May 24th, 1922
Judge Blocks Willow Drilling Project
“We must keep Arctic oil in the ground if we want a livable planet for future generations.” A federal judge on Wednesday tossed out construction permits for a sprawling, multibillion-dollar Alaska oil drilling project that the Trump administration approved and the Biden Interior Department defended in court earlier this year, infuriating Indigenous groups, climate advocates, and scientists. In […]
Pebble Mine Buying Permits Under Trump Administration
Massive spending on lobbyists gives foreign mining interests unfair advantage over everyday Alaskans A new compilation by Cook Inletkeeper from U.S. Senate Lobbying Reports shows the Canadian mining interests behind the proposed Pebble mine have spent more than $15 million since 2007 on high-priced lobbyists to buy their way to federal permits. And since […]
Disaster Fund Deadline for CFEC Permit Holders Set for Oct 31
Harvesters with Alaska’s Commercial Fishery Entry Commission (CFEC) permits have until Oct. 31 to apply for their share of the $31.8 million in financial relief for fishery participants impacted by the 2016 Gulf of Alaska pink salmon fishery disaster. Application materials for crew members, according to details released in August by the Pacific States Marine […]