ANCHORAGE –The Fair Share Act initiative released the following statement regarding the lawsuit filed Friday challenging the initiative’s certification: “Surrogates for the international oil producers apparently agree Alaskans will vote in favor of getting a fair share of revenues from our three largest and most profitable oil fields. As a result, they have filed […]
Anchorage, Alaska – Ahtna Petrochemical Products, LLC, a subsidiary of Ahtna Netiye’, LLC, has acquired 23 acres of North Slope pad space to support operational and logistical needs of the oil and gas industry in Alaska. The pad was formerly owned by the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority (AIDEA), a state agency, and […]
University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists presented their work at the American Geophysical Union’s fall meeting in San Francisco this week. Here are some research highlights from the world’s largest Earth and space science meeting. A decades-old research project on Alaska’s North Slope indicates that deciduous shrubs shift more carbon from the soil to the atmosphere […]
Proposed management plan would gut protections for the largest Arctic lake in the United States and other Special Areas Another federal agency action threatens the health of Arctic land, water, wildlife, and people already suffering the consequences of industrialization and climate change. The Bureau of Land Managementtook the next step toward undercutting protections for designated […]