by alaskabusiness | Nov 7, 2019 | Engineering, Environmental, News
A new spreadsheet-based calculator, called the Stream Quantification Tool, is steadily being adopted by Army Corps Districts throughout the United States for certain CWA 404 permitting projects to better quantify stream impacts and inform mitigation measures.
by alaskabusiness | Oct 24, 2019 | News, Transportation
LTI, Inc. earned its fourth SmartWay Excellence Award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this fall.
by alaskabusiness | Oct 10, 2019 | Education, Environmental, News, Science
University of Alaska Fairbanks professor emeritus and ecologist Terry Chapin has been named the 2019 recipient of the Volvo Environment Prize.
by Brad Joyal | Aug 5, 2019 | Engineering, Environmental, Magazine, Science
No two environmental site assessments are the same. Each project has specific needs unique to its circumstances. That’s where firms like BGES, INC., Environmental Management Inc., and Shannon & Wilson, Inc. come in.
by alaskabusiness | Jul 30, 2019 | Alaska Native, Architecture, Construction, Energy, Engineering, News
The United States Green Building Council has awarded Sealaska Heritage Institute’s Walter Soboleff Building a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold rating, making it the second structure in Southeast Alaska to win gold status.
by alaskabusiness | Mar 14, 2019 | Energy, Environmental, Monitor, Oil & Gas
BP and the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) announced a three-year strategic commitment to advance technologies and practices to reduce methane emissions from the global oil and gas supply chain.
by alaskabusiness | Feb 21, 2019 | Mining, Monitor
The Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Pebble Project has been released by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). Upon initial review, the Pebble Partnership (PLP) strongly believes it demonstrates that the proposed 20-year mine development plan for the Pebble deposit can be done in an environmentally responsible manner and that it points to a clear path forward for success in permitting the project.
by Tom Barrett | Apr 2, 2018 | Oil & Gas, Transportation
In 2017, Alyeska Pipeline Service Company marked forty years of operating the Trans Alaska Pipeline System.