Drill Pads Reduced by 40%; ConocoPhillips to Relinquish Rights to 68,000 Acres of Existing Leases WASHINGTON – Monday, the Interior Department issued a Record of Decision regarding the proposed Willow Master Development Plan in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A). The Department is substantially reducing the size of the project by denying two of the […]
Alaska State troopers report that a 19-year-old teen has been taken into custody on murder and arson charges on Friday following a fatal fire in that community on Friday afternoon. AST was notified of the fire trooper Bay at 4:52 PM on Friday and responded to the scene. They found that 43-year-old Hooper Bay resident Victor Smith had been rescued […]
[content id=”79272″] “Anyone who says there has been a final decision is wrong,” said White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, refuting media reports that the $8 billion “ticking carbon bomb” in Alaska would be imminently approved. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Friday denied reports that U.S. President Joe Biden would imminently approve the […]
JUNEAU – The Alaska House Coalition is encouraged by reports that the Biden Administration is planning to approve the vital Willow project in the coming week. “The news today from Washington is very reassuring, and we look forward to the official announcement,” said Minority Leader Calvin Schrage (NP-Anchorage). “The support of the Biden Administration demonstrates […]