The Wall Street Journal reported last month that buyers in Japan and South Korea aren’t confident in the project, and don’t plan to make investments or sign contracts.
Energy & Mining
Long-awaited Angoon hydro project can proceed, if funding can be found
In late June, the U.S. Forest Service granted a permit for a small-scale hydro plant on Thayer Creek.
Mine project upstream of Haines gets permit for seismic exploration
Environmental groups claimed this summer that the permitting process was rushed.
State appeals federal court ruling that allows ConocoPhillips to keep Willow drilling data secret
In March, a judge determined that a federal law preempts a state law that requires North Slope companies to make data publicly available.
Alaska leaders petition the US Supreme Court for reversal of EPA ban on Pebble Mine
The Dunleavy administration is bypassing lower courts in its attempt to overturn a decision barring permitting of the controversial copper and gold mine.
No new nuclear facilities along vulnerable coasts, Alaska regulators say
You can build a small nuclear reactor in Alaska, but not within 2,700 feet of a house.