Federal judge hears case to decide fate of Alaska’s Pebble Mine
Last week, two Alaska Native village corporations urged a federal judge to strike down a sweeping Environmental Protection Agency veto that they say has blocked the development of the long-stalled Pebble Mine project in Bristol
OPINION: Alaska doesn’t need to beg for permission to develop our own land
Start with the land we own outright. The federal government holds most of Alaska, and no amount of complaining changes that. But alongside the federal acreage, the state holds a vast estate of its own, and on that ground the decisions are
Dunleavy Applauds House Passage of Alaska LNG Bill
Gov. Mike Dunleavy praised the Alaska House of Representatives for passing House Bill 381. The 34-5 vote aims to establish a volumetric tax structure for the proposed Alaska liquefied natural gas pipeline
TODAY is the last chance to vote for Chugach Electric Board to balance the wokeness
TODAY is the last chance to vote for Chugach Electric Board to balance the
How Alaska’s gubernatorial candidates plan to defend state sovereignty against fed. overreach
What are Alaska's gubernatorial candidates prepared to do to defend Alaska's sovereignty and protect the state's
OPINION: Alaska legislators are the biggest obstacle to the gasline project
The biggest obstacle to Alaska LNG is the Alaska Legislature and whether they are willing to act before somebody else captures the market we spent decades assuming would still be there waiting for
ELECTION UNDERWAY: Fairbanks climate radicals aim to take control of power grid
An influential coalition of climate extremists is working to take control of Golden Valley Electric Assoc. - the energy cooperative that provides power to roughly 100,000 Fairbanks area
Democrats derail critical Alaska gas pipeline bill
The clock is ticking down on Juneau, and Alaska’s grand energy ambitions are stuck in legislative limbo thanks to the Democrat-controlled
OPINION: Closing the Hilcorp ‘loophole’ is really just government extortion
The Hilcorp tax debate reflects the tension between free enterprise and Alaska government’s growing demand for revenue, compounded by the state’s resistance to cut its own spending and produce structural
OPINION: When lawmakers deter resource developers, Alaskans get squeezed
Alaska’s fiscal stability will not come from squeezing the last drops out of a shrinking sector; it will come from expanding the sector
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