The Department of Energy says that if the project succeeds, Unalaska would be the first community in the nation completely powered by geothermal energy.
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Aleutian storm season opens big with 120 mph-gusts in Unalaska over the weekend
“It appears this was the strongest storm to affect Alaska during the month of August on record,” said Rick Thoman, who works for the Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy.
Dead whales wash up near Unalaska, but pandemic complicates necropsies
The state pathologist says they will process samples from the two dead whales to confirm things like species and sex, but they likely won’t be able to determine cause of death.
Flight co-op aims to ease Unalaska’s travel woes — but they need a lot more people
The vision is a $10 per month service offering $600 seats on charter flights and protection against delays.
Biologists hope dead sea lion will shed light on endangered Aleutian population
Samples from the dead sea lion were shipped off island to the state pathologist, who will do a full workup
Southeast Alaska airline to relaunch passenger service on former Ravn routes
The airline plans to hire experienced Ravn and PenAir pilots and use aircraft that can fly direct from Anchorage.