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Adam Prestidge
“it is not a firm commitment that all of the permits must be obtained because that is outside of the scope of the project developer's control. That is outside of 8 Star's control. At the end of the day, if there is a regulatory agency that for some reason declined to issue permits for the Fairbanks Spur Line, we wouldn't want that to jeopardize the tax treatment for the overall project that benefits the entire state of Alaska.”Alaska Legislature: Senate Finance - June 16, 2026 1:30pm · Jun 16, 2026
Claire Knudsen-Latta
“Not knowing who will construct or operate the line means that the commission cannot answer questions about whether the spur will be economically regulated or not. Additionally, the commission cannot speak to whether the operator will seek certification under AS4206 or AS4208.”Alaska Legislature: Senate Finance - June 16, 2026 1:30pm · Jun 16, 2026
Adam Prestidge
“when we talk about the Fairbanks Spur Line, we are— and again, we will give the specific final numbers, but just for frame of reference for this conversation, approximately 30 miles with a diameter of 12 to 14 inches in diameter.”Alaska Legislature: Senate Finance - June 16, 2026 1:30pm · Jun 16, 2026
Adam Prestidge
“if it is Glenfarn that builds the Fairbanks Spur Line, or if it is an Alaska Native corporation, or one of the utilities, or a joint venture that includes all of those parties or some of those parties, it doesn't have an impact on the eligibility of the Alaska LNG Project. So long as these conditions are satisfied.”Alaska Legislature: Senate Finance - June 16, 2026 1:30pm · Jun 16, 2026
Claire Knudsen-Latta
“it appears the application by the Alaska Gas Line Development Corporation, or AGDC, did not include the Fairbanks Spur, and thus, it is unlikely that FERC's May 2020 decision extends its jurisdiction over the spur.”Alaska Legislature: Senate Finance - June 16, 2026 1:30pm · Jun 16, 2026
Claire Knudsen-Latta
“proposed statutory revisions with HB 381 require that for a project to be eligible for tax abatement under AS 43, 59-010, it must include a spur line to the City of Fairbanks and Fairbanks North Star Borough, and the cost of the spur line must be allocated in a just, reasonable, and not unduly discriminatory manner across all consumers system-wide.”Alaska Legislature: Senate Finance - June 16, 2026 1:30pm · Jun 16, 2026
A family gold operation wants four more seasons on Cache Creek, mined since the early 1900s
Cash Mining, Judson Jones and Doug Anderson have applied to run mechanical placer mining at Cache Creek near Petersville through Dec. 31, 2030. Comments are due to DNR's Fairbanks Mine Permitting Office by 5 p.m. Aug. 31.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Usibelli seeks five more years at Two Bull Ridge near Healy, and the state is revising the cleanup bond
Alaska DNR issued preliminary findings Aug. 14 clearing Usibelli Coal Mine's request to renew its Two Bull Ridge surface coal permit near Healy for five more years, with no new mining area proposed. Written comments are due by 5 p.m. Oct. 5.
by Alaska Newsadded 1mo ago2 min read
Dalton corridor suit is not over: groups appeal, and 700,000 acres remain in dispute
Ten groups are appealing a ruling on Alaska's transfer of Dalton Highway corridor land, as the state cites its statehood entitlement and tribes warn of lost subsistence rights.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
A suction dredge permit off Nome is open for public comment through Aug. 18
DNR is taking comment through 5 p.m. Aug. 18 on a suction dredging application from Carl Fowler and Phillip Diaz in the Norton Sound Public Recreation Area. The filing follows the state's recent denial of IPOP's Bonanza Channel dredge on public trust grounds, though the new application does not state its size or expected effects.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
The state plans to sell Granite Construction gravel near Chickaloon, without competitive bidding
Alaska's DNR plans a no-bid sale of 40,000 cubic yards of gravel to Granite Construction near Chickaloon, on a Glenn Highway stretch it is already repaving.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
A new gold claim would push mining into a creek the government has spent a decade repairing for fish
A new gold claim near Chicken would extend mining into Jack Wade Creek headwaters, where the BLM has spent a decade restoring salmon and grayling habitat in the Fortymile Wild and Scenic River corridor.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read
The state will renew a Sitka hatchery's Deep Inlet lease for 10 years, not the 25 it wanted
Alaska DNR's Southeast Regional Land Office decided on Feb. 26, 2026, to renew the Northern Southeast Regional Aquaculture Association's Deep Inlet net pen lease near Sitka for 10 years, though the association asked for 25. The decision is not final until the appeal period passes.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago1 min read
A company is drilling near Cantwell for the source of half a million ounces of gold
Avidian Gold wants to drill 30 holes near Cantwell in the Valdez Creek district, hunting the source lode of more than 500,000 ounces of placer gold never traced to its origin.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Alaska would give up a land claim so three Native Vietnam veterans can finally get their allotments
Alaska's DNR is taking comment on relinquishing its claim to about 480 acres on the Yukon River so three Alaska Native Vietnam-era veterans can receive long-delayed land allotments.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Four wildfires broke out on the North Slope within 17 minutes Thursday
Alaska 511 logged four new wildfire investigations in the Brooks Range foothills on Thursday afternoon, all discovered between 3:01 and 3:18 p.m. AKDT and spread across roughly 40 miles at their widest point. All four show 0.00 acres, and cause has not been determined.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
A landslide cut rail service to Denali after record Talkeetna rain
A landslide north of Talkeetna cut Alaska Railroad service to Denali in late July after record rain, in a corridor already under a flood and erosion emergency.
