The federal government has hit pause on preparations for an oil lease sale in Cook Inlet after President Joe Biden signed an executive order indefinitely halting new leases.
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Hilcorp eyes gas exploration near Anchor Point
Hilcorp has requested approval from the Alaska Department of Natural Resources to build an oil-gas combination well and gas-only well in Whiskey Gulch near Anchor Point.
Bernie Sanders got memed at the Inauguration. Now it’s mitten madness.
Alaskans already love their mittens. Are they having their moment everywhere else, too?
Kenai natural gas plant unlikely to harm endangered belugas, report says
Marathon Petroleum is one step closer to reopening the Nikiski plant as an import facility.
Another poor sockeye season predicted for Cook Inlet
Last year’s sockeye run was the lowest since 1971, at 4.36 million fish. Commercial fishermen saw a harvest of 700,000 salmon in 2020, over 1 million short of the preseason projections.
SeaLife Center seals deal on spill response partnership
Locals know the Alaska SeaLife Center as an aquarium. But it’s also the state’s only permanent rescue and rehabilitation facility for marine mammals.