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Santos CEO says construction at large Alaska oil field is nearly 60% complete

A Santos Ltd. sign hangs from an office building on Tuesday, April 16, 2024 in downtown Anchorage. (Loren Holmes / ADN) One of Alaska’s largest oil...

Environmentalists decry softening of proposed regulation of drilling’s impact on Colorado’s poorest communities

Colorado2 years ago

Environmentalists decry softening of proposed regulation of drilling’s impact on Colorado’s poorest communities

Environmentalists and the oil and gas industry are battling over new state regulations that one side says would protect vulnerable communities that suffer the most from...

Record-high temperatures bake Deadhorse and other sites on Alaska’s Arctic coast

Alaska2 years ago

Record-high temperatures bake Deadhorse and other sites on Alaska’s Arctic coast

By Yereth Rosen, Alaska Beacon Updated: 1 hour ago Published: 2 hours ago Prudhoe Bay oil facilities on Alaska’s North Slope. (Loren Holmes / ADN file)...

Clock is ticking to clean the Front Range’s dirty air by 2027. The region’s off to a bad start this summer.

Denver, CO2 years ago

Clock is ticking to clean the Front Range’s dirty air by 2027. The region’s off to a bad start this summer.

Colorado has three years to lower ground-level ozone pollution to meet federal standards, and this summer’s hazy skies — caused by oil and gas drilling, heavy...

Neighbors make a final stand against massive oil and gas drilling plan near Aurora Reservoir

Colorado2 years ago

Neighbors make a final stand against massive oil and gas drilling plan near Aurora Reservoir

A contentious plan to drill up to 166 oil and gas wells on the southeastern fringe of metro Denver, near hundreds of homes and the Aurora...

Marathon Oil reaches 1M settlement with EPA for North Dakota environmental violations

North Dakota2 years ago

Marathon Oil reaches $241M settlement with EPA for North Dakota environmental violations

The federal government announced a $241.5 million settlement with Marathon Oil on Thursday for alleged air quality violations at the company’s oil and gas operations in...

We are asking Coloradans what they want candidates to focus on this election. Thousands have answered.

Denver, CO2 years ago

We are asking Coloradans what they want candidates to focus on this election. Thousands have answered.

Thousands of Coloradans responding to a survey by their local newsrooms say candidates competing for their votes this year need to be focused primarily on several...

Alaska Supreme Court confirms: ‘Hoverboard dentist’ is banned from dentistry in Alaska

Alaska2 years ago

Alaska Supreme Court confirms: ‘Hoverboard dentist’ is banned from dentistry in Alaska

By James Brooks, Alaska Beacon Updated: 15 minutes ago Published: 15 minutes ago The Alaska state seal hangs at the Alaska Supreme Court on Tuesday, June...

As Colorado legislative session winds down, property tax reform is still in the air, but progress on other fronts

Colorado2 years ago

As Colorado legislative session winds down, property tax reform is still in the air, but progress on other fronts

For the second year in a row, the sounds of Cinco de Mayo echoed into the Capitol as lawmakers toiled on a Saturday to find common...

Alaska Supreme Court gives city of Valdez partial win in effort to unlock Hilcorp financial secrets

Alaska2 years ago

Alaska Supreme Court gives city of Valdez partial win in effort to unlock Hilcorp financial secrets

The Alaska Supreme Court listens to attorney David Wilkinson, representing the Regulatory Commission of Alaska, during oral arguments on June 27, 2023 in a case involving...