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Disputed Cook Inlet oil lease sale upheld in new Trump administration decision

After completing a court-ordered environmental study, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said no changes are needed for the 2022 sale that drew just one bid.

Yereth Rosen, Alaska Beacon 

Alaska fisheries in 2025: Turmoil, economic and environmental challenges and some bright spots

NOAA cuts, economic headwinds and invasive species pose problems, but there was some recovery in crab stocks and salmon harvests.

Yereth Rosen, Alaska Beacon 

Dunleavy administration may divert federal oil revenue from North Slope

Documents published by the Alaska Department of Revenue show a multibillion-dollar long-term change in the way money from federal oil leases is handled.

James Brooks, Alaska Beacon 

Alaska attorney general asks Fairbanks, Mat-Su electric utilities to reconsider charity programs

His request comes three months after his office took similar action against a program adopted by Chugach Electric members.

James Brooks, Alaska Beacon 

Alaska Senate minority caucus elects Mike Cronk as its leader

Cronk replaced Mike Shower, who resigned to run for lieutenant governor.

Iris Samuels