Alaska faces growing impacts from climate change, from sea ice loss and thawing permafrost to species die-offs.
Energy & Mining
Hilcorp fined again for deviating from permit at Milne Point
The order says Hilcorp has a track record of regulatory non-compliance that includes more than 60 enforcement actions.
Energy leaders in Anchorage make the case for Alaska LNG pipeline — again
The project has mostly failed to get traction because of its high cost.
Despite decades of warning, looming natural gas shortage threatens to drive up Alaska energy prices
Alaskans will likely have to pay more — maybe even a lot more — in a state that already has some of the highest energy costs in the country.
New report details wide-ranging safety concerns at Valdez Marine Terminal
A new report describes “aging and obsolete” equipment, decreased oversight, and a workplace culture of retaliation, turnover and mismanagement.
A proposed gold mine is reawakening on Mt. Iliamna
Plans to build an underground gold mine at the base of Mt. Iliamna have been in the works since the 1980s.
Alaska’s big shift to renewable energy appears stalled, as future access to natural gas in doubt
Anchorage and the rest of urban Alaska are facing a natural gas supply shortage.
In Rose Garden address, Biden celebrates with Alaskans opposed to Pebble mine
United Tribes of Bristol Bay Executive Director Alannah Hurley was invited to Washington, D.C., to introduce the president.
An EPA proposal to (almost) eliminate climate pollution from power plants
Coal and natural gas-fired power plants would have to dramatically reduce the climate-warming greenhouse gasses they emit under proposed federal rules.
Forest Service extends public comment for Hecla Greens Creek Mine expansion
The agency plans to dedicate more time to hearing concerns about the mine’s potential threat to subsistence activities around Admiralty Island, where it operates.