Public, lawmakers weigh proposal to expand Alaska refuge
A battle over whether the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge should be set aside as wilderness — or eventually opened up for oil exploration — brought dozens of people with...
View ArticleAlaskans to get $900 in oil wealth checks this year
Nearly every Alaska resident will receive a check for $900, as this year’s share of the state’s oil wealth.
View ArticleFloor of Alaska Senate breaks into oil tax debate
The floor of the Alaska Senate broke into an impromptu debate over oil taxes Monday. Sen. Cathy Giessel said the state is better protected at lower oil prices under the new law than under the former...
View ArticlePalin defends oil tax structure she championed
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin defended as fair and commonsense the oil tax structure she championed while in office, a system that has been dismantled by state lawmakers and her successor, fellow...
View ArticleShell formally launches 2015 Arctic drilling bid
Shell's campaign to resume Arctic drilling in 2015 took a major step forward Thursday, as the company gave federal regulators a broad drilling blueprint that lays out plans for boring new exploratory...
View ArticleAlaska House advances operating budget with broad cuts
The budget advanced includes $273.8 million less for agency operations compared with the current fiscal year.
View ArticleObama on defense as he heads to Alaska
Environmentalists say there is a clash between Shell's exploratory oil drilling in the Chukchi Sea and Obama's visit to survey shrinking glaciers and speak with coastal residents worried about rising...
View ArticleState, feds won’t pursue $92M more in ’89 Exxon Valdez spill
In a court filing made on Wednesday, government attorneys said patches of lingering oil that remain can no longer be considered an impediment to the recovery of sea otters or harlequin ducks or a...
View ArticleTesoro buying assets in Alaska
San Antonio-based refiner Tesoro said it’s buying all of Flint Hills’ wholesale fuel marketing contracts in Alaska, along with a terminal in Anchorage with 580,000 barrels of storage, a truck rack and...
View ArticleUtilities seek ConocoPhillips stake in Cook Inlet gas field
Anchorage Municipal Light and Power and Chugach Electric Association are looking to buy ConocoPhillips' stake in the Beluga River Unit about 35 miles west of Anchorage.
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