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Trump’s plan to revert Denali to Mount McKinley name irks Alaskans

The president-elect’s intention to scrap the traditional Athabascan name reopens a longstanding debate over what to call North America’s tallest peak.

The Scrubber Loophole in Alaska’s Cruise Industry

Concerns over Juneau’s relationship to the cruise ship industry have been on the rise in recent months. Between the Ship-Free Saturday campaign and the proposed West Douglas cruise port, many Southeast Alaskans are wondering if we might be crossing...

Tongass at a crossroads, again

How rollbacks on the Tongass Roadless Rule could threaten the lifeblood of Southeast Alaska.

Alaska’s top court reviews permits for Donlin gold mine, a big Southwest Alaska project

A pair of lawsuits filed by tribal governments in the region are challenging the state’s regulatory process.

Federal judge dismisses Alaska trawlers’ lawsuit that sought to overturn halibut limits

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to overturn new halibut bycatch limits on deep-sea trawlers that fish in federal waters off Alaska.

Alaska-owned corporation approves $750,000 for legal fights over Ambler Road and ANWR

The corporation is preparing to bid on an upcoming oil and gas lease sale in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

State-owned Alaska corporation approves up to $20 million for potential Arctic refuge oil bid

AIDEA voted unanimously to spend up to $20 million to prepare and possibly submit bids in an upcoming oil lease sale in ANWR.

Federal judge faults environmental analysis for planned huge gold mine in Western Alaska

Regulators violated laws when they failed to consider impacts of a catastrophic dam failure before issuing a key permit for the controversial Donlin mine, the judge rules.

Hilcorp again eyes Interior Alaska for oil exploration

Hilcorp has previously explored in the area in a partnership with Doyon, the Native-owned regional corporation for Interior Alaska. 

Biden reverses Trump’s effort to end environmental protections for 28 million acres of Alaska

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced today that federal protections against mining, oil and gas development on 28 million acres of federal land in Alaska will stay in place.

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