Caribou and reindeer populations have been declining around the circumpolar north.
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Last remaining private bidder from 2021 ANWR lease sale pulls out
Knik Arm Services owner Mark Graber said it no longer felt worth it to hold onto the lease amid the legal battles.
Almost 1 in 5 Alaska state jobs is vacant as agencies struggle to hire, retain employees
The vacancies are slowing services, canceling ferries and could strain the Alaska Permanent Fund.
Only oil company that bid for ANWR tract gives up its lease
Regenerate Alaska, a unit of Australia-based 88 Energy Ltd., relinquished the tract it acquired for over $770,000, federal officials said.
Biden administration goes back to drawing board on oil leasing in Arctic Refuge
The announcement calls for a new study that will be a supplement to the 2019 environmental impact statement conducted by the Trump administration.
Skagway, White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad at impasse over harbor cleanup
Environmental regulators have made themselves clear: Skagway’s harbor is contaminated with lead and zinc near the ore dock.
Alaska agency moves to spend $1.5 million on Arctic Refuge development, setting up clash with Biden administration
The Biden administration has moved to block development in the refuge — and AIDEA’s move could put the two sides on track for a battle in court.
Biden administration puts Arctic refuge leases on ice as it asks for new environmental reviews
The Interior Department has suspended oil and gas leases in ANWR that were issued to Alaska’s state-owned economic development corporation and two smaller companies in the final days of Donald Trump’s presidency.
State-owned corporation considers shuttering Skagway ore terminal, building a new one in Haines
Local officials in Haines see it as an opportunity to upgrade old shipping infrastructure.
Alaska development authority signs land access agreement with Native corporation for Ambler Road project
The land along the road’s route near the highway and the village of Evansville is owned by Doyon, the state’s largest private landowner. The agreement is not a right of way and does not guarantee long-term access to the area by AIDEA or the road project.