Environment
KCHU Coffee Break with Jeremy O’Neil and Mark Detter
On Wednesday, January 22nd, Shane’s guests on KCHU’s Coffee Break were Valdez Mayor Jeremy O’Neil and City Manager, Mark Detter. You can listen to the entire hour here.
CNA Courses at PWSC
PWSC is offering Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) courses in both Cordova and Valdez this spring! Both CNA courses begin January 13, so register now! In Cordova: Register by 1/8. Classes will be held Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays from 1/13 through 3/28. Students with questions should contact the Cordova Extension Site […]
Cordova Bird Count
Cordova Christmas Bird Count 14 December Cordova’s 48th annual Christmas Bird Count will take place on Saturday, December 14. Meet at 8 AM at the Cordova Center’s education room by the library to get your route assignment. Beginner birders are welcome! If you have a feeder and want to record birds […]
Warm Ocean Delays Sea Ice-AP
All photos by John Guillote via AP, link to photo info is at the bottom of the page. ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. research vessel Sikuliaq can break through ice as thick as 2.5 feet (0.76 meters). In the Chukchi Sea northwest of Alaska this month, which should be […]
State’s Largest Solar Farm Opens-AP
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska company has opened the state’s largest solar farm with expectations of generating enough electricity to power about 200 homes, officials said. Renewable IPP officially opened the 1.2-megawatt facility near Willow Nov. 15, The Alaska Journal of Commerce reported Monday. The facility is expected to […]
Legislative Town Hall in Valdez 11/21-CANCELLED
UPDATE 11/20-CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER/ROAD CONDITIONS
PWS Residents Oppose Katalla & Controller Bay Project-KCHU Audio
The end of the comment period for oil and gas exploration near Katalla and Controller Bay in the Gulf of Alaska is rapidly approaching, and the project has many opponents. Their shared message is consistent: the land and the wildlife is more valuable than the resourses that may lie beneath. […]
Gulf of Alaska Oil & Gas Exploration
Deadline for Public Comment 11/4 On August 2nd, 2019 The Alaska Department of Natural Resources Division of Oil and Gas released a document entitled Gulf of Alaska Oil and Gas Exploration License Preliminary Written Finding of Director in regards to Katalla and Controller Bay in the Gulf of Alaska. The […]
Qilak LNG-Exxon Partner-AP
LNG to be Shipped on Ice-breaking Tankers from Point Thompson to Asian Markets KOTZEBUE, Alaska (AP) — A new company plans to partner with Exxon to ship liquefied natural gas from Alaska’s North Slope to Asian markets, officials said. Former Republican Alaska Lt. Governor Mead Treadwell is the CEO of […]
