A Canadian mining company is exploring claims near the small town of Pelican on Chichagof Island.
Energy & Mining
It was the deadliest year ever for land and environmental activists
The number of such deaths last year was more than double the figure in 2013.
EPA moves to block Pebble Mine
The EPA announced it will resume the process that could result in blocking the proposed Pebble gold mine.
Biden administration will review Trump’s plan that opened most of the NPR-A to oil development
Last week, the Interior Department directed the Bureau of Land Management to review the NPR-A management plan for compliance with President Biden’s climate goals.
Infrastructure bill could boost ferries, energy projects in Southeast
Participants at a town hall forum discussed Southeast Alaska infrastructure projects — like energy projects and ferry funding — that could become possible with new funding.
Budget bill in Congress could derail ANWR drilling
Democrats in the U.S. House want to use the budget process to reverse the 2017 law requiring oil lease sales in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Alaska’s fastest electric vehicle charging station opens in Cantwell
The new charging station can charge an EV battery in about an hour.
As Juneau’s power company tests disaster plan, some ask why Salmon Creek Dam safety documents are kept secret
Many details — in fact most of the reports dealing with inspections, safety and emergency planning — aren’t freely available to the public.
Feds to resume work on possible Cook Inlet lease sales
Alaska and 12 other states sued the Biden administration in March, arguing the pause on leases bypassed the public process when they hit pause on the sales.
Federal judge reverses Trump environmental approval for major Alaska oil project
U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Gleason, in a 110-page ruling Wednesday, said the Trump administration’s approval of the project under the National Environmental Policy Act was flawed.