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A federal mining inspector wanted to investigate a Fairbanks property. Then, a state trooper called.
A legal dispute reflects a new twist to longstanding tensions between Alaska's small-scale miners and federal regulatory agencies.
A lawmaker thought regulators were “on board” with a plan to speed review of utility price hikes. They weren’t.
In a letter to lawmakers, two regulators said they "strongly oppose" the plan.
With gold prices still soaring, a major Alaska mine proposal is getting a new look
For years, some of Alaska’s largest mining proposals inched along, unable to attract big investment. Then the price of gold took off.
With one of two wells drilled, Hilcorp to pull out of Yukon Flats
The wells was drilled on Indigenous-owned land, in a program that prompted sharp opposition from area tribes.
Advocates decry lawmakers’ push to tighten regulators' deadline to review utility price hikes
Under a last-minute proposal from Anchorage Democratic Rep. Carolyn Hall, regulators would have nine months instead of 15 months to vet utility proposals.
Alaska’s energy cliff isn’t coming. It’s already here.
The state’s gas shortage is hitting electricity consumers in Fairbanks and the Mat-Su, and will likely affect home heating prices, as well.