Today’s Key Takeaways:  Makushin Geothermal Project gets $2m boost. No injuries or environmental impacts as a result of North Slope natural gas leak. Governor Dunleavy to President Biden: “Invoking Defense Production Act Contradicts Federal Decisions Delaying Ambler Access.”  Supreme Court reinstates Trump “certification rule” relating to Clean Water Act. NEWS OF THE DAY: Unalaska tribe gets federal money for geothermal … read more

Defense Production Act doesn’t modernize permitting for critical mineralsClearPath Action, April 1, 2022 Invoking the Defense Production Act to increase U.S. production of critical minerals may be a small step, but doesn’t solve the root problem — the need to modernize permitting. Critical minerals including lithium…nickel…graphite…cobalt…manganese, are hardly produced in the U.S. today. Current permitting and siting regulations make critical … read more

Today’s Key Takeaways: 10 million ounces of gold discovered by NovaMinerals in Mat Su. In response to WA fuel tax, AK legislator proposes a six-cents-per-pound tax on fish exports and a six-cent-per-foot mooring fee for any vessels that anchor in Alaska harbors. Germany halts certification process for Nord Stream 2 pipeline after Russia moves troops into Ukraine.  NEWS OF THE … read more