Umiat News

Community perspective During the past few months, I have become more "political" than I ever imagined.

The Parnell administration has budgeted millions of dollars toward a program aimed at building gravel roads to Northwestern Alaska mineral resources, but a conservation group is calling the program a waste of money.

Linc Energy has a 'first right of refusal' on Kuukpik 5 rig for next year's winter exploration drilling in its undeveloped Umiat oil field on the border of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, Corri Feige told Petroleum News March 28.

A new report by conservation groups on Gov. Sean Parnell's plan to build roads to resource-rich parts of Alaska claims the projects will cost much more than most people realize.