A state corporation is still pushing a massive gas line plan in Alaska. Is it a pipe dream?
A state corporation is in the middle of making another push to get a natural gas pipeline built from the North Slope to the Kenai.
Despite recent drought, one Southeast power provider won’t raise rates — yet
What happens when a region that relies on consistent rainfall to generate electricity is struck by drought?
Lawmakers quiz state regulators on $5.6 billion Hilcorp, BP deal
Corri Feigi who heads the state’s Department of Natural Resources, said BP and Hilcorp would would like the deal to go through by mid-2020. But, it could take longer.
Alaska utility regulators ask Hilcorp, BP for more details on $5.6B deal
The state commission that regulates public utilities asked the companies for more documents about the purchase and sale.
There are plenty of herring to catch in Bristol Bay, but there’s nowhere to sell them
One reason for the decline of the Togiak herring fishery is that roe has become less popular in Japan.
Proposed Nuyakuk Falls hydroproject to test impacts on salmon
The generator would produce an estimated 58,200 megawatt hours a year. That’s more than two-and-a-half times the region’s current energy needs.
A Colorado wildcatter found a huge new North Slope oil field. Now it’s buying up new federal leases in Alaska.
Armstrong Oil and Gas, which found and then sold a massive field on Alaska’s North Slope, just bought up about 1 million acres in oil leases in the National Petroleum Reserve.
The Palmer Project, a mining prospect outside Haines, could transform into a large-scale operation
There’s no mine yet at the Palmer Project site. But a small cadre of scientists live there for half the year, looking for minerals.
Extremely low cod numbers lead feds to close the Gulf of Alaska fishery for the first time
In an unprecedented response to historically low numbers of Pacific cod, the federal cod fishery in the Gulf of Alaska is closing for the 2020 season.
Salmon returns are down in Metlakatla. These junior scientists are discovering possible reasons why.
With warmer conditions, there’s less dissolved oxygen in the water. Salmon can have a tougher chance at survival.
Could Makushin Volcano provide geothermal energy to Unalaska?
The Ounalashka Corp. and Chena Power have formed a company to develop a geothermal project at nearby Makushin Volcano. Unalaska city officials support the new project.
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