Chieftain Metals Corp. is trying to reopen the long closed Tulsequah Chief Mine.
Energy & Mining
Obama makes Bristol Bay off-limits for oil, gas development
The president’s announcement is being celebrated in Dillingham.
Rate increase approved for AP&T power customers
APC is expected to revise its rates again next year because when it folds its newly acquired Gustavus Electric into its rate structure.
Forest Service releases review of proposed power line to Kake
The intertie could make cheap hydroelectric power available to the 600 residents of Kake, who rely on costly diesel generators.
900-gallon fuel spill reported in Kake
A year ago, the same facility leaked an estimated 55-hundred gallons of gas into the salt water after a fuel line broke at Kake Tribal’s dock.
Research that could affect Southeast logging, mining unclear on wolf designation
An article published last month in the Journal of Heredity concludes that DNA evidence does not support listing Southeast Alaska wolves as a distinct sub-species for protection under the Endangered Species Act. However, others say the same research supports that distinction.