Deep reporting on the issues that shape Alaska. Government accountability, resource politics, and the stories that take time to tell.
A $43.4 million Department of Defense grant to a U.S. subsidiary of Australian mining company Nova Minerals. A 100-mile state road corridor that would run straight to the company's mineral claims. A governor who toured the mine site with his DOT commissioner and Nova Minerals executives — then removed advisory board members who opposed the road. Alaska Frontier Report investigates who benefits from the West Susitna Access Road.
Federal lobbying disclosures and state records reveal that Pebble Limited Partnership has spent more than $12 million on lobbying efforts since the EPA vetoed its Clean Water Act permit in 2023 — money aimed at congressional allies, state legislators, and a long-shot legal strategy.