It’s not clear how Gov. Bill Walker will respond to a spending plan that doesn’t address Alaska’s longterm state fiscal imbalance.
Energy & Mining
Danger Below? New Properties Hide Abandoned Oil And Gas Wells
Around the country, houses, schools and shopping centers are being built on old oil and gas fields — and hidden underground are millions of abandoned wells that are not monitored for leaks.
How Mendenhall Glacier staff explain climate change
The U.S. Forest Service wants tourists to take in the dramatic views, but also consider why the glacier is shrinking.
Panel digs into BlueCrest fracking plan
“We do not want to impact anyone’s drinking water in any way,” said Larry Burgess, BlueCrest’s health, safety and environmental manager.
Young, Murkowski to do ‘double whammy’ on energy bill
Alaska Congressman Don Young will have a say in drafting the final version of Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s energy modernization bill.
Walker ally resigns from gas line board for state Senate run
In his resignation letter, Democrat Luke Hopkins said the legislature “has utterly failed Alaskans.”
State oil and gas regulators propose record high safety, environmental fines
More than a third of all the penalties imposed since 1976 were logged last year.
Biomass boost: Haines and Hydaburg win renewable heating grants
“You know, we’re not talking about some smoky, old wood stove here. We’re talking about high-tech equipment,” said Daniel Parrent, a program manager at the U.S. Forest Service.
House Speaker hopeful for budget deal within the next week
It was a slow Monday in Juneau, as lawmakers gaveled in for the first day of the special session. Gov. Bill Walker called the legislature back to work after it failed to pass a budget by the end of the regular session last week. They now have thirty days to try again. House Speaker Mike…
BP selling multimillion dollar Anchorage building
In a statement, the company says the sale will “reduce costs and free up capital, allowing BP to focus on its core business.”