NEWS OF THE DAY: NOAA, Boeing and Alaska Air team up to better measure greenhouse gas levelsScott Sisek, Q 13 Seattle, June 3, 2021 NOAA, Boeing and Alaska Airlines are teaming up to learn how best to use aircraft for collecting greenhouse gas samples in an effort to better monitor climate change. Scientists with NOAA’s Global Monitoring Laboratory will be … read more
NEWS OF THE DAY: Biden Administration Supports Oil, Mining Projects Backed by TrumpTimothy Buco, The Wall Street Journal, June 1, 2021 Biden administration lawyers are defending oil and mining projects approved under the Trump administration, benefiting ConocoPhillips, Rio Tinto PLC, BHP Group Ltd. and others at the expense of environmental and tribal groups challenging the projects. In a series of court arguments this spring, the administration … read more
NEWS OF THE DAY: A Quick Look at the Different Proposed Amendments to Alaska’s Permanent FundEd King, King Economics Group, May 27, 2021 As Alaska continues to work through falling oil revenues, changes to its Permanent Fund appear inevitable. There are currently six resolutions up for debate that would adjust the way the Permanent Fund functions. This article takes a … read more
