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In rural Alaska, a village turns to solar and biomass energies to cut diesel and save money
Every year, the Huntington family spent about $7,000 on diesel to heat the cabin during bone-chilling winters, and a few ...
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Crews scramble after heat, dry lightning spark multiple Alaska wildfires
This year's fire season started slowly due to cool and rainy weather, but it roared to life last week with near-record heat ...
A rare severe thunderstorm hit Juneau, Alaska, on Monday
Alaska’s capital city averages a single thunderstorm every two years or so. Juneau is home to about 32,000 people and is ...
Inside Climate News18h
A National Quest for Uranium Comes to Remote Western Alaska, Raising Fears in a Nearby Village
Demand for low-carbon nuclear energy could boost uranium prospects on Alaska’s Seward Peninsula. But residents of the small ...
Here's why Alaska just issued its first heat advisory
The state, which previously issued information about high temperatures using special weather statement, has issued its first ...
Stars Insider on MSN8h
The day the US bought Alaska from Russia
Few realize that Russia established colonies in North America. But it's a fact that in the mid-18th century, Russia had begun ...
Alaska Dispatch News10h
Opinion: Cutting Alaska librarians and literacy programs is a betrayal of our kids
Recent education funding decisions in Alaska have set off alarm bells among those who believe our children and communities deserve better. The veto on increasing education funding has led several ...
Hundreds take to Alaska Highway in memory of cyclist killed last year
Cyclists gathered Monday evening to honour the late Joseph Morrison - a Yukon teacher who was killed in a hit-and-run car ...