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Climate rule barrage caps Biden’s green agenda
The new standards — on everything from carbon pollution to wastewater — are the last major pieces of Biden's push to clean up the power...
Jean Chemnick | 04/25/2024 10:06 AM Read More >>
Alaska lawmakers join legal fight over gold mine
The state's bipartisan delegation supports the Donlin open-pit gold mine, despite a push from tribes to pull Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola...
Hannah Northey | 04/24/2024 5:40 PM Read More >>
BLM fills critical onshore energy leadership post
David Rosenkrance, the new assistant director of energy, minerals and realty management, has previously worked for BLM, the Forest...
Scott Streater | 04/23/2024 8:17 PM Read More >>
Biden kicks off weeklong climate offensive
The president heads to a Virginia national park Monday as the White House plans a slew of election-year climate and conservation...
Robin Bravender | 04/22/2024 5:36 PM Read More >>
Tribes, activists gird for fight over Ambler Road rejection
The Bureau of Land Management determined the proposed road to a mining district in northern Alaska would result in irreparable harm to...
Hannah Northey | 04/19/2024 8:22 PM Read More >>
Sullivan seeks revenge after Biden blocks Alaska projects
The Republican is vowing to deploy legislative weapons against the administration.
Garrett Downs | 04/19/2024 10:44 AM Read More >>
House Democrat floats bill to curb coal mine pollution
The Obama-era stream protection rule inspired the legislation.
Hannah Northey | 04/19/2024 10:41 AM Read More >>
Interior finalizes Arctic oil restrictions, rejects Ambler Road
The decisions underscore the Biden administration’s attempt to curb mining and drilling on public lands.
Heather Richards, Hannah Northey | 04/19/2024 10:36 AM Read More >>
Tech companies are shopping for nuclear power to run new data centers
Experts warn that if deep-pocketed tech companies buy up carbon-free electricity from large nuclear baseload power plants and take that...
Catherine Morehouse | 04/19/2024 10:30 AM Read More >>