Alaska just became the testing ground for a new national model in resource development. On Wednesday, Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed a first-of-its-kind agreement with the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council, aiming to cut through the bureaucratic red tape that often delays major projects. Anchorage Daily News reports, “Dunleavy signed a memorandum of understanding with Emily Domenech, executive director of the Permitting Council. Under the agreement — the first of its kind in the country — the Alaska Department of Natural Resources will coordinate directly with the Permitting Council to identify projects eligible for fast-tracked permitting.  ‘“This is the beginning of what…

This week, the Department of the Interior (DOI) announced a new offshore leasing schedule, reversing years of restrictions that sidelined American oil and gas development. For Alaska, that means Cook Inlet is finally reopening for exploration. This decision will revive jobs, strengthen the state’s economy, and reduce America’s reliance on foreign energy. Under the Biden administration, Alaska’s offshore prospects were frozen. Federal regulators canceled or postponed lease sales, leaving Alaskans without access to the resources that have long fueled the state’s economy. Meanwhile, households across America felt the effects of rising fuel prices and increased dependence on imported energy. Thankfully,…

The Last Frontier state has more to offer than just breathtaking wilderness. Alaska is a resource giant with the power to secure America’s energy independence. Congressman Nick Begich is leading the charge to unleash Alaska’s vast energy potential. “Alaska had about 70 executive orders and actions that specifically targeted our ability to develop mineral resources and energy resources in our state [under former President Joe Biden.] These are orders and actions that did not apply to other states. And others have said this — that’s more executive actions against the state of Alaska than sanctions against the nation of Iran,”…

The Department of the Interior has taken a significant step toward revitalizing American energy production with a new proposal to reopen much of Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve (NPR-A) for oil and gas development. Originally designated during the 1970s energy crisis, the NPR-A remains a crucial strategic asset.  Must Read Alaska reports, “The draft environmental analysis, released for public review and comment, recommends the selection of a new alternative based on the Trump administration’s 2020 Integrated Activity Plan. If adopted, it would open up to 82% of the 23-million-acre reserve, an area roughly the size of Indiana, for leasing, exploration, and development.”…

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin is exactly the kind of fighter America’s energy workers, and Alaska, need right now. In his latest Fox News op-ed, Administrator Zeldin lays out what we at Power The Future have been saying for years: Alaska is key to America’s energy dominance, and the Trump administration is finally putting it back on track. After years of politically motivated restrictions, Administrator Zeldin is helping lead the charge to unlock Alaska’s vast resources from oil and gas to critical minerals and coal. As he wrote: “President Trump’s vision for us to unleash oil, gas, coal and even critical minerals in Alaska could generate billions…

As the final day of Governor Mike Dunleavy’s Sustainable Energy Conference kicks off, U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum continues his extended tour of Alaska—bringing a level of federal engagement that matches the state’s energy significance. At a time when energy security is a top national priority, Alaska’s vast resources have never been more critical. The state holds billions of barrels of recoverable oil and is home to more than 70 known occurrences of rare earth elements, along with essential minerals like graphite, cobalt, and nickel—key components for the data industry’s needs and defense technologies. For too long, Alaska has been…

The Biden administration tried to quietly shut down energy development across 13 million acres of Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve. Now, the Trump administration is undoing that damage. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum announced this week that the Department of the Interior will roll back Biden’s 2024 rule, which imposed extreme restrictions on oil and gas activity in areas that Congress explicitly designated for energy production. The rule created broad “Special Areas” where leasing was essentially banned unless operators could prove a negative, “no adverse effects,” on surface resources. In a statement reported in Fox News, Burgum made clear what was at stake: “The…

In March 2023, the Biden administration quietly issued a sweeping ban on future oil and gas leasing in areas of Alaska, without fanfare and without a single word from the President himself. This move carries devastating implications for Alaska’s energy economy and long-term development prospects. This wasn’t a minor procedural action. It was a policy bombshell, sentencing Alaskans to a depressed economy, unable to utilize the resources beneath their feet. It effectively canceled Alaska’s next generation of energy development, locked up lands critical to the state’s future economic growth, and sent a chilling signal to every investor in responsible resource production. “Americans deserve to know which unelected…

The Trump administration and Interior Secretary Burgum have hired two proven Alaskan leaders, Drue Pearce and Kara Moriarty, for positions in support of the President’s Executive Order to unleash Alaska’s extraordinary resource potential.  Adding these positions reinforces the importance of Alaska resource development to the President’s commitment to United States energy dominance Pearce, a former Alaska Senate President and Senior Advisor to US Interior Sectary Gale Norton, among the many roles she has played in her decades of work forwarding pro-Alaska policy, will be serving as Counselor to the Assistant Secretary of Lands and Minerals. Moriarty brings a wealth of…