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#1935: The price of oil and poor air quality

The Tanana River valley near Fairbanks. Photo by Ned Rozell.Established by people like gold miners who had other things on their minds, many Alaska cities, towns, and villages are in places with hidden issues. Fairbanks, for example, is in a valley so windless that air parcels linger there for long periods of time. Add about 100,000 people and their emissions, and that box of air can get stagnant.

In early winter 2008, Fairbanks has had some of the worst air quality ever recorded, according to Jim Conner, an air quality specialist for the Fairbanks North Star Borough.

“We exceeded (federal air quality) standards in October this year for the first time,” Conner said. “It looks like we’ll have twice as many exceedances this year, about 50 (days).”...(more)


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