Aug 22 2019
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Trump’s path to ‘energy dominance’ in Alaska has a key opponent: Lawyers

By | Alaska's Energy Desk, Arctic, Energy & Mining, Environment, Federal Government, North Slope, Politics

Not long after Trump took office, former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke famously proclaimed “the only path for energy dominance is a path through the great state of Alaska.” Two and a half years into the administration, lawyers have proven to be significant impediments to that path.

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Aug 21 2019
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The Napakiak School fuel storage facility sits 76 feet from the riverbank’s erosion point, along the Kuskokwin River in Alaska, Aug. 16, 2019.

Coast Guard gives school district until Aug. 30 to remove fuel from tanks threatened by Kuskokwim River erosion

By | Climate Change, Community, Education, Environment, Federal Government, Military, Public Safety, Southwest, Western

The Lower Kuskokwim School District’s tanks hold about 36,000 gallons of fuel and are sitting less than 100 feet from the eroding Kuskokwim River bank.

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Aug 21 2019
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A line of traffic waits for a pilot car to lead drivers through the stretch of the Parks Highway north of Anchorage, where the McKinley Fire is still burning on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019.

Wildfires crimp Alaska’s major transportation corridor, halting tourist operations and delaying groceries

By | Business, Interior, Public Safety, Southcentral, Tourism, Transportation, Weather

Major wildfires in Southcentral Alaska have caused road closures and delays on some of the region’s busiest road corridors, forcing reroutes and long delays for locals, buses filled with tourists and trucks trying to resupply grocery stores.

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