State agency managing Alaska's public lands, mining, oil and gas leasing, forestry, parks, and water rights. Covers millions of acres of state-owned wilderness.
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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
Ambler wildfire reaches 1,500 acres as fire activity slows
The Kopshesut Fire outside Ambler held at just under 1,500 acres and 20% contained as of June 7. Crews applied 250,000 gallons of water, and fire behavior slowed from wind-driven runs to creeping and smoldering.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 3mo ago1 min read
Red Flag Warnings hit Southwest Alaska three days running
Critical fire-weather conditions prompted Red Flag Warnings across Southwest Alaska for three consecutive days this week. Hot, dry, and windy conditions raised the risk of rapid fire spread.
by Alaska Newsadded 3mo ago1 min read
Alaska suspends burn permits statewide as heat drives fire risk
The state suspended burn permits across all major fire-prevention areas between June 1 and June 5. The rapid escalation follows early-season heat and a spike in human-caused fires, including escaped burn barrels and debris piles in Mat-Su and Kenai.
by Alaska News3mo ago2 min read
Forest Service scraps Herbert Glacier cabin for mining claim
The U.S. Forest Service canceled a planned public-use cabin near Herbert Glacier to accommodate mining interests, according to a social media post the agency has not publicly addressed.
by Alaska News3mo ago3 min read
Talkeetna wildfire contained after overnight crew work
Fire crews worked through the night to contain an 18-acre wildfire southeast of Talkeetna. No structures were threatened.
by Alaska News3mo ago1 min read
Hilcorp seeks Cook Inlet gas storage lease at Beluga River — part of how Southcentral plans to get through winter as gas production declines
The state is taking public comment on Hilcorp's application to store natural gas in depleted Beluga River reservoirs for winter peak demand. The lease area overlaps salmon habitat and beluga whale critical habitat on the west side of Cook Inlet.
by Alaska News3mo ago2 min read
Miller's Reach fire lessons shape Alaska wildfire response 30 years on
Thirty years after the Miller's Reach Fire destroyed 344 structures in 1996, Alaska fire officials say the disaster drove statewide changes in evacuation planning, interagency training, and community firewise programs that remain central to wildfire preparedness today.
by Alaska News3mo ago2 min read
Alaska proposes timber sales in Haines State Forest habitat areas
A draft plan would reverse a 2002 policy and allow commercial logging in wildlife habitat and recreation zones, provided the sales support habitat or access goals.
by Alaska News3mo ago2 min read
DNR approves 800-cubic-yard gravel contract on Dalton Highway
The state will let North Star Construction pull gravel from milepost 154 to maintain the industrial corridor that serves North Slope oil operations. The volume triggers the formal contract process under state land law.
by Alaska News3mo ago2 min read
Hilcorp, ENSTAR seek leases for three Cook Inlet gas storage sites
Two companies filed applications to convert depleted Cook Inlet gas fields into storage facilities. The state is accepting public comments on proposals aimed at shoring up Southcentral Alaska's gas supply as the basin matures.
by Alaska Newsadded 3mo ago1 min readConocoPhillips seeks North Slope road upgrades for Willow haul
The company filed an amended easement application to add 13,500 cubic yards of gravel and replace 11 culverts on an existing road, specifically to transport heavy Willow modules. The public has until June 30 to comment.
by Alaska Newsadded 3mo ago1 min read
Alaska proposes timber harvest in all Haines State Forest areas
The Division of Forestry wants to allow logging in wildlife habitat and recreation areas within the 286,000-acre Haines State Forest, not just lands currently designated for timber production. The change would enable carbon offset projects that require harvest opportunity.
by Alaska News3mo ago2 min read
Haines State Forest draft opens timber harvest in habitat areas
The Alaska Division of Forestry released a draft management plan Wednesday that would allow commercial timber harvest in Haines State Forest wildlife habitat and public recreation areas for the first time since 2002. Harvests would face size limits and require coordination with Fish and Game.
