The attorney general takes issue with agreement provisions, including one that calls for the sale of LNG from the plant at a fixed price
Energy & Mining
Rivers Shut Down Over EPA’s Spill Of 3 Million Gallons Of Toxic Water
Water samples taken after the spill showed lead concentrations that were 3,500 times the levels normally seen in Durango, Colo.
Million-gallon wastewater spill from Colorado mine reaches New Mexico
The EPA says it’s too early to determine health risks, but that they’ve not found any so far.
Unified voice needed for federal response to B.C. mines
Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott says the state will share its knowledge and ask for input on Canadian mines near rivers that flow into Alaska. He wants others with transboundary mine concerns to join forces.
Shell’s Arctic icebreaker returns to Alaska
Shell began drilling the top of a well in the Chukchi Sea last week, but it does not have federal permission from the U.S. Interior Department to drill into oil-bearing rocks unless the Fennica is on site.
One year after environmental disaster, Wrangell residents protest BC mines
“If Wrangell could wrap their heads around not having fish for a whole year, possibly longer, maybe it would really open their eyes,” says Wrangell Tribal Administrator Aaron Angerman says.
Tribes to get voice in state transboundary mine work
State government will formally involve tribal groups in its transboundary mining work. Alaska Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott made that commitment Wednesday while meeting in Juneau with Southeast Native leaders.
Alaska exempt from new federal clean power rules, for now
In the draft rule, Alaska would have had to cut emissions by 26 percent. But the state will not have to comply with new federal mandates.
Construction to start at Brucejack Mine in British Columbia
Construction of another British Columbia mine near a river that flows into Alaska could begin within a month. But it’s a small operation sparking fewer concerns on this side of the border than some other projects.
Shell begins exploratory drilling in the Chukchi Sea
Activists say climate change and the risk of an oil spill make drilling in the Arctic Ocean a dangerous mistake.