Opponents have termed Willow a “carbon bomb.”
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Environmental groups sue over Cook Inlet oil and gas sale
There’s no guarantee oil and gas companies will place bids in next week’s sale.
In victory for commercial fishermen, court orders Cook Inlet fishery to reopen
A district court judge shot down a federal rule that would have closed a large part of Cook Inlet to commercial salmon fishing. Fish and Game said it would reopen the fishery Thursday.
Federal judge reverses Trump environmental approval for major Alaska oil project
U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Gleason, in a 110-page ruling Wednesday, said the Trump administration’s approval of the project under the National Environmental Policy Act was flawed.
Judges block work at ConocoPhillips’ huge Alaska project, casting cloud over ‘North Slope renaissance’
A federal appeals panel has halted work at one of Alaska’s biggest proposed North Slope oil fields, putting dozens of contractors out of work and costing ConocoPhillips, the project’s developer, millions of dollars.
For Tongass projects, critics say environmental rollback could cut the public out of the process
In the Tongass National Forest, this comes at a time when sweeping management changes were already underway.
At White House event, Alaska Gov. Dunleavy lauds Trump deregulation as restoring “American dream”
The event was held on the White House lawn, where a huge crane appeared to be lifting a set of weights out of the back of a pickup truck — a symbol of the Trump administration’s efforts to lift the weight of federal regulations.
Court rules against Klukwan, conservation groups in mine exploration lawsuit
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.
After one year, Feds examine how DOT takeover of environmental reviews is working
There are few areas that could be improved — like one instance where the state should have held a public hearing — and didn’t. And there are questions about having enough staff and allocating the time and money they need for training.
Major oil development planned in NPR-A to get ‘streamlined’ environmental review
The Bureau of Land Management has kicked off the environmental review process for what could be one of Alaska’s biggest future oil developments, in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. The Trump administration wants to make that process go faster. But environmental groups worry a faster review won’t do enough to protect the Arctic wilderness.