The massive Willow oil project on Alaska’s North Slope can move forward, a federal judge in Anchorage ruled Thursday.
Energy & Mining
State’s draft energy plan highlights familiar Alaska megaprojects, offers vague plans for renewables
The draft lays out some broad intentions to bring more renewable energy to the state. It also calls for the controversial Alaska LNG pipeline.
Federal funding to bring $200M in electrical grid improvements for Alaska’s Railbelt
The project includes a high-voltage submarine cable between the Kenai Peninsula and Anchorage and multiple battery energy storage systems.
At water blessing ceremony, Klukwan residents speak out against planned mine
“I think that we’ve never come out and said we are in opposition to the mine,” Tribal Council President Kimberley Strong said. “I am afraid of this hard rock acid mine and what it will do to us.”
The Donlin Mine project in Southwest Alaska is facing legal challenges over water impacts
The project, located about 145 miles northeast of Bethel, would be one of the biggest open-pit gold mines in the world.
Tesla needs graphite. Alaska has plenty. But mining it raises fears in nearby villages.
While opinions in the nearby Alaska Native villages of Brevig Mission and Teller are mixed, there are significant pockets of opposition, particularly among the area’s tribal leaders.