The Alaska Supreme Court is scheduled to hear an appeal of a Healy area natural gas license. The high court will consider the appeal filed by the Denali Citizens Council on Wednesday, Sept. 18.
It’s the latest volley in a long running dispute between the local group and the state Department of Natural Resources over licensing Usibelli Coal to look for and potentially develop gas in the area around Denali National Park.
A license was first applied for in 2003. A state best interest finding in favor of the license was issued in 2010.
Dan Bross is a reporter at KUAC in Fairbanks.
