Nathaniel Herz

A thank-you for Northern Journal's first year in business, and a request as it heads into year two.

Also: The pilot in the Halibut Cove float plane-boat faceoff makes her case to a federal judge, and a high-profile hire in the Alaska Senate.

The state will likely have to spend real money to get companies to drill more wells in Cook Inlet. But how much should Alaska invest in petroleum when cheap wind and solar are on the horizon?

A federal agency says it's considering a rewrite to guidelines that shape management plans for Bering Sea and other fisheries. But it has not yet committed to taking action.

Plus: an array of stakeholders weigh in on Anchorage's electric utility's proposal to raise rates, AIDEA pays $500,000 for road data and Dunleavy gets a new press aide.

Graphite is crucial for electrical vehicles, but China controls the global supply. A mine on the Seward Peninsula could help change that — but it's perched above an essential Iñupiaq subsistence area.