Alaska, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Daily on Energy: SoCal wildfires, failed Alaska oil and gas lease sale, and Heinrich versus Lee
Good afternoon and happy Wednesday, readers! In today’s Daily on Energy, Callie and Maydeen cover the wildfires that ignited yesterday evening and continue to spread throughout Los Angeles County. We also look at an oil and gas lease sale in the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge,
A second oil and gas lease sale for Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge draws no bids
The U.S. Interior Department on Wednesday said no bids were submitted for this week's oil and gas lease sale in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge — a sale the state has challenged as too restrictive and at odds with a 2017 law aimed at opening the refuge's sweeping coastal plan to exploration and development.
Alaska sues Biden administration over restrictions on arctic oil, gas development
The state of Alaska on Wednesday sued the Biden administration over restrictions the federal government imposed in December on oil and gas leases in the Arctic set for auction this week. The
No bids in Alaska oil and gas lease auction GOP says was ‘designed to fail’
Gov. Mike Dunleavy (R-Ak) wrote on social media that the lease sale was “designed to fail,” insisting that the auction “limits exploration to the largest extent possible while trying to pass it off as following the law passed by Congress to offer leases that have a legitimate chance of success.”
Alaska sues Biden administration for 'irrational' restrictions on Trump-era oil and gas drilling mandate
The state of Alaska is suing the Biden administration over claims that they are violating the statutory mandate of Congress by limiting the an oil and gas lease in the state.
Biden administration sued by Alaska over restrictions on oil and gas leases in wildlife refuge
The state of Alaska is suing the Biden administration for its decision to limit oil and gas development leases in the federal Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Alaska is suing the Biden administration over Friday’s Arctic refuge oil lease sale. Will there be much bidding this time?
The state argues that restrictions imposed on the lease sale are designed to block oil and gas activity, violating a 2017 law.
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How Alaska highlighted a record-breaking Pan Am cyclist’s journey through the Americas
Bond Almand of Tennessee set out to achieve his dream of completing the Pan Am route in record time, and he said his time in ...
Alaska wildlife refuge drilling auction yields no bids, US says
The U.S. Interior Department said on Wednesday a congressionally mandated oil and gas drilling lease auction in Alaska's ...
I paid over $2,000 for a first-class flight on Alaska Airlines. Unfortunately, it wasn't much better than economy.
I spent over $2,000 on a recent round-trip flight to Hawaii on Alaska Airlines. I thought I was treating myself to first ...
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Alaska teachers, local government workers go weeks without retirement contributions after state retirement division hacked
Public sector workers say the state has been tight-lipped about an online system malfunction impacting Alaska’s retirement ...
Updated estimate shows Alaska has more people than previously thought
A new state population estimate shows Alaska has 741,147 residents, an increase of more than 4,300 people from a figure ...
Alaska's snow crab season is back after 2-year pause, but battered industry faces uncertainty
Biologists blamed the rapid decline of snow crab on a 2018 climate-fueled heatwave. Some fishermen are still reeling as they face a murky future.
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This company helped build an Alaska mine without a tailings dump. Can it build 2 more?
Contango Ore says it can develop mines faster and with a smaller environmental footprint. But some Alaskans fear an influx of ...
Attacking Biden is not the answer for Alaska — leadership is
Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s transition report to the Trump administration accuses the Biden administration of carrying out a ...
Local real estate firm, Make-a-Wish Foundation, raises money to gift teen Alaska vacation
The Make-a-Wish Foundation believes it’s important that we come together to lift and support the children of New Hampshire ...