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In latest sign of North Slope’s evolution, privately owned Texas company targets Chevron’s Alaska assets

In latest sign of North Slope’s evolution, privately owned Texas company targets Chevron’s Alaska assets

A little known Texas company is buying a share of a key North Slope pipeline and asked to buy all of Chevron's oil interests in the region — reviving questions about the Alaska oil industry’s capacity to decommission aging infrastructure and pay damages in the event of a spill.

The mining industry is booming. Help us cover it in Alaska.

The mining industry is booming. Help us cover it in Alaska.

I want to hire a talented, young reporter to do more of what Northern Journal is already doing — independent journalism on Alaska’s lands and natural resources.

“Huge disaster”: Historically weak pink salmon runs strain Alaska’s seine fishermen

“Huge disaster”: Historically weak pink salmon runs strain Alaska’s seine fishermen

Skippers in Prince William Sound and Kodiak say this year's pink harvest is one of the worst they’ve ever seen. “I wake up every morning and I try to apply for a different job," one said.