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STANDING BEAT · 10 ARTICLES

Land and permitting

State land leases, gravel, permafrost and the public comment windows that are the only door most Alaskans get.

Articles on this beat

500 to Fewer Than 12. One Office Holds the Pen. cover

500 to Fewer Than 12. One Office Holds the Pen.

JULY 24, 2026 · 9 SLIDES

Governed First, Alaska Native Health and AI cover

Governed First, Alaska Native Health and AI

JULY 23, 2026 · 9 SLIDES

The Giveaway, Surveyed. Alaska's Free Land for AI cover

The Giveaway, Surveyed. Alaska's Free Land for AI

JULY 22, 2026 · 9 SLIDES

2026-07-20 cover

2026-07-20

JULY 20, 2026 · 9 SLIDES

Reading the Frozen Ground at the Top of America cover

Reading the Frozen Ground at the Top of America

JULY 19, 2026 · 9 SLIDES

Alaska data centers and your power bill, on the grid or off cover

Alaska data centers and your power bill, on the grid or off

JULY 18, 2026 · 9 SLIDES

No Road Out. Quinhagak Flies Its Own Eyes cover

No Road Out. Quinhagak Flies Its Own Eyes

JULY 17, 2026 · 9 SLIDES

The Interior's Power Math cover

The Interior's Power Math

JULY 13, 2026 · 9 SLIDES

Cook Inlet gas storage, the RCA's no, and AI's gigawatt cover

Cook Inlet gas storage, the RCA's no, and AI's gigawatt

JULY 11, 2026 · 9 SLIDES

Alaska's AI Land Rush, Four Rooms, One Open Door cover

Alaska's AI Land Rush, Four Rooms, One Open Door

JULY 8, 2026 · 9 SLIDES

On the docket

STAK Energy's North Slope AI campus lease PENDING DECISION
Air Force land leases for AI data centers at JBER, Eielson and Clear PENDING DECISION
Enstar's Cook Inlet gas storage plan (Kenai Loop Pool) DECIDED
AIDEA's free state land for a Mat-Su data center park OPEN FOR COMMENT

Every beat

Data centers · Power and the grid · Land and permitting · Defense and federal · Research and science · Data sovereignty · State policy