by Alaska News3mo ago2 min read
Alaska suspends burn permits in Mat-Su, Kenai, Tok, Delta
Four burn-permit suspensions rolled out across Alaska between June 1 and June 4, driven by hot, dry, windy conditions and increased fire activity. The rapid escalation signals an unusually aggressive early-June fire season.
by Alaska Newsadded 3mo ago1 min read
DNR approves North Slope easement for Hilcorp drilling expansion
The state approved a 71.91-acre easement expansion on June 1 for Hilcorp to drill new wellbores from Oliktok Point. Drilling is set to begin early this month. The public comment window closed May 29.
by Alaska Newsadded 3mo ago1 min readConocoPhillips files amended Meltwater easement application
ConocoPhillips filed an amended application two days after DNR's public notice for a Meltwater easement renewal. The routine administrative step maintains surface access to infrastructure supporting Kuparuk River Unit production.
by Alaska Newsadded 3mo ago1 min read
Alaska Earth Sciences ask DNR for fuel cache permit in western Alaska Range
The DNR published a public notice May 20 for 11 remote fuel cache sites but set a June 3 comment deadline. That gives affected guides, hunters, and tribal entities two weeks to respond to a permit that could affect backcountry access and spill risk across the western Alaska Range through November.
by Alaska News3mo ago1 min read
Alaska fire agencies open 11 wildfire investigations in four days
Fire agencies opened investigations at 11 locations from the Kenai Peninsula to the Interior between June 1 and June 4. The burst coincides with back-to-back Red Flag warnings signaling critical fire weather.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 3mo ago2 min read
Red Flag Warning covers Southwest Alaska through Wednesday
National Weather Service issued Red Flag Warnings for multiple Southwest Alaska regions through June 3. The rare multi-region alert affects rural communities from the Kuskokwim Valley to Bristol Bay, where warm temperatures, low humidity, and strong winds create critical fire conditions.
by Alaska Newsadded 3mo ago2 min read
Mat-Su, Kenai burn permits suspended as fire activity surges
Burn permits are suspended across Mat-Su and Kenai-Kodiak Fire Prevention Areas starting June 1 due to hot, dry, windy conditions and a spike in human-caused fires. Debris burning, lawn burning, and burn barrels are prohibited until conditions improve.
by Alaska Newsadded 3mo ago2 min read
ConocoPhillips is widening the last gravel road before Willow's modules hit ice
The easement renewal reveals ConocoPhillips is widening an existing North Slope road to transport Willow Development modules, a concrete infrastructure step toward the controversial project that has received limited coverage since federal approval.
by Bill AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
Boyle files to challenge Holland in high-turnout South Anchorage House Seat.
Former DNR Commissioner John Boyle has filed to challenge Rep. Ky Holland in House District 9, Alaska's highest-turnout House district covering south Anchorage hillside and Turnagain Arm communities.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
AIDEA releases $50M credit line for Cook Inlet gas drilling
The Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority released funding from a $50 million revolving credit line to HEX Cook Inlet LLC in May 2025 for Kitchen Lights Unit drilling, supporting a $40 million offshore well program expected to create up to 100 temporary jobs.
by Bill AlaskaNewsadded 3mo ago2 min read
DNR advances Graphite One drilling permit near Nome
DNR's Northern Regional Office reissued Land Use Permit LAS 34053 to Graphite One (Alaska) Inc. on May 29 for exploration drilling on state-managed land near Nome. The decision is a reissuance of an existing authorization; broader project context is not part of the public notice.
by Bill AlaskaNews4mo ago1 min read
Four new gold mining operations proposed near Central and Chicken
Five placer mining permit applications filed in Circle Mining District
by Bill AlaskaNews4mo ago1 min read
DNR opens public comment on Greens Creek Mine reclamation plan renewal
DNR opens public comment on Greens Creek Mine reclamation plan renewal
by Bill AlaskaNewsadded 4mo ago1 min readDNR lifts moratorium on Nushagak Bay shore fishery lease applications
The Alaska Department of Natural Resources is ending a moratorium on shore fishery lease applications along the east coast of Nushagak Bay, reopening a section of Bristol Bay shoreline to new commercial setnet site leases.
