Alaska Miner Journal, February 2026

Water Policy Riwneocqlruuk di wri eni gtahlel txahecemt iSopt ntaistne, gi onpfc elAur l mda isankfgar oCt sol et iafmrnopWml e amWt eearnt eAt rcrset gor uef glt ahuteli aoUtni nos intt ehs ,dact Sortmea ftpleel syc. t wAi lt ahs kt ha e’ s Sua nc ikqeut et dwe ac ti es iros na. nTdh we Ee tPl Aa nmd su, s t Dfpuri nro edj ecact mtt she han tat ava lesc oaa cngcsreiessetsde tnot to ratenhades o2p n0r aa1bc8tl ieMc aaebnmldeowsr taoanrt kde awu bmi lde eowfC AeWtgl Ara en4ed0mm4e iCnt oti gmsai gtpi neo ennds taobt oyo l rUsy. S MA Ci t Ei g aa nt i do nE Pp Ao ,l i ac ny df oel nl os wu ri ne gt ht ah te Ssdctericeeinas itmoi fnli icsna. el l yt h- seupprpooc retsasbfloe rwEaPtAe raqpupar loi tvya ls toaf nSdt aa tred swdaet ev re lqoupael di t yu ssitnagn ds iat red- ss ppercoi fpