The project, located about 145 miles northeast of Bethel, would be one of the biggest open-pit gold mines in the world.
Energy & Mining
Tesla needs graphite. Alaska has plenty. But mining it raises fears in nearby villages.
While opinions in the nearby Alaska Native villages of Brevig Mission and Teller are mixed, there are significant pockets of opposition, particularly among the area’s tribal leaders.
A new e-waste program is recycling tons of batteries from rural Alaska
The program collected and recycled over 145,000 pounds of lead-acid batteries from 45 communities last year.
Haaland cancels leases in Alaska’s Arctic Refuge: ‘Climate change is the crisis of our lifetime’
No company was close to drilling in the refuge. Two companies that bought leases during the Trump administration later gave them up.
Contractor selected to build nuclear power plant at Eielson Air Force Base
If all goes according to plan, the microreactor will be up and running within five years.
Peltola, nearing one year in office, touts her support for Willow and other energy projects
As a Democrat running for re-election in an oil-producing state, she’s setting herself apart from the mainstream of her party on energy.
ConocoPhillips says court case is likely do-or-die for Willow Arctic oil project
Willow would be the first large project constructed in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, and ConocoPhillips’ 30-year lease was signed in 1999.
Mat-Su Borough welcomes Alaska’s biggest solar farm
The company is currently looking at building another large solar project on the Kenai Peninsula.
Wall Street Journal: Limited interest in Alaska LNG from Asian buyers
The Wall Street Journal reported last month that buyers in Japan and South Korea aren’t confident in the project, and don’t plan to make investments or sign contracts.
Long-awaited Angoon hydro project can proceed, if funding can be found
In late June, the U.S. Forest Service granted a permit for a small-scale hydro plant on Thayer Creek.