Yearly Archives: 2016
More than 40,000 Alaskans participate in Home Energy Rebate Program
Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC) today announces the closure of the waitlist to new participants in the Home Energy Rebate program. The closure of the waitlist is effective at 5 p.m. on Friday, March 25, 201
Murkowski Applauds Energy Efficiency Leadership of Rural Communities in Alaska
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today applauded 64 rural communities for being recognized as “Community Efficiency Champions” by the Department of Energy’s Remote Alaska Communities Energy Efficiency Competition (RACEE Competition)
Sen. Murkowski Applauds Energy Efficiency Leadership of Rural Communities in Alaska
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today applauded 64 rural communities for being recognized as “Community Efficiency Champions” by the Department of Energy’s Remote Alaska Communities Energy Efficiency Competition (RACEE Competition).<
Young Secures Alaskan Changes to FAA Reauthorization for Essential Air Service, Part 135 Operators,...
After squaring off before the House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee yesterday on legislation to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration, today Alaska Congressman Don Young secured specific Alaska provisions in the bill to preserve Essential Air Service, protect Alaskan aviation safety assets, and exempt Alaskan air charters and taxis – serving remote communities and villages – from costly user fees
Congressman Young Squares Off Before House Committee Over Essential Air Service, FAA Reauthorization
Standing up for Alaska’s unique aviation interests, today Congressman Don Young squared off before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on proposed legislation to reform the aviation system in the United States – H.R. 4441, the Aviation Innovation Reform and Reauthorization (AIRR) Act. The bill proposes major structural changes for the nation’s air-traffic control system, removing it from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and turning it into a non-profit corporation controlled by a private board.
$32 Million in EPA funds help Northwest and Alaska tribes protect communities’ health, water,...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $32 million in funding for the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (GAP) capacity building grants to tribes and tribal consortia in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington
Ridgeline Terrace 70 new units eases housing crunch in Anchorage
An affordable and energy-efficient housing complex accommodating 70 families in the Mountain View neighborhood of East Anchorage opens today. Ridgeline Terrace is the biggest project Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC) has constructed since 1998.