Alaska villages face soaring energy costs as GOP debate threatens clean energy tax credits

Alaska villages face soaring energy costs as GOP debate threatens clean energy tax credits

As Republicans in Congress battle over the future of clean energy tax credits, rural Alaskan communities like Noatak fear losing critical financial lifelines that help power their homes and reduce sky-high energy bills.Catie Edmondson reports for The New York Times.In short:Noatak, Alaska, relies on costly diesel flown in twice a month, leading to some of the nation’s highest electricity prices, often exceeding $250 monthly for small homes.Clean…

Repeal or not? Trump intra-party dispute over US clean energy tax credits turns ugly

Congressional Republicans split on whether to take a 'scalpel' or 'sledgehammer' to law driving renewables as President hunts for budget cuts

Project Nunapet Brings Connectivity to Alaskan Tribal Communities

In a significant development for rural Alaska, Old Harbor Native Corporation and Alaska Communications are partnering to bring digital connectivity to tribal communities on Kodiak Island through an initiative called Project Nunapet. This groundbreaking initiative will establish a 155-mile subsea fiber optic cable system connecting Alaska Communications’ fiber landing station in Homer to Kodiak Island, where approximately 13,000 people reside, wi…

Episode 104: Saving Clean Energy Tax Credits: Inside the Inflation Reduction Act Fight

CCL staffers Dana Nuccitelli and Elissa Tennant Episode 104: Saving Clean Energy Tax Credits: Inside the Inflation Reduction Act Fight Episode Summary: In this episode of Citizens’ Climate Radio, we dive into the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)—the biggest climate legislation in U.S. history—and the urgent effort underway to protect its clean energy tax credits. CCL’s Content Marketing Manager Elissa Tennant joins CCL’s Research Manager Dana Nucci…