Gas line leak fixed in Shishmaref; cleanup will continue in the spring

A gasoline sheen along the Shishmaref shoreline. (Photo: Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation)
A leaking gas line in Shishmaref has finally been fixed about a year and half after a village public safety officer first discovered an oily sheen along the northern coast of Sarichef Island. Officials with the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) said the leak came from a tank farm fuel line owned by the Shishmaref Native Store.
While responders from the DEC and U.S. C