To curb Fairbanks pollution, Alaska officials say, the EPA should focus on its wood-stove certifications, while the agency wants additional improvements, including at power plants.
Energy & Mining
ConocoPhillips faces potential fine of $914,000 for Arctic gas leak
The leak at Alpine continued for days before workers got control of it.
Aniak residents shocked by quadrupled power bills
At Aniak’s school, the electricity bill went from around $7,700 to almost $24,000. “All the lights are off. We’re all working in the dark,” Superintendent Madeline Aguillard said.
Alaska Supreme Court considers whether Hilcorp’s financial information should stay secret
The city of Valdez, site of the trans-Alaska pipeline’s marine terminal, wants the public to have information about the private company’s financial wherewithal.
Transboundary Indigenous group declares salmon emergency
The group says Pacific salmon are facing habitat loss and degradation of critical waterways on both sides of the border.
EPA has new rules for oil spill dispersants
A group of Alaskans filed a lawsuit in 2020 to force the EPA to rewrite the rules.
EPA fines Hecla Greens Creek Mine for mishandling hazardous waste on Admiralty Island
The settlement agreement cited five violations in 2019 at Greens Creek Mine, a silver mine in the Tongass National Forest. Most were related to lead contamination.
Chevak Native Village joins others in federal lawsuit over Donlin Gold permits
There are now six tribes suing in federal court to halt Donlin.
Pebble Mine company to pay shareholders who claim they were duped
Plaintiffs say recorded conversations released in 2020 revealed corporate leaders’ lies, but Northern Dynasty Minerals denies wrongdoing.
America is going through an oil boom — and this time it’s different
Business is pretty good in America’s busiest oil patch. Prices are high enough to turn a profit and then some. But instead of going wild, producers have been aiming for something new: Discipline.