Quick take: Is global warming driving the Anchorage snowpocalypse? I wanted to know, so I asked two climatologists. The answer: It's complicated.
With leases suspended, Alaska agency wants $6 million more for Arctic Refuge drilling campaign Alaska's economic development agency says it needs the money for next year's permitting, legal support and lease payments — though the Biden administration says the payments aren't due.
Mary Peltola ran a pro-fish, anti-bycatch campaign. Here's what her agenda could look like in Congress. Translating a pro-fish platform into policy reality won’t be easy for Peltola, who will serve in the House minority. But experts say Peltola can still find ways to advance her fish first agenda.
ConocoPhillips loses bid to limit competitor’s access to Alaska’s next big oil project Australia-based Santos got a permit from the state to access its new Pikka development by crossing Conoco's roads. After losing an appeal last week, Conoco could now take its case to court.
"Stalemate:" Prepare to wait weeks, or even months, before Alaska's House forms a majority. Key decisions, like schools spending and the size of Alaska's oil-wealth checks, hang in the balance as lawmakers delay decisions until the result of a lawsuit challenging a Republican's eligibility.
Biden administration delays release of new Arctic Refuge drilling environmental review The release, originally planned by the end of November, won't happen until the second quarter of next year.
Under attack on many fronts, AIDEA now faces a leadership void. The state agency responsible for advancing the Ambler road and oil development in the Arctic Refuge has seen dozens of employees exit amid escalating attacks from conservation groups.