According to the EPA, the Clean Water Act violations by both companies affected arctic wetlands that support wildlife like caribou, ptarmigan and geese.
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State oil and gas regulators propose record high safety, environmental fines
More than a third of all the penalties imposed since 1976 were logged last year.
Permafrost-preserving technology may work better farther north as climate warms
Some 200 big rigs travel the Dalton Highway on an average day to bring supplies to the giant Prudhoe Bay oilfield complex. All that trucking requires regular repair work along the 414-mile mostly gravel road – an ongoing and costly challenge that could become even more if road-building technologies developed to protect permafrost under roadways no longer work.
With record low sea ice, crack forces Navy camp evacuation
The Navy’s exercise was scheduled to wrap up at the end of this week, but Crosby said changes in sea ice caused the camp to close early.
Warmer winters, flooding complicate maintenance of Arctic roadways
Work began early this year on protecting the highway that serves Alaska’s North Slope oilfields from a repeat of last year’s flooding.
Walker says he’ll call special session if Legislature doesn’t approve new revenue
The Department of Revenue released a forecast today showing the state will bring in $800 million dollars less in oil revenue this year and next than the department projected in the fall.
Prudhoe Bay rig count to drop by more than half
BP has announced it will cut the number of drilling rigs operating at Prudhoe Bay, from five to two, as a result of low oil prices.
Prudhoe Bay flowline springs leak, sprays oil
High winds resulted in a spray of natural gas, crude oil and water that covers an area of tundra larger than 20 football fields.
Construction spending expected to increase
Spending on construction projects in Alaska is expected to increase this year according to the University of Alaska’s Institute of Social and Economic Research.
State releases terms of pipeline deal
The terms of the agreement with the North Slope producers and TransCanada have been released.