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Diesel Fuel Spills at Savoonga Power Plant, Tundra and Sea Unaffected So Far

Savoonga, Alaska, in winter.

Operators at the Savoonga Power Plant are cleaning up between 15 and 20 thousand gallons of diesel fuel after a temporary fix on a fuel line failed over the weekend. On Saturday, Alaska Village Electric Cooperative workers in Savoonga noticed diesel fuel from one of their bulk oil storage tanks overflowing into the secondary containment […]