A right-of-way agreement gives Nuiqsut’s city and tribal governments and Native corporation authority over 1 million acres to protect caribou habitat from oil impacts.
Energy & Mining
Dunleavy wants quick action by Trump to revoke Biden’s Alaska environmental policies
The governor is arguing for a sweeping executive order lifting restrictions on oil drilling and other development, and he wants an end to support for tribal lands.
Greens Creek Mine seeks approval for mineral exploration on Admiralty Island
The proposed year-long exploration of that land would involve geologic mapping, soil surveys and drilling. They’re looking for minerals like lead, zinc and silver.
Lower prices dim expectations for Alaska oil earnings in coming years, revenue forecast says
The new forecast is more pessimistic about the state’s oil-money prospects over the next few years than was the department’s previous forecast, released in March.
Tribal group appeals Clean Water Act permit for contentious gold dredging project near Nome
A western Alaska tribal consortium has appealed a key permit for a proposed gold dredging project in waters near Nome. Kawerak, a nonprofit that serves some 20 Iñupiaq and Yup’ik tribes in the Bering Strait region, last month asked state regulators for a hearing on a wastewater discharge permit for the project. The permit, a…
Japanese smelting giant pulls out of major Southeast Alaska mining project
The Palmer development, near a glacier above the salmon-bearing Chilkat River, has for years fueled political divisions in the town of Haines. Now it’s getting a new owner, raising questions about the project’s future.