Alex DeMarban

ConocoPhillips will increase its holdings in the Kuparuk and Prudhoe Bay fields.

The decision supports a plan presented by utilities but also allows further study of a different option presented by the Eklutna tribal government.

The Native Village of Eklutna awaits a decision from a federal agency. The gaming hall is expected to include hundreds of electronic machines, but it would not be a Las Vegas-style casino, representatives say.

Issues including drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, as well as mining and logging.

The Department of Energy grant, with matching funding, will support construction of a 38-mile transmission line across Cook Inlet.

People who shop at and donate items to FashionPact select charities to receive 30% of the sale. “Knowing I’m having a real impact makes it worth it,” said owner Brittani Clancey.

The Wood Mackenzie report also says Cook Inlet gas could be depleted in about a decade. It was commissioned by the Alaska Gasline Development Corp.

There’s also a new marijuana dispensary. And Cafecito Bonito might close, or not.

The restaurant closed six years ago, after decades in operation.

In an unusual meeting on Thursday, the Anchorage Assembly and Eklutna tribal government unanimously passed what they say is a first-of-its-kind government-to-government resolution. They want more analysis of alternative concepts that aren’t part of the utilities’ plan.

Such small renewable projects are good, a renewable energy advocate said, but larger ones are needed to offset a looming shortage of natural gas from Cook Inlet.

An O’Reilly Auto Parts is planned for most of the spot once occupied by the Carrs Safeway grocery store.

The proposal would require the platforms to disclose the number of short-term rentals in the city, in order to better understand their impact on a tight housing market.

They typically won’t save money in Anchorage. But the natural gas crunch might change that. They’re fairly common in Juneau, where it’s warmer.

The Pikka field is set to deliver first oil within two years, said Kevin Gallagher, chief executive for Santos.