Researchers in Alaska say climate change is shifting the way the state manages resources, including around wildfires. They predict a warmer climate will bring bigger and hotter fires and a higher cost of suppressing those fires.
Low rainfall totals over the past year have left some communities in Southeast, Alaska having to switch from hydropower to diesel which is much more expensive.
Golden Valley Electric and the U.S. EPA have reached a settlement agreement over accusations a troubled coal-fired power plant owned by the rural utility exceeded lawful mercury emissions while operating in 2015 and 2016.
In a new report issued by the Alaska Division of Public Health, researchers in the state identified several negative health effects that Alaskans could see worsen as the Arctic continues to warm.
Alaska officials appointed 20 people to the Climate Action for Alaska Leadership team, a special task-oriented group started in October to address climate change in the state.
