One of the largest data centers in the nation has been proposed on Alaska’s Arctic North Slope, where boosters say it could take advantage of abundant land, cold temperatures for cooling and a huge supply of natural gas for power. The $500 million development would occupy an entire square mile with multiple buildings in a […]

A bill that would impose a toll on oil and gas vehicles using the Dalton Highway was set aside by state lawmakers on Thursday after the public voiced concern that it would target a single industry and raise costs for Alaskans. Senator Scott Kawasaki, D-Fairbanks and the sponsor of SB 286, introduced the bill in […]

The state of Alaska is starting to plan where new trails or roads may branch off the Dalton Highway in Interior Alaska. The choices made during the process likely have implications for hunting, fishing and tourism access, as well as the hundreds of people who live in the sparsely populated area. On Wednesday, the Alaska […]

The Trump administration is poised to open 2.1 million acres of long-protected Alaska land north of the Yukon River that has been protected for decades to mining and other industrial development. The Department of the Interior announced on Friday that it is revoking decades-old protections for the land, a corridor along the Dalton Highway, the […]