No company was close to drilling in the refuge. Two companies that bought leases during the Trump administration later gave them up.
Energy & Mining
Contractor selected to build nuclear power plant at Eielson Air Force Base
If all goes according to plan, the microreactor will be up and running within five years.
Peltola, nearing one year in office, touts her support for Willow and other energy projects
As a Democrat running for re-election in an oil-producing state, she’s setting herself apart from the mainstream of her party on energy.
ConocoPhillips says court case is likely do-or-die for Willow Arctic oil project
Willow would be the first large project constructed in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, and ConocoPhillips’ 30-year lease was signed in 1999.
Mat-Su Borough welcomes Alaska’s biggest solar farm
The company is currently looking at building another large solar project on the Kenai Peninsula.
Wall Street Journal: Limited interest in Alaska LNG from Asian buyers
The Wall Street Journal reported last month that buyers in Japan and South Korea aren’t confident in the project, and don’t plan to make investments or sign contracts.
Long-awaited Angoon hydro project can proceed, if funding can be found
In late June, the U.S. Forest Service granted a permit for a small-scale hydro plant on Thayer Creek.
Mine project upstream of Haines gets permit for seismic exploration
Environmental groups claimed this summer that the permitting process was rushed.
State appeals federal court ruling that allows ConocoPhillips to keep Willow drilling data secret
In March, a judge determined that a federal law preempts a state law that requires North Slope companies to make data publicly available.
Alaska leaders petition the US Supreme Court for reversal of EPA ban on Pebble Mine
The Dunleavy administration is bypassing lower courts in its attempt to overturn a decision barring permitting of the controversial copper and gold mine.