In a new proposed five-year plan for offshore drilling, the Department of the Interior floated the idea of auctioning off leases to oil and gas companies in the inlet in 2026. That’s in addition to 10 lease sales proposed for the Gulf of Mexico.
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Gov. Dunleavy vetoes $10.5M in funds for Alaska Long Trail project
Dunleavy spokesman Jeff Turner said the governor felt many Alaskans had little information about the project.
Abortion rights advocates successfully crashed Anchorage’s Independence Day parade
Organizers said they lined up with the registered groups moving along the street, and no one tried to stop them.
Alaska Democratic Party director arrested, charged with DUI
Kavanaugh, who became the Democratic Party’s director in 2019, has been charged with three misdemeanors, including DUI, criminal mischief and refusing to submit to a chemical test.
Alaska won’t see changes after Supreme Court decision on state powers to prosecute crimes on tribal land
An Anchorage-based Indian law specialist says the decision still marks a major change that turns long-held principles of Indian law upside down.
Health officials say you won’t feel a thing as the state’s largest agency splits in two
State officials say the reorganization will result in two departments that should be more wieldy.
Election deniers are spreading misinformation nationwide. Here are 4 things to know
An NPR investigation found that since the Capitol riot, the election denial movement has moved from the national level to hundreds of grassroots events across the country. Here are four key takeaways.
EPA extends comment period on watershed protections that would block Pebble Mine
The comment period was originally set to end in July. Now it will continue for two more months, to Sept. 6.
US Supreme Court limits historic McGirt ruling
The Muscogee Nation called the ruling an “alarming step backward.”
Juneau group says it has enough signatures to get real estate disclosure repeal on ballot
City election officials have until next Thursday to review the additional signatures and to certify or reject the petition.