(ANCHORAGE, Alaska) – Improving the safety of Alaskans in rural and remote areas took a significant step forward this week with a $12.4 million SMART Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT). This funding will enable the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) to implement the Scalable Operations and Advanced Remote […]
[perfectpullquote align=”full” bordertop=”false” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=””]Five projects in Alaska have been selected under the Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas (ERA) Program, announced today by Secretary Jennifer Granholm from the 2024 Clean Energy Tribal Summit in Temecula, California. The ERA program aims to improve the resilience, reliability, and affordability of energy systems in communities across the […]
Permafrost — ground that has been permanently frozen for two or more years — makes up a large part of the Earth, around 15% of the Northern Hemisphere. Permafrost is important for the planet’s climate, containing large amounts of biomass stored as methane and carbon dioxide, making tundra soil a carbon sink. However, permafrost’s innate […]
SAN DIEGO—U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested a 16-year-old boy on Sunday who was using a remote-controlled car to transport methamphetamine across the border. On Nov. 17, at about 12:30 a.m., Border Patrol agents observed a person with two duffel bags walking along the secondary border wall ducking in-and-out of the agent’s view. The agent notified […]