by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago1 min read
A new Nome dredge application enters the pipeline that just rejected a fiercely fought gold mine
Alaska DNR has received a Multi-Agency Application for Permits to Mine in Alaska for suction dredging near Nome. The notice is a receipt, not an approval, and no comment-period outcome appears in the available documents.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Alaska moves to hand four more land tracts to a housing agency, no bidding required
Alaska DNR issued four public notices proposing noncompetitive sales of state land to Alaska Housing Finance Corporation in the Fairbanks North Star Borough and Kenai Peninsula Borough. Comments are due Sept. 1 and Sept. 2.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Gold-exploration filings cluster in a historic Interior district
Alaska DNR is reviewing three Multi-Agency Applications for Permits to Mine in Alaska for hardrock exploration in the Valdez Creek Mining District, one at the Golden Zone area near Cantwell and two near Paxson. The public notices were published July 30, July 31 and Aug. 4.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Alaska State Parks cabin booking faces a gap during 2026 system swap
Alaska State Parks must launch a new online reservation platform by Oct. 1, 2026, while Reserve America stops taking reservations Dec. 31. The state's procurement records do not say how bookings for stays beginning Jan. 1, 2027, will be handled.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago1 min read
31 acres near Ester may go to an unnamed applicant without an auction
Alaska is proposing to convey nearly 31 acres near Ester to an unnamed nonprofit applicant without auction under a public and charitable use provision. Comments are due Sept. 1.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Alaska moves to return 40 acres it wrongly took from a Native allotment
The state of Alaska proposes returning 39.5 acres south of Tok, wrongly conveyed to it, so the BLM can complete the Emma Northway Native allotment claim. Comments due Aug. 18.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
The state may give 20,000 acres near Houston to a development authority
Alaska's DNR proposes transferring nearly 20,000 acres near Houston to AIDEA at no cost for an industrial and energy district, with its review flagging reduced public trail access.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
A North Slope river keeps chewing toward the pipeline, and Alyeska keeps armoring it
Alyeska Pipeline Service Company has applied to add about 26.1 acres along the east bank of the Sagavanirktok River to the Trans-Alaska Pipeline right-of-way, ADL 63574, for permanent riprap stockpiles. DNR is taking public input on the application.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Oil-company seismic data is going public — the price of a state tax credit
Alaska is releasing three tax-credit-funded oil and gas seismic surveys from Cook Inlet and the North Slope, data that matters more as Cook Inlet gas production declines.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago2 min read
A 20-acre parcel near Homer is headed to public hands — but for what?
