From our Summer Intern: The Heart of Wiseman (Part Three of Series)
The Heart of Wiseman My favorite thing about my stay in Wiseman was being able to meet and spend time with the residents. There aren’t many people that live there year round, but the ones that do had so many interesting things to share with me. One fun little aspect...
BLM Proposes Major Rollback of Oil and Gas Leasing Rules on Public Lands
The Bureau of Land Management is proposing sweeping changes to federal oil and gas leasing rules that would make it faster, cheaper, and easier for companies to lease public lands while reducing opportunities for public review and weakening financial safeguards meant...
AI Is Entering Federal Permitting. Public Oversight Must Keep Up
A recent Pacific Northwest National Laboratory webinar highlighted PermitAI, a federal artificial intelligence platform designed to help agencies speed up environmental reviews and permitting under the National Environmental Policy Act. The platform includes tools to...
From Our Summer Intern: A Flood in Wiseman, Alaska (Part Two of Series)
Our summer intern’s experience with a flood in the remote northern Alaskan community of Wiseman.
BOEM Is Exploring Offshore Space Launch and Re-Entry Sites on Public Ocean Lands
Photo Credit: Lisa Hupp – An arial view of the coastal plain of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. BOEM is asking whether offshore platforms and submerged lands should be used for space launch and re-entry activities — raising new questions about ocean...
The Tree Swallow Who Keeps Coming Home
This summer I turned twenty years old, and Tree Swallow 281122697 turned seven. I started working with Alaska Songbird Institute in 2021 as a highschooler in their high school intern program. I knew very little about birds, field research, or Tree Swallows, but I was...
Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority’s July 8 Meeting: An Alaska Exchange-Traded Fund, a $4.5 Million Due Diligence Fund, and More Questions Than Answers
The Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority (AIDEA) is holding a board meeting by Zoom on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. The agenda is short, but the items on it raise serious questions about how public development dollars may be used, what private...
Livengood Gold Project: What Interior Alaska Should Know and Where to Watch
he Livengood Gold Project is moving back into public focus. International Tower Hill Mines, the company behind the project, told shareholders that it raised approximately US$114 million in January 2026 and plans to use 2026 work to begin a feasibility study, conduct...