Alaska’s capital budget this year includes $7.3 million to plan the construction of an Arctic road system.
Elizabeth Harball, Alaska's Energy Desk
Walker lends support to Trump in lawsuit over Arctic drilling
Gov. Bill Walker’s administration filed a motion to intervene in support of President Trump in a lawsuit over whether he can reverse President Obama’s Arctic drilling ban.
Feds move forward with review of Hilcorp’s Arctic drilling plans
The federal government is moving forward with its review of Hilcorp’s proposal to drill offshore for oil in the Arctic.
There’s a new Arctic drilling battle brewing…and it’s not in ANWR
A series of promising oil discoveries and a recent move by the Trump administration mean the vast, remote National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska is about to get a lot more controversial.
North Slope well leak estimated at over 7,000 gallons
The state reports that over 7,000 gallons of oil leaked from a North Slope well owned by Caelus Energy.
Trump administration signals it could open more of the Arctic to drilling
The Bureau of Land Management announced Monday that it will consider allowing oil development in parts of the National Petroleum Reserve on Alaska’s North Slope that are currently protected.