Today’s Key Takeaways:  Pension firms sued for selling fossil fuel holdings.  Oil up over economic concerns.  Gas prices set to decline. Alaska loses favor in annual mining survey. Another budget stalemate in Juneau.   NEWS OF THE DAY: NYC PENSION FIRMS SUED FOR SELLING BILLIONS IN FOSSIL FUEL HOLDINGS: Three New York City pension funds were sued this week for allegedly breaching their fiduciary duty by divesting … read more

200 Years of Global Gold Production, by CountryGovinda Bhutada, Visual Capitalist, April 26, 2023 Visualizing Global Gold Production Over 200 Years Although the practice of gold mining has been around for thousands of years, it’s estimated that roughly 86% of all above-ground gold was extracted in the last 200 years. With modern mining techniques making large-scale production possible, global gold production has … read more

This document  provides  a basic overview of Alaska’s Department of Environmental Conservation’s(DEC) efforts to assume primacy over the Clean Water Act’s Section 404 program, which is currently administered by the Corps.  Speaking to the 404 program in SB 27 in 2014, the Alaska Legislature explicitly directed: “The Department of Environmental Conservation . . . shall . . . take reasonable steps to assume … read more