If the objection letters are any indication, several agencies and groups are still not content for different reasons.
Alaska's Energy Desk
Walrus return to Point Lay — but this year, they’re late
About a thousand walruses are hauled out on a barrier island near the village of Point Lay, about 180 miles southwest of Barrow. This year marks the eighth time in a decade that large numbers of walruses have crowded onto land in the area.
Conoco aims to up North Slope production with new drilling rig
ConocoPhillips Alaska announced it is building a new drilling rig that will more than double the area it can develop from a single drill site.
In Asia, Walker’s gasline team gets audience but no deals
The governor’s Asia trip came as the state’s lead partners are backing out of the Alaska LNG megaproject the state is preparing to take over.
Ask a Climatologist: Long temperature streak ends
For the first time since February, the statewide temperature index for Alaska dipped below normal earlier this week.
Fishermen, state, in flux after circuit court overturns state control of Cook Inlet salmon
Federal fisheries oversight required in some busy Alaska salmon fisheries
New satellite-based technology aims to crack down on illegal fishing
Global Fishing Watch — a project developed by Google, Oceana, and SkyTruth — hopes to help everyone track the movement of commercial fishing vessels around the world.
Homer Electric makes bid to deregulate in upcoming vote
Residents across the Kenai Peninsula will soon vote on whether Homer Electric Association can operate without rate oversight from the Regulatory Commission of Alaska.
State calls a truce in Prudhoe Bay dispute
The Department of Natural Resources has approved the latest development plan for Prudhoe Bay, ending a stand-off that raised fears the Walker administration was threatening the leases at the site — potentially disrupting production at the state’s largest oil field.
Alaskans weigh in on this year’s smaller dividend check
This year’s dividend checks could have been about twice as much, but Walker vetoed half the money appropriated to dividends earlier this year while the state battles a $4 billion deficit. On Thursday, Alaska’s Energy Desk asked Alaskans how they felt about this year’s smaller dividends. Some people already knew to expect a change.