Tag: Nov 2018 Earthquake
Enstar wants permission to raise gas prices to cover $1 million in earthquake repairs
Anchorage natural gas company Enstar is asking state regulators to allow it to bill its customers to recover $1 million in costs from last year's major earthquake.
Debt, anxiety, confusion: a year later, some earthquake victims still recovering
For many of the residents whose property saw the most severe damage, the earthquake has gone from a natural disaster to a financial one.
Alaska Native non-profit sues Texas insurance company over earthquake damage
Cook Inlet Tribal Council says its insurer has acted in bad faith assessing earthquake damage and paying money for repairs.
Builders in Anchorage await a mini-boom from earthquake repairs
As the snow melts, a complete picture of the damage from November's earthquake is emerging, giving the construction industry a sense of optimism about the building season ahead.
Southcentral residents still have until April 30 to file taxes, due to earthquake
Thousands of Alaskans affected by the earthquake that struck Southcentral Alaska Nov. 30 are eligible for an automatic extension for filing their tax returns.
Earthquake Safety | Line One: Your Health Connection
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Months after 7.0 Alaska earthquake, federal disaster assistance process continues
Between Jan. 31 and March 4, FEMA approved more than $4.1 million in disaster assistance aid for more than 1,300 Alaskans, according to the agency.
Trump Administration approves money for earthquake recovery
The move will potentially unlock funds to reimburse for repairs to damaged public infrastructure, schools, as well as individual homeowners.
Updated budget requests would fund earthquake relief, cut school funds
One request includes cutting $20 million for public schools that lawmakers agreed to as part of the budget deal last spring.
Dunleavy requests federal disaster money for earthquake recovery
The step could unlock tens of millions of dollars in disaster relief funds for entities damage during the November 30th quake and continuing aftershocks.Â
Anchorage earthquake put new mapping tool to the test
The Nov. 30 Anchorage earthquake was one of the first big tests of a new computer model aimed at quickly estimating how significant landslides and other ground failures will be following an earthquake.
Price tag for 7.0 earthquake: $76M. So far.
The figure represents just a partial accounting, with more information still being collected ahead of a formal request by the state for federal relief money.
Anchorage schools resume classes post-earthquake, with some students relocated
Anchorage School District classes resumed today after being closed for more than a week following last month's magnitude 7.0 earthquake. While most of the students are in the schools they've attended all year, two schools had to relocate because of significant damage.
Ask an Economist: Earthquake recovery will help economy, but not enough to end recession
Economic activity driven by last month's major earthquake is not going to pull the state out of recession.
A Discussion on Earthquake Recovery | Alaska Insight
Aftershocks from the massive earthquake that struck Anchorage and Southcentral Alaska on Friday morning continued over the weekend, adding stress to the assessment and recovery effort now underway. A lot of that damage was to major transportation corridors.
A week after the Anchorage earthquake, city continues to find damaged homes
Anchorage is still coming to grips with the extent of the damage on buildings and homes following the 7.0 earthquake that struck the region on Nov. 30.
Anchorage Museum archives earthquake with viral memes, Twitter poetry
The Anchorage Museum's historical record of the Nov. 30 quake will include viral memes and verses published via Facebook and Twitter.
Gruening Middle School closed for the rest of the school year due to earthquake damage
The Anchorage School District announced that Gruening Middle School will be closed for the remainder of the school year due to damage sustained during Friday's earthquake.
Enstar still evaluating gas lines following earthquake
The natural gas utility serving the Kenai Peninsula, Anchorage and the Mat-Su Valley called in former employees and extra help from the Lower 48 to inspect homes following a magnitude 7.0 earthquake Nov. 30.
Post-earthquake, air traffic controllers exiled from Anchorage tower used a pickup truck instead
After evacuating the 12-story air traffic control tower at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport following Friday's earthquake, controllers guided planes at the nation’s fifth-busiest cargo hub from the cab of a pickup truck at one end of the north-south runway.