by Alaska News4mo ago1 min read
DNR grants 4.55-acre public easement through state land in Trapper Creek
DNR approved a 4.55-acre public access and utility easement over state land in Trapper Creek, formalizing a half-mile corridor that serves a private parcel and remains open to public use, raising questions about cumulative development pressure in the area.
by Bill AlaskaNews4mo ago2 min read
Chugach Electric wins easement for power line at Community Park Loop
The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority granted Chugach Electric Association a term non-exclusive easement to realign an electrical run at Community Park Loop in Anchorage.
by Alaska News4mo ago1 min read
Tanana Chiefs warns Dalton corridor transfer threatens subsistence lands
Tanana Chiefs Conference raised concerns Monday about the federal transfer of Dalton Utility Corridor acreage to Alaska, warning the decision could threaten subsistence lands and culturally significant areas as development pressures increase.
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 4mo ago2 min read
Alaska eyes $3B carbon revenue from 600,000 burned acres
Alaska has regulatory framework in place to lease state lands for carbon offset projects that could generate over $3 billion in revenue over 20 years from approximately 600,000 acres of previously forested interior lands suitable for reforestation, a panel discussion Wednesday revealed.
by Bill AlaskaNews4mo ago2 min read
House Finance adds feral cat spay-neuter provisions to invasive species bill
The Alaska House Finance Committee voted 9-2 to amend an invasive species management bill to include provisions allowing spaying and neutering of feral and community cats without landowner permission, despite objections that the additions were unrelated to the bill's original purpose.
by Walter AlaskaNews4mo ago2 min read
DNR receives 24 placer mining applications for Interior Alaska gold districts
by Alaska News4mo ago3 min readState to use fish pesticide in Sucker Lake to kill invasive pike
Alaska Department of Fish and Game will apply Rotenone fish pesticide to Sucker Lake in August 2026 to kill invasive northern pike, expanding a suppression program that has been limited to side sloughs since 2011.
by Alaska News4mo ago3 min readSenate panel debates gas pipeline tax structure in 26th hearing
The Senate Resources Committee held its 26th hearing on SB 280, examining the proposed volumetric tax system for the Alaska LNG project and discussing technical questions about where gas production would be taxed.
by Alaska News4mo ago4 min read
House panel advances bill to fast-track utility easements in state parks
The House Community and Regional Affairs Committee adopted a committee substitute for HB 220 that would require the Department of Natural Resources to grant easements for replacing aging utility infrastructure in state parks within 90 days, while also creating new authority for utilities to install infrastructure through parks.
by Alaska News4mo ago5 min read
Interior transfers 1.4 million acres in Dalton corridor to Alaska
The Department of the Interior says the conveyance moves Alaska past 96% of its statehood land entitlement. State officials are taking public comment through June 26 on access across the corridor.
by Walter AlaskaNews4mo ago2 min readSenate Finance Advances Agricultural Leasing Reform After Farmer Cites $9,000 Annual Fee
The Senate Finance Committee moved forward with legislation to make state agricultural land more accessible through below-market leases and merit-based selection after hearing testimony about prohibitive appraisal costs.
by Alaska News5mo ago4 min read
Senate Resources advances three bills on agriculture, evacuations, invasive species
The Senate Resources Committee moved three bills forward on April 17, covering agricultural land leases, evacuation color-coding standards, and creation of an invasive species council.
by Alaska Newsadded 5mo ago2 min read
Senate Panel Questions DNR Commissioner Nominee on Gas Development
The Senate Resources Committee conducted a confirmation hearing for John Crowther, the governor's nominee for Commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources.
by Alaska Newsadded 5mo ago2 min read