ANCHORAGE: In the midst of a fiscal disaster, Gov. Parnell will give his annual “State of the State Address.†On Monday, the non-partisan Legislative Finance Division said that Alaska will face $2.5 billion annual deficits after running out of state savings. Meanwhile, Gov. Parnell’s own budget projects a 38% decline in oil production, belying claims […]
Wednesday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released its final Bristol Bay Assessment describing potential impacts to salmon and ecological resources from proposed large-scale copper and gold mining in Bristol Bay. The report, titled "An Assessment of Potential Mining Impacts on Salmon Ecosystems of Bristol Bay, Alaska," concludes that large-scale mining in the Bristol Bay watershed […]
Alaska State Troopers arrested a Wasilla man after a 3.5 hour stand-off in Wasilla on Monday night.
Anchorage, Alaska – On Friday, Governor Sean Parnell announced that the State of Alaska will pursue becoming an equity partner in the Alaska LNG project.