Alaska proposes a no-auction sale of 20 acres near Homer to a public or charitable applicant; comments due Aug. 31, alongside a housing-agency parcel near Cheri Lakes.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Alaska is auctioning 18 Fairbanks-area timber sales
The Division of Forestry and Fire Protection will auction 18 Fairbanks-area timber sales by live oral outcry at 10 a.m. Aug. 21 at the Fairbanks DNR Office. Bidders need an Alaska Business License and a deposit of at least 10 percent of the opening bid.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
State maps five years of possible Fairbanks-Delta timber sales
Alaska published its final 2026-2030 timber sale schedule for the Fairbanks-Delta area, mapping where logging could be proposed on the Tanana Valley State Forest.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
State weighs 30-year lease for St. Michael barge dock
Aaska DNR opened a comment period through Aug. 25 on a 30-year tideland lease for Vitus Terminals' barge moorage facility at St. Michael in Norton Sound.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
State plans a gravel sale on the Parks Highway near Denali
Alaska DNR gave notice it intends to issue a negotiated gravel sale near Parks Highway Milepost 230, under a material-site system an ombudsman criticized in 2019.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Nenana River erosion threatens Alaska Railroad mainline; DNR proposes 6-acre land sale near Healy
Alaska DNR filed a preliminary decision to sell 6.31 acres of state land in the Denali Borough to the Alaska Railroad Corporation so the railroad can shift its mainline tracks away from an actively eroding Nenana River bank near mileposts 379.6 to 379.8, about 20 miles north of Healy. Written comments are due by 4:30 p.m. on August 14; only those who comment may later appeal.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read
State opens 30-day window on nearly 1,700 acres of Petersville mining leases
Alaska DNR posted notice Tuesday of plans to issue or renew seven upland mining leases near Petersville covering roughly 1,680 acres. Anyone with a conflicting mineral right claim has 30 days to notify the state before the leases are finalized.
by Alaska News2mo ago2 min readDNR extends geoduck farm lease near Ketchikan; comment period open
Alaska DNR's Southcentral Regional Land Office extended Tom Carruth's Alaska Shellfish geoduck farm lease in Revillagigedo Channel for two more years. A 30-day public comment window is open to fishers, tribal governments, and nearby residents.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
DNR opens comment on mining camp proposed near Farewell Airport
Alaska Earth Sciences, Inc. has applied to operate a temporary man camp and fuel storage site on state land near Farewell Airport through 2031, supporting mining on nearby CIRI lands. Written comments are due to DNR's Anchorage office by 5 p.m. on July 30.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Alaska DNR moves to fix erroneous land conveyance near Tok; comment deadline August 18
Alaska DNR's Division of Mining, Land and Water issued a preliminary decision to reconvey approximately 39.50 acres eight miles south of Tok to the federal government in trust for Emma Northway's Native allotment; written comments are due by 3:00 p.m. on August 18, 2026.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
DNR proposes lower easement fees for long utility corridors; comment deadline Aug. 17
Alaska DNR is proposing to cut per-linear-foot easement fees for public utility projects beyond 100 miles and cap annual entry authorization fees at $20,000, with written comments due by 5 p.m. on August 17, 2026.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read
Comment deadline looms on basecamp permit near Denali Highway milepost 86.5
Nathaniel Tuma, doing business as Legacy Guides and Outfitters, has applied for a five-year DNR land use permit to build a year-round commercial basecamp on state land near Denali Highway milepost 86.5; written comments are due by 5:00 PM on July 27.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
DNR moves to lease four acres near Valdez to adventure tourism operator Black Ops Valdez
Alaska DNR's Southcentral Regional Land Office issued a preliminary decision Thursday to lease four state acres near Valdez to Black Ops Valdez, LLC for a decade, formalizing an existing commercial tourism base camp. The public notice period is now open for comment.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read
DNR proposes mandatory back-fees for unauthorized use of state land
A proposed Alaska DNR rule change would require anyone seeking to legalize an unauthorized installation on state land to pay annual fees for every year it occupied that land before approval, replacing discretionary director's-order language with a mandatory payment obligation; limited waivers remain available.
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
A small gold permit, on a river fighting for its future
A placer gold mining application on a Susitna tributary highlights growing pressure on the salmon river, as a proposed industrial access road could open the watershed to more mining.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read
A gravel permit for the pipeline, and a question about what Alyeska pays
A state permit lets Alyeska take gravel from the Sagavanirktok floodplain to maintain the pipeline, reviving a senator's question about what Alaska charges for its public gravel.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read
A Brooks Range hunting guide wants a permanent camp in the wild
A Brooks Range big-game guide has asked Alaska to let him build a permanent camp — a cabin, tent platform, and privy — replacing portable-camp rules at a remote Eastern Brooks Range site.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Alaska's first big AI data center clears a hurdle on the North Slope
STAK Energy has state preliminary approval to lease North Slope land for a gas-powered AI data center near Deadhorse.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read
The fight to keep Red Dog alive past 2031
Alaska DNR proposed a nine-acre lease to Teck Alaska along the Red Dog haul road for infrastructure supporting the mine's extension, with a reduced cleanup bond.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read
Why an Arctic fiber company needs 30,000 yards of Dalton gravel
Quintillion is buying state gravel along the Dalton Highway to build a terrestrial fiber route backing up the Arctic's only subsea cable, which sea ice has severed twice. GCI is acquiring the company for $310 million.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read