Gov. Bill Walker has introduced legislation clarifying the powers of the attorney general when settling litigation related to Alaska’s oil and gas resources.
Energy & Mining
Regulators stand behind Chukchi lease sale
Federal regulators are suggesting that Shell’s disputed oil leases in the Chukchi Sea be left intact.
B.C. mine gets OK to test mill, tailings pond
A new copper and gold mine in Southeast Alaska’s Stikine River watershed is a significant step closer to opening.
‘Gremlins’ partially to blame for Sitka outage
All of Sitka lost power for a little under an hour Wednesday afternoon when a protective relay tripped at the Jarvis St. diesel substation.
As House leadership calls for end to Point Thomson litigation, attorney request extension
Attorneys challenging the Point Thomson settlement have requested more time to prepare a new brief on the case.
Pipeline coordinator still shuttering shop while Obama calls for funding
The current coordinator, Larry Persily, says he’s still shutting down his offices in Anchorage and Washington, D.C.pipl