Nathaniel Herz, Northern Journal
As salmon season kicks off, some Alaska fishermen fear for their futures
“We’re trying to do multi-generation fishing,” Buck Laukitis said. “But believe me: It keeps me up at night, wondering about the future.”
In Northwest Alaska, an economic engine runs low on ore
Red Dog mine has sustained hundreds of jobs and generated billions of dollars for Alaska Natives. It's set to close in 2031 unless its operator gets environmental permits and decides to expand.
Shell abandons North Slope oil leases, raising questions about the industry’s future in Alaska
As the world pivots toward lower-carbon energy sources, experts say some of the state’s hard-to-tap oil prospects are becoming less attractive.
Could Alaska be the final destination for Japan’s carbon pollution?
A new federal study reflects growing interest in injecting and storing climate-warming carbon pollution in underground reservoirs in Alaska.
Alaska Senate proposes $7.5M aid package for struggling fish processors
The program would add to more than $100 million in salmon and Alaska pollock purchases — more than 1,500 truck loads — announced earlier this year by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Western Alaska tribes, outraged by bycatch, turn up the heat on fishery managers and trawlers
The debate is increasingly urgent, as subsistence harvesting bans continue and proposed fixes threaten to impose steep costs on industry.
Alaska fishermen and processing plants are in limbo as a state-backed seafood company teeters
"We are all sort of on pins and needles," said a local official in King Cove waiting to learn the fate of Peter Pan Seafoods’ shuttered plant.
Alaska development authority signs contracts with ex-Dunleavy aides, paying up to $295/hour
Rex Rock and John Moller, both former rural affairs advisors to Gov. Mike Dunleavy, were hired by AIDEA through a competitive procurement process.
Green energy advocates say Anchorage utility ‘freezing out’ efforts for gas-saving price structure
An Anchorage nonprofit wants state regulators to force Chugach Electric Association to hand over detailed data on customers’ energy consumption.
Political pressure builds as state-led Alaska LNG project goes another year without a deal
Gov. Mike Dunleavy wants to spend another $4.5 million on marketing and development the project. But lawmakers sound increasingly skeptical.
Peter Pan’s King Cove plant will stay closed this winter as fishing industry turmoil spreads
“It's one of the most difficult days of my life,” said Rodger May, one of the company’s owners and a longtime player in Alaska’s seafood industry.
Washington conservation group proposes listing Alaska king salmon under Endangered Species Act
The Wild Fish Conservancy says the chinook are threatened by climate change and competition from hatchery-raised fish.
As Conoco’s Willow project advances, 2 local governments have withdrawn their criticism
Nuiqsut's tribal and city councils last year blasted the “endless expansion of oil development and the complete encirclement of our village."
Alaska transportation leaders weigh Knik Arm tunnel
State officials say “significant increases in tunneling technology” have prompted a new look at a Knik Arm crossing first proposed as a bridge.
There’s lots of gas in Cook Inlet — here’s why some companies aren’t drilling
Leaders of Alaska’s biggest utilities say they don’t want to risk investing in drilling, when imported LNG appears reliable and competitive.
Monthly premiums for health insurance on the federal marketplace will rise 16% in Alaska next year
The spike comes after an 18% increase the previous year, which means prices have risen more than one-third in two years.
With little movement on salmon bycatch, Alaska advocates look to Biden administration for executive action
The move comes amid catastrophic shortfalls in salmon harvests in some of Alaska’s rural, Indigenous communities.
Amid natural gas crunch, an Alaska utility asks to resurrect in-state gas pipeline
Enstar wants to take over the estimated $10 billion project, but its own CEO says the pipeline isn’t viable without massive state subsidies.
Alaska watches, nervously, as Ukraine war pushes more Russian oil through Bering Strait
While the ships are free to pass through the Bering Strait, its 55-mile width means that any spills would be likely to drift toward Alaska communities.
Alaska Gov. Dunleavy names ad consultant, talk show host Porcaro to commercial fisheries agency
Mike Dunleavy has appointed ally Mike Porcaro, a longtime GOP consultant and talk radio host, to the Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission.