...coverage has - the fact that the NPR-A was not set aside exclusively for oil. Congress in 1976 put the federal Bureau of Land Management in charge of the reserve, and directed BLM to identify and protect special habitat within it.That is why...
...abandoned mercury mine presents a threat to Alaska Native villagers that has not been adequately addressed by the federal Bureau of Land Management, according to Alaska Attorney General Michael Geraghty. He's asking the Environmental Protection Agency...
Ben Brown's impassioned editorial on the federal Bureau of Land Management's efforts to "restrict" development in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska omitted a few key facts. The truth is that...
...without infrastructure. It could take more than a decade to explore and develop, said officials with the federal Bureau of Land Management. "The energy resources of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska are essential to meeting our nation's...
Fire crews wrestling with a 65,000-acre blaze several miles northeast of Fort Yukon faced a round of wind gusts that spread the flames another several hundred acres Wednesday.
...into the environment, and state officials fear more leaks will occur if the wells are not repaired. The federal Bureau of Land Management says it started working on the problem last year by inspecting and counting the wells. "We figure there...
...their 1,700-page argument for approving the system for another 30 years of operation. Let's hope the federal Bureau of Land Management and state regulators don't turn the same deaf ear to an even louder outcry from all across Alaska for the...
Fortymile caribou herd extends range; Anchorage goose-controls succeeding
...road-topped causeway to Savikko Park, tribal administrator Frank said. The islet contains offices for the federal Bureau of Land Management. The tribe also wants to receive the former Douglas Indian School on St. Ann's Avenue. It is now owned...
Juneau Assembly set to consider wastewater funding; BLM recommends renewing trans-Alaska oil pipeline lease; Governor's fund donates money for cleanup of crashed plane; State OKs plans for Kenai gas line spur; No bids for state-run slaughterhouse;
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