use permit for the new utility to start building. The company says it could start offering electricity as early as 2028.
Juneau will pay for part of temporary levee expansion using funds meant for Capital Civic Center
The Assembly approved a reallocation of $5 million dollars from the new arts and culture center to help pay for flood protection.