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2018 Air Quality Conference
The Fairbanks North Star Borough (FNSB) Administration invited air quality experts from a variety of government entities, and industries, as well as members of community groups to share information on health issues, regulatory issues, new technologies, and other concerns. Review the agenda (PDF) for this conference.
Conference Video
- Friday, September 21
- Saturday, September 22
Friday, September 21, 2018
Agenda Item | Presenter / Panel Participants | Presentations |
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Introduction and Welcome | Jim Williams, Chief of Staff, FNSB Karl W. Kassel, Mayor, FNSB
| N/A |
Expectation vs. Reality: the Difference in What We Want and What Is Factual with Air Quality | Wendy Mannan, North Pole Resident, Member-Fairbanks North Star Borough Wood Burners | N/A |
27 Minute Video: "What We Breathe Matters" by Dr. Owen Q. Hanley, MD | Jennifer Gleason Schmidt, RN | YouTube Video |
Exposure to Woodsmoke: A Discussion of the Health Risks and the Burning Practices that Reduce Risk | Dr. Gillian Gawne-Mittelstaedt, MPA, Director, Tribal Healthy Homes Network, Partnership for Air Matters | N/A |
Question and Answer Panel Discussion with AM Panel Speakers | Wendy Mannan Jennifer Gleason Schmidt Dr. Gillian Gawne-Mittelstaedt | N/A |
Woodstove Retrofit Technologies - ESPs and Burn Demo Overview | Nick Czarnecki, Air Quality Division Manager, FNSB Glenn Miller, Transportation Director, FNSB | Burn Demo (PDF) |
Natural Gas Update | Dan Britton, General Manager, Interior Gas Utility | N/A |
Economic Impacts of Air Quality | Jim Dodson, President and CEO, Fairbanks Economic Development Corporation | Economic Impacts of Air Quality (PDF) |
Air Quality Monitoring Update | Barbara Trost, Program Manager, Air Monitoring and Quality Assurance, Division of Air, AK DEC | N/A |
Air Quality Panel Discussion | Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Fairbanks North Star Borough U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | Air Quality Panel Discussion (PDF) |
Saturday, September 22, 2018
Agenda Item | Presenter / Panel Participants | Presentations |
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Welcome | Karl W. Kassel, Mayor, FNSB Bryce Ward, Mayor, City of North Pole Jim Matherly, Mayor, City of Fairbank | N/A |
Instant Polling on Wood Burning/Education Assessment | FNSB Partnered with Information Insights | N/A |
The Economics of Home Heating | Jesse Shadley, North Pole Resident, Member-Fairbanks North Star Borough Wood Burners | The Economics of Home Heating (PDF) |
EPA Update: Moving Forward - The Challenges to Attaining Clean Air | Dan Brown, Fairbanks PM Program Manager, U.S. EPA Region 10 | Moving Forward - The Challenges to Attaining Clean Air (PDF) |
FNSB Air Quality Stakeholders Group: Introduction, Information, and Status Update | Jana Pierce, Information Insights John Davies, Former Borough Assembly Member | N/A |
Stakeholders Group: Instant Polling | N/A | N/A |
Stakeholders: Working Group Breakout | N/A | N/A |
Stakeholders: Summary from Breakout Session | N/A | N/A |