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Blue States Sue to Stop Trump’s Arctic Refuge Drilling Plan
Fifteen states are suing to block the Trump administration's decision to sell drilling rights in ANWR. (US Fish and Wildlife Service/Getty Images)
A group of 15 Democrat-led states sued to block the Trump administration’s decision to sell drilling rights in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, alleging the plan fails to account for the danger to wildlife and climate-change impacts.
September 9, 2020Possibilities, Costs ‘Enormous’ for A2A Rail
Railroad track by the Lower Trail Lake in the Chugach National Forest in Alaska. Canadian rail lines currently get as close to Alaska as Whitehorse in the Yukon. (Getty Images)
The backers of a new rail line to link Alaska to Canada and Lower 48 markets insist it would generate upward of $5 billion of freight revenue through the state.
December 5, 2019Applications Filed for Major Cargo Projects at Anchorage Airport
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Nearly $600 million worth of cargo warehouse and transfer facility developments are proposed at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport.
September 12, 2019BP Exits Alaska After 60 Years in $5.6 Billion Hilcorp Sale
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BP Plc agreed to sell its entire business in Alaska to closely held Hilcorp Energy Co. for $5.6 billion, ending a six-decade presence in the state as oil production there declines.
August 27, 2019Earthquake Damage Adds to Infrastructure Woes at Port of Alaska
The Port of Alaska (Mark Thiessen/Associated Press)
The primary users of Anchorage’s beleaguered port want city officials to delay the first major rehabilitation work at the port in years while port leaders continue to discover earthquake damage to critical infrastructure.
July 18, 2019Earthquake Strikes Southern Alaska, Threatening Oil Exports
Major road damage was done by the Nov. 30 earthquake in Alaska. (Associated/Press)
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Alaska early Nov. 30, shutting the state’s most important oil pipeline and potentially threatening crude exports.
November 30, 2018John MacKinnon Appointed Alaska DOT Commissioner
Cargo unloads at the Port of Anchorage, Alaska. (Port of Anchorage)
Incoming Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has announced that John MacKinnon will serve as the next commissioner of the Department of Transportation & Public Facilities.
November 29, 2018Department of Interior Moves to Expand Drilling in Alaskan Oil Reserve
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The Trump administration is moving to expand the territory open for oil exploration in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve, a process that could shift drilling rigs closer to herds of caribou and flocks of threatened birds.
November 20, 2018Alaska DOT Reroutes Dalton Highway to Protect Road From Creeping ‘Blob’
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Alaska highway workers have moved the Dalton Highway to protect it from a giant mass of frozen debris oozing down a hillside.
September 7, 2018Truckers to Call for More Safety Measures on Alaska’s Dalton Highway
A view of Dalton Highway. (Alaska Department of Transportation)
Representatives of the Alaskan trucking community plan to call for improved maintenance efforts along Dalton Highway, a harrowing route in the northeastern part of the state that became the site of a driver’s fatal crash Aug. 24.
September 4, 2018