The company hopes to construct a new oil processing facility, up to five drill sites, about 40 miles of permanent roads, a gravel mine and hundreds of miles of pipelines and seasonal ice roads.
Arctic
Trump’s path to ‘energy dominance’ in Alaska has a key opponent: Lawyers
Not long after Trump took office, former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke famously proclaimed “the only path for energy dominance is a path through the great state of Alaska.” Two and a half years into the administration, lawyers have proven to be significant impediments to that path.
Initiative would increase state oil taxes, eliminate tax credits
Oil industry representatives say the initiative would hurt the industry.
Russian nuclear power plant afloat in Arctic causes anxiety across Bering Strait
A Russian barge mounted with nuclear reactors is expected to traverse the Arctic this month. Across the Bering Strait, Alaskans are worried — though one Arctic security expert also sees room for optimism.
Kodiak whale necropsy adds to the growing body of data about 2019 gray whale deaths
According to NOAA, over 180 gray whales have washed up dead along the West Coast so far this year. But each new specimen adds a little more clarity for scientists.
Two worlds that overlap: Richard Glenn sees ANWR drilling as a boon to Iñupiaq communities
Richard Glenn is an inconvenient truth for opponents of drilling in the Arctic Refuge. He presents a challenge to a prevalent narrative in Washington, D.C., that Native people oppose development in the Arctic.