Last week, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Regional Director Givey Kochanowski and Public Affairs Officer John Callahan met with dozens of lawmakers in Juneau.
Energy & Mining
Demolition of Seward coal terminal will likely mark a permanent end to Alaska coal exports
At its peak in 2011, Alaska exported 1.1 million tons of coal — or 18 ships’ worth — annually.
40 years in the making, Angoon hydroelectric project wins $27M in federal funding
Angoon’s 500 residents have long relied on diesel for power, paying somewhere between four and eight times more for electricity than the national average.
Alaska tribes accuse Canada of human rights violations, request international hearing on mining
The tribes submitted a brief on Feb. 19 to the Inter-American Commission for Human Rights accusing Canada of violating their human rights, including their right to a healthy environment.
Unalaska pulls plug on Makushin geothermal project
Council members had lost confidence that the project would be completed on a reasonable timeline.
Federal appeals court revokes Obama-era ban on coal leasing
Even as demand for coal has slumped nationwide, mining companies have pushed federal land managers to open up more land for exploration.