by Stacy Unzicker | Dec 23, 2025 | Blog, Cascade Point, Featured, Mining
By far the biggest issue on my plate as Mining Campaigner has turned out to be a bit about mining and also, at least on the surface, a lot about a terrible transportation infrastructure project. Of course, the Cascade Point Ferry Terminal and the New Amalga Gold Mine...
by Stacy Unzicker | Nov 14, 2025 | Blog, Cascade Point, Featured, Inside Passage, Mining
UPDATE: Comment period deadline extended to January 9, 2026. The Alaska Department of Transportation is moving at break-neck speed to rush forward the delusional plan for a ferry terminal at Cascade Point. In this out-of-order and out-of-line process, the State of...
by Stacy Unzicker | Aug 13, 2025 | Blog, Cascade Point, Featured, Inside Passage, Mining
By now you have likely seen the Governor’s upsetting yet predictable tantrum following the special legislative session he called. Aside from the pedestrian power grab of another DOGE-style purge Dunleavy slipped in something equally insidious we need to pay...
by Stacy Unzicker | Jul 28, 2025 | Blog, Featured, Inside Passage, Mining
Niblack Spectre Rises Again Alaska’s Department of Natural Resources Division of Mining, Land and Water has received an application for the renewal of the Niblack Project Reclamation Plan Approval. While that sounds like progress to close a rather problematic mine...
by Stacy Unzicker | Jul 28, 2025 | Blog, Cascade Point, Featured, Inside Passage, Mining
“Up to $600 million in federal transportation funding could be at risk after Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed $62 million in state match funding, Alaska House Transportation Committee members said during a hearing this week.” That’s the start to an Anchorage Daily News...
