Energy & Mining

Nov 13 2019
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Dunleavy administration wants to join court case in defense of Hilcorp’s search for Cook Inlet oil

By | Alaska's Energy Desk, Economy, Energy & Mining, Environment, Oceans, Politics, Southwest, State Government, Wildlife

Alaska Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administration is coming to the aid of an oil company’s plans to search for oil in Cook Inlet, in the face of a lawsuit filed by environmental organizations.

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Oct 31 2019
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Alaska’s top environmental watchdog: State is tackling global warming, but ‘it’s not an emergency’

By | Alaska Native Government & Policy, Alaska's Energy Desk, Climate Change, Economy, Energy & Mining, Environment, Politics, State Government

Not long after being sworn in, Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy disbanded the state’s climate change response team. But Jason Brune, Dunleavy’s top environmental regulator, says the administration isn’t ignoring the issue.

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Oct 25 2019
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‘You’re not listening to the science’: Pebble Mine fight aired at US House hearing

By | Economy, Energy & Mining, Environment, Federal Government, Interior, Politics, Science & Tech, Southwest, Western

Alaska Congressman Don Young made it clear he didn’t think much of the hearing. He said he’s neither for nor against the Pebble Mine, but he believes in science-based decision-making.

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