Alaska Native regional corporation Ahtna, Inc. is searching for natural gas to reduce local energy costs and provide jobs. Last week, Ahtna subsidiary Tolsona Oil & Gas Exploration LLC started drilling an exploration well on state land near Glennallen.
Interior
Groups sue to declare Fairbanks air out of compliance
Two Alaska groups want the Environmental Protection Agency to formally declare that Fairbanks is seriously out of compliance with federal air pollution standards.
Fairbanks man escapes from halfway house for second time
Authorities are looking for a halfway house resident who escaped from a van that was transporting him back to the Fairbanks Correctional Center.
Conoco aims to up North Slope production with new drilling rig
ConocoPhillips Alaska announced it is building a new drilling rig that will more than double the area it can develop from a single drill site.
Proposed Donlin Gold Mine runs afoul of the Iditarod dog mushing community
The historic Iditarod Trail took center stage during a meeting held by the Army Corps of Engineers Tuesday on the proposed Donlin Gold mine. The route has been changed, but not far enough to suit some longtime mushers.
To cut costs, UAF merges journalism and communications majors
One of numerous cost saving realignments within the University of Alaska system, the University of Alaska Fairbanks Journalism and Communications departments have merged. Professor Charles Mason said the merger should save money, and shore up the journalism department, which has seen a declining number of majors in recent years.