Biden administration delays Trump-era plans to open millions of acres of Alaska federal lands to mining
The decision affects 28 million acres.
Federal regulators order Hilcorp to replace 7-mile pipeline that leaked natural gas into Cook Inlet
The company has a year to replace the subsea pipe, installed in 1965, the agency said in a 12-page order.
Major Anchorage development deal to build a new city health department and a grocery store falls through
The city paid $1 million to settle with the developer and subcontractors for the project off East Tudor Road, but it retains design plans that could support a new development partnership.
Hilcorp shuts down two offshore platforms in Cook Inlet after natural gas leaks from fuel line
The leak was cut off on Saturday, the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation said. The incident occurred in the same 8-inch fuel line as Hilcorp’s natural gas leak in the Inlet in 2017.
New ‘cottages’ near downtown Anchorage seen as one possible solution to city’s housing shortage
The developer believes small redevelopment can be more affordable than large complexes.
Alaska woman named to White House environmental justice council
Vi Waghiyi, who is Sivuqaq Yupik, will serve on a group that will advise the White House on environmental inequities.
Judge throws roadblock into Hilcorp oil exploration in Cook Inlet, citing potential impacts to beluga whales
Conservation groups sued the federal government in 2019 to stop the project.
Head of Anchorage Community Development Authority resigns with letter sharply criticizing the municipality
Andrew Halcro had worked at the agency the agency for five years.
Last-minute Trump administration order targets Alaska polar bear guides
Some Kaktovik residents have expressed concern about tourism impacts to their community, but a polar bear guide asserted the order is based on “false information.”
GCI will outsource call center to Philippines, saying it has been unable to fully staff it
The transition will impact 142 call center jobs in Alaska, but 84 people will be offered employment elsewhere in GCI, a spokeswoman said.
After US and China talks in Alaska, state leaders get their own chance to meet with top US diplomats
Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan indicated that Alaska could be the site of future visits, according to Alaska’s senators.
Top-level diplomacy plays out quietly in downtown Anchorage as US and China envoys meet
The meetings are low-key by design, and Anchorage, a relatively small city coming out of a long winter, offered a meeting spot without a lot of distractions, said Mead Treadwell, a former lieutenant governor.