Energy & Mining

United Tribes of Bristol Bay Executive Director Alannah Hurley was invited to Washington, D.C., to introduce the president.

Coal and natural gas-fired power plants would have to dramatically reduce the climate-warming greenhouse gasses they emit under proposed federal rules.

The agency plans to dedicate more time to hearing concerns about the mine’s potential threat to subsistence activities around Admiralty Island, where it operates. 

Pebble spokesperson Mike Heatwole said the announcement shows the company’s appeal holds water.

This would be the third expansion of the waste facility since Greens Creek opened in 1989. From the mine’s perspective, the latest proposed expansion is routine. 

Peltola told KSTK’s Sage Smiley that her call for a more formal international process is a response to widespread support from Southeast tribal governments and communities.

Even in exploration, a proposed mine project threatens the rivers, the report said.

ExxonMobil told shareholders last week the company doesn’t expect to expand its activities in the Arctic.

EPA lawyer: Northern Star Resources “don’t have a good handle on the types of hazards that they were generating.”

The saga of what was once considered a cutting-edge Arctic development provides a cautionary tale about big Alaska oil projects.