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Nathaniel Herz

Nathaniel Herz is the publisher of Northern Journal.

There's lots of gas in Cook Inlet. Here's why some companies aren't drilling.

There's lots of gas in Cook Inlet. Here's why some companies aren't drilling.

Leaders of Alaska's biggest gas and electric utilities say they don't want to risk customer money to invest in uncertain drilling efforts, when imported LNG appears reliable and competitively priced.

Nathaniel Herz Nov 29, 2023

Mining exec: Alaska’s pricy, fossil fuel-based power could thwart investment

Mining exec: Alaska’s pricy, fossil fuel-based power could thwart investment

Kinross Gold, whose Fairbanks-area mine employs 700 people, says its Alaska investments have "extremely high" energy costs and carbon emissions compared to other projects in its portfolio.

Nathaniel Herz Nov 18, 2023

U.S. military quietly revokes planned contract for small nuclear plant at Alaska Air Force base

U.S. military quietly revokes planned contract for small nuclear plant at Alaska Air Force base

The military had planned to give a contract for a "micro-reactor" to Silicon Valley firm Oklo — whose chairman, Sam Altman, also led the company behind the ChatGPT artificial intelligence chatbot.

Nathaniel Herz Nov 17, 2023

Monthly premiums for health insurance on the federal marketplace will rise 16% in Alaska next year

Monthly premiums for health insurance on the federal marketplace will rise 16% in Alaska next year

The spike comes after an 18% increase the previous year, which means prices have risen more than one-third in two years. Experts say inflation and booming post-pandemic demand for care are the cause.

Nathaniel Herz Nov 16, 2023

Dissident shareholders ousted the pro-logging board of Yakutat's Indigenous village corporation. Here's what comes next.

Dissident shareholders ousted the pro-logging board of Yakutat's Indigenous village corporation. Here's what comes next.

An interview with Meda DeWitt, a former chair of the Recall Dunleavy campaign who now leads the board of directors of Yak-Tat Kwaan, the village corporation in the Southeast Alaska community.

Nathaniel Herz Nov 12, 2023

Sealaska's chief executive to depart, but company says its strategy will stay the same

Sealaska's chief executive to depart, but company says its strategy will stay the same

Anthony Mallott, who's led the Southeast Alaska regional Native corporation for nearly a decade, is leaving his job, along with another executive, Jaeleen Kookesh.

Nathaniel Herz Nov 10, 2023

Interesting Stuff: More legislators press AG on Cook Inlet gas, a $750,000 settlement and an Aleutian murder mystery

Interesting Stuff: More legislators press AG on Cook Inlet gas, a $750,000 settlement and an Aleutian murder mystery

Also: A state utility regulator wanted to block the Permanent Fund's board chair and a renewable energy advocacy group from weighing in on an Anchorage utility's proposed rate hike.

Nathaniel Herz Nov 9, 2023

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