“Biodiversity, the climate, and Indigenous people or local communities are losing out on what should have been a system to drive meaningful financial flows to the forest conservation projects that so desperately need it,” said one expert Echoing previous warnings from climate advocates and studies, an environmental watchdog on Friday released research from experts at the University of […]
Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska), Representative Mary Peltola (D-Alaska), and North Slope and other Alaska leaders Wednesday expressed their opposition to two Alaska new anti-development decisions announced by the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI). DOI is proposing to withdraw millions of acres within the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A) and […]
(Anchorage, AK) – This month the State of Alaska adopted regulations to streamline the regulatory process for communities wanting to provide low-cost and clean energy by nuclear microreactor power generation. The regulations stem from Senate Bill (SB) 177 which Governor Dunleavy signed into law in 2022, updating Alaska Statute (AS) 18.45. Constructing any […]
Wasilla, Alaska — Koniag and Koniag Energy & Water announced the appointment of Phil Vollands as Chief Executive Officer of Koniag Energy & Water, a subsidiary of Koniag. Vollands started his new role on June 12, 2023. Vollands is succeeding Koniag Energy & Water CEO Art Garrod. Garrod, who has led the sector since […]