Soaring oil prices have brought Alaska its biggest budget surplus in nearly 20 years
The Aurora M/V, part of the Alaska ferry system, arrives in the port in Whittier, Alaska., along with a debate in Juneau over whether to spend the money on education and infrastructure or save it for the next downturn.
Over the past year, the price for a barrel of Alaska North Slope crude has nearly doubled to $114.93 as of Thursday. Taxes and royalties from
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Crews remove snow from damaged Alaska pipeline oil tanks - Alaska Public MediaContractors are sawing off large blocks of hard-packed snow on top of oil tanks at the Valdez Marine Terminal. Up to 80 contractors wearing respirators are working in shifts to clear snow off the damaged tanks, Alyeska spokesperson Michelle Egan said.
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Alaska air pollution holds clues for other Arctic climates - Alaska Public MediaThis winter, nearly 50 scientists from the U.S. and Europe descended on Fairbanks to study sources of air pollution, how contaminants interact in the city’s cold and dark climate and to come up with best practices for people in the circumpolar north.
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Alaska high court finds Senate district unconstitutional - Alaska Public MediaThe Alaska Supreme Court ruled Friday that a state Senate district pairing part of east Anchorage and the Eagle River area constituted an “unconstitutional political gerrymander.”
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Snow pileup damages Alaska pipeline company’s massive Valdez oil tanksAlyeska has called in backup crews to deal with massive snow loads on top of its oil storage tanks in Valdez, which have damaged infrastructure and vented petroleum vapors to the environment in what state regulators say are violations of the Clean Air Act.
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Crews remove snow from damaged Alaska pipeline oil tanksWorkers at the end point of the trans-Alaska pipeline are using saws to cut up large chunks of snow on top of oil storage tanks so they can shove the chunks off the tanks.
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