The Fairbanks North Star Borough received a $4 million federal grant aimed at reducing fine particulate pollution from wood and coal burning.
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State Senate passes bill adding ‘hunting preserve’ to 8 state wildlife refuge names
The Alaska Senate passed a bill that adds “hunting preserve” to the names of eight state wildlife refuges. The original version of the bill passed by the House last year, clears up boundary discrepancies for numerous state refuges and critical habitat areas.
Can Alaska bison help save permafrost? Russian scientists want to find out
Part of the theory is that herd animals pack down snow, freezing the soil much deeper. Other herd effects may also reduce greenhouse gas production.
Technology helping small communities cut high energy costs, conference organizer says
About 400 people from around Alaska and elsewhere converged on the Westmark Fairbanks Hotel and Conference Center this week to talk about how residents of the state’s rural and remote communities can reduce high energy costs during the 20th Rural Energy Conference.
Killing of 10 Denali wolves sparks debate over increasing protections for the animal
The killing of 10 wolves by a single hunter north of the Denali Highway, has raised new calls for protection of the animals in the Denali National Park region. Photos of an unidentified hunter with an AR-style rifle and a snow machine, surrounded by 10 wolf carcasses have circulated online.
Governor invites Alaska’s export-minded entrepreneurs to join China Trade Mission
Gov. Bill Walker is inviting businesspersons from around the state who are interested in boosting trade with Alaska’s largest international trading partner to come along on a China trade mission to be launched in May.