Elizabeth Harball, Alaska's Energy Desk - Anchorage
Elizabeth Harball is a reporter with Alaska's Energy Desk, covering Alaska’s oil and gas industry and environmental policy. She is a contributor to the Energy Desk’s Midnight Oil podcast series. Before moving to Alaska in 2016, Harball worked at E&E News in Washington, D.C., where she covered federal and state climate change policy. Originally from Kalispell, Montana, Harball is a graduate of Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
Cleanup indicates Valdez spill bigger than initially thought
According to Alyeska Pipeline Service Company, approximately 400 gallons of an oily water mix had been recovered from the Port of Valdez as of Saturday night.
Small spill reported at Valdez Marine Terminal
Alyeska Pipeline Service Company estimates the volume of crude oil spilled to be less than 100 gallons. Listen now
Interior official says Trump administration has the ‘guts’ to allow oil exploration in ANWR
A top Interior Department official said kick-starting oil development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, or ANWR, is a priority for the Trump administration. Listen now
Watchdog group scrutinizes rough-weather training for new tanker escorts in Prince William Sound
Next year, a whole new fleet of tugboats and barges will arrive in Prince William Sound with a big responsibility: to prevent another oil spill like the Exxon Valdez in 1989. Listen now
Trump administration moves to lift ban on oil assessment in ANWR
The Washington Post is reporting that the Trump administration is trying to allow more in-depth studies of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’s oil potential. Listen now
Beneath political firestorm on Arctic Ocean drilling, two projects make steady progress
Yes, Shell's multi-billion dollar effort to find oil in federal Arctic waters is a thing of the past. And yes, the Obama administration then took several steps to cut back on drilling in Arctic waters -- actions the Trump administration is now working to undo. But there is movement to get oil out of federally-owned parts of the Arctic Ocean. Listen now
Walker ‘doubtful’ he will ask legislature for more funding for gas line
The governor said he's not likely to ask the legislature for more money for the project once current funding dries up. Listen now
Alaska hatches plan for vast road network across the Arctic
Alaska's capital budget this year includes $7.3 million to plan the construction of an Arctic road system. Listen now
Walker lends support to Trump in lawsuit over Arctic drilling
The state of Alaska is going to stand by President Donald Trump’s side in court to defend an order aiming to reopen large parts of the Arctic Ocean to oil drilling.
Feds move forward with review of Hilcorp’s Arctic drilling plans
The federal government is moving forward with its review of Hilcorp’s proposal to drill offshore for oil in the Arctic. Listen now
There’s a new Arctic drilling battle brewing…and it’s not in ANWR
A series of promising oil discoveries and a recent move by the Trump administration mean the vast, remote National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska is about to get a lot more controversial. Listen now
North Slope well leak estimated at over 7,000 gallons
The state reports that over 7,000 gallons of oil leaked from a North Slope well owned by Caelus Energy. Listen now
Trump administration signals it could open more of the Arctic to drilling
The Bureau of Land Management announced Monday that it will consider allowing oil development in parts of the National Petroleum Reserve on Alaska's North Slope that are currently protected. Listen now
State lets Conoco expand North Slope unit, but with conditions
The state is trying to speed up development of oil fields on the North Slope by putting pressure on ConocoPhillips to explore a new area. Listen now
Murkowski’s healthcare vote causes a stir in Washington and Alaska
The Alaska Dispatch News is reporting that the Trump Administration threatened to target Alaska as retribution for Senator Lisa Murkowski’s stand against Republican efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act this week. Listen now
BP leak investigation led to shutdown of 5 more wells
BP was forced to plug five at-risk wells on the North Slope after investigating an oil leak that happened this April. Listen now
Fast times and fat wallets – how Alaska got its pipeline
The trans-Alaska pipeline was the largest privately-funded construction project in the world, built across the biggest U.S. state and faced with unprecedented natural obstacles. It came with an $8 billion price tag, but true costs and benefits of the pipeline are still being calculated.
“Doesn’t he know it’s frozen?” How Alaska almost overlooked Prudhoe Bay
You could argue — and a lot of people do — that Alaska would be a completely different place if it weren’t for a man named Tom Marshall.
Hilcorp picks up more acreage in Cook Inlet for oil and gas development
Hilcorp snapped up more than 100,000 acres in Cook Inlet for additional oil and gas development at federal and state lease sales held Wednesday. Listen now
After over 40 years at Prudhoe Bay, general store manager to retire
The North Slope community of Deadhorse is an unusual place. Its No. 1 purpose is to serve the oil field its next to: Prudhoe Bay. There are no houses, there's no downtown and no parks; just a series of industrial lots and gravel roads in the middle of the tundra. But Deadhorse does have a store. And the man who runs it is retiring this month, after 42 years. Listen now