On the block are old, new and unbuilt projects: the Kuparuk River Unit, which is Alaska’s second-largest oil field; the newer Alpine unit to the west; and the undeveloped Willow prospect in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.
Nat Herz, Alaska Public Media
A new oil boom on Alaska’s North Slope is encircling a village, and residents have raised a red flag
A major proposed North Slope oil project is running into local opposition from residents of the village of Nuiqsut, who are already partially surrounded by development and wary of more.
Utqiaġvik whalers finally land bowhead nearly two months into season
Some veteran whalers say the absence of the marine mammals has been unprecedented, amid record-setting air and water temperatures.
NTSB: Pilot inexperience and unfavorable winds factors in fatal PenAir crash in Unalaska
The NTSB update is a detailed, seven-page statement of facts about the flight and the investigation, with sections on the runway, the flight recorders, the plane and its engines. It does not assign a cause to the crash. That’s expected later.
Dunleavy administration wants to join court case in defense of Hilcorp’s search for Cook Inlet oil
Alaska Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administration is coming to the aid of an oil company’s plans to search for oil in Cook Inlet, in the face of a lawsuit filed by environmental organizations.
Murdoch-funded group gives major boost to initiative to overhaul Alaska’s elections
An organization funded by Rupert Murdoch’s left-leaning daughter-in-law has donated more than a half-million dollars to a campaign to overhaul Alaska’s election laws.