With the proposed Donlin Gold Mine appearing like a truer and nearer reality, the City of Bethel is looking at transforming into an organized borough.
Energy & Mining
Falling Oil Prices Hit Levels Not Seen Since 2009
OPEC’s failure to agree on production cuts last Friday has sent prices down further.
BOEM staffers say rush for Arctic study undermined their work
An oceanographer on the study told investigators she had “never worked on an SEIS with such a short timeline in her 26-year career.” A fish biologist “stated that she believed the timeline was ‘so crushed’ that the quality of the SEIS was significantly compromised.”
Expensive state negotiator is out as gas line reshuffle continues
“I somewhat inserted myself into the role that Mr. Boykin was (filling),” Gov. Bill Walker said.
State and oil companies OK another year of LNG pursuit
Project spokesperson Kim Fox called it a milestone in Alaska’s long quest for a natural gas pipeline.
Grounded Russian oil tanker leaks into North Pacific
As it continues to leak, it resurrects a debate on how safety can be improved in a region where a major wildlife corridor overlaps with a busy shipping through-point.
Mount Polley Mine to discharge wastewater
British Columbia’s Mount Polley Mine, which became a poster child for environmental disasters, will soon begin discharging wastewater.
Alaska, British Columbia ink transboundary agreement
Alaska and British Columbia signed a memorandum of understanding Wednesday expected to increase the state’s role in transboundary mine decisions.
New rules may help small energy projects sell to the grid
New rules could make it possible to develop more renewable energy in Alaska, by making it easier for independent projects to sell their power to the grid.
Tulsequah cleanup won’t restart water-treatment plant
Canadian regulators say the Tulsequah Chief Project, near Juneau, has agreed to reduce pollution leaking into a nearby river. But the mine won’t have to restart a shuttered water-treatment plant.