AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoGeothermal Training: A new $150,000 federal award will help train Alaskans to install and maintain ground-source heat pumps, as Juneau’s airport system highlights the technology’s upkeep challenges. Critical Minerals: UAF researchers are part of a $6 million NSF project testing whether microbes and AI can recover valuable minerals from coal waste. Marine Science: Researchers named nine new Gulf of Alaska sponge species this summer, while records show trawlers have hauled up at least 8.8 million pounds of sponges as bycatch over two decades—fueling calls for better-informed habitat protections. Tsunami Preparedness: A new interactive Alaska hazard map gives communities a tool to understand local tsunami risks.
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