As the North Slope has become wetter and warmer, its rivers have been running at record high levels.
Nat Herz, Alaska Public Media
An Anchorage attorney made a fortune fighting Big Oil in Alaska court. Now he’s funding the campaign to raise their taxes.
The initiative targets some of Alaska’s oldest and largest oil fields, and it would levy what Robin Brena’s side estimates as an additional $1 billion in taxes on the state’s biggest producers: BP, ConocoPhillips and ExxonMobil.
Judge revokes order pausing Recall Dunleavy campaign, saying it was issued ‘inadvertently’
Anchorage Superior Court Judge Eric Aarseth issued a new order Wednesday morning, saying the previous one was “inadvertently issued” and revoked.
Nevada prosecutors drop domestic violence charges against former Alaska political consultant
Ben Sparks, a former Republican political consultant in Alaska, was campaign manager for Dan Sullivan when he was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2014.
Agency overseeing BP-Hilcorp deal will hold public hearing, denying companies’ request
The Regulatory Commission of Alaska, which is overseeing Hilcorp’s purchase of BP’s stake in the trans-Alaska pipeline, plans to hold a six-hour public hearing on the deal in February, denying a request by the companies to approve the transaction without one. The commission announced the hearing Jan. 17, saying it had received public comments both…
Federal judge rejects North Slope tribe’s challenge to Conoco drilling program
A judge ruled that an environmental review of ConocoPhillips’ exploration work did not violate federal conservation laws, as the Nuiqsut tribal government and environmental groups alleged.