A group of Alaskans filed a lawsuit in 2020 to force the EPA to rewrite the rules.
Energy & Mining
EPA fines Hecla Greens Creek Mine for mishandling hazardous waste on Admiralty Island
The settlement agreement cited five violations in 2019 at Greens Creek Mine, a silver mine in the Tongass National Forest. Most were related to lead contamination.
Chevak Native Village joins others in federal lawsuit over Donlin Gold permits
There are now six tribes suing in federal court to halt Donlin.
Pebble Mine company to pay shareholders who claim they were duped
Plaintiffs say recorded conversations released in 2020 revealed corporate leaders’ lies, but Northern Dynasty Minerals denies wrongdoing.
America is going through an oil boom — and this time it’s different
Business is pretty good in America’s busiest oil patch. Prices are high enough to turn a profit and then some. But instead of going wild, producers have been aiming for something new: Discipline.
Saudi Arabia’s oil production cut could affect Alaska’s state finances
The Energy Information Administration has raised its estimates for oil prices in the second half of this year and in 2024.