The 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill did $17.2 billion in damage to the natural resources in the Gulf of Mexico, a team of scientists recently found after a six-year study of the impact of the largest oil spill in U.S. history. This is the first comprehensive appraisal of the financial value of the […]
Kotzebue, AK – Thursday, the Northwest Arctic Borough (NAB) and the operator of the Red Dog Mine, Teck Alaska, announced that a proposed new 10-year Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) Agreement has been negotiated by the parties and will be considered later this month for final approval. The agreement, if approved, would provide an […]
An assessment released on Tuesday by hedge fund manager, Kerrisdale Capital Management concerning the proposed Pebble Mine prompted a response by the United Tribes of Bristol Bay later in the day. According to the assessment of the controversial mine, KCM said in a release that the former partners of Pebble had “concluded that the Pebble […]