Crime & Courts

Mar 18 2019
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Liz Cornejo explains the Palmer Project at a public forum focused on mining and water on Wednesday, April 18, 2018. Cornejo is vice president of community and external affairs for Canadian company Constantine Metal Resources Limited. (Photo by Daysha Eaton, KHNS)

Court rules against Klukwan, conservation groups in mine exploration lawsuit

By | Alaska Native Government & Policy, Crime & Courts, Energy & Mining, Environment, Federal Government, Local Government, Southeast, State Government

A federal court ruled Friday that the Bureau of Land Management does not have to consider future impacts of mine development before approving activities for mineral exploration in the Chilkat Valley.

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Feb 28 2019
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Nuiqsut in June 2018. The village is near a growing number of oil developments in the western Arctic.

North Slope village tribal government sues over ConocoPhillips’ drilling plans

By | Alaska Native Corporations, Alaska Native Government & Policy, Alaska's Energy Desk, Arctic, Crime & Courts, Environment, Federal Government, North Slope

Along with five environmental groups, the Native Village of Nuiqsut is challenging the Bureau of Land Management’s approval of ConocoPhillips’ exploratory drilling program this winter in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.

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Feb 20 2019
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Gov. Mike Dunleavy leaves the House chambers in Juneau after delivering the annual State of the State address to the Alaska Legislature on Jan. 22, 2019.

Where Dunleavy wants to spend more cash: tourism, courts, pensions, oil tax credits

By | Alaska's Energy Desk, Business, Crime & Courts, Economy, Energy & Mining, Politics, State Government, Tourism

Gov. Michael Dunleavy was elected on a pledge to cut the state budget. But his proposal still finds room for budget boosts for a handful of items, from state courts to oil tax credits to a Denali State Park visitors center.

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