Mountains to ocean: A dispatch from Canadian coal country
Here's how piles of coal in Vancouver harbor connect back to a multinational mining company with operations in Alaska.
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Amid cold snap, equipment failure stresses Alaska's natural gas delivery system
I interviewed the president of Enstar, which runs urban Alaska's gas utility, about problems with a storage facility and how they connect to long-term energy challenges facing the region.
Political pressure builds as state-led Alaska LNG project goes another year without a deal
GOP Gov. Mike Dunleavy is asking legislators to spend another $4.5 million on marketing and development of the huge LNG project. But lawmakers sound increasingly skeptical.
Alaska senator vows to kill renewables bill as energy debate heats up in Juneau
Republican state Sen. Jesse Bjorkman says a bill in his committee that sets green power targets for electric utilities is "going nowhere." But lobbyists are lining up to push it forward.
Peter Pan's King Cove plant will stay closed this winter as fishing industry turmoil spreads
“It's one of the most difficult days of my life,” said Rodger May, one of the company’s owners and a longtime player in Alaska’s seafood industry.
Washington conservation group proposes listing Alaska king salmon under Endangered Species Act
The chinook are threatened by climate change and competition from hatchery-raised fish, and existing state and federal management are failing to stem their decline, says the Wild Fish Conservancy.
As ConocoPhillips' Willow project advances, two local governments have withdrawn their criticism
The tribal and city councils in Nuiqsut withdrew their support for a joint letter they sent last year blasting the “endless expansion of oil development and the complete encirclement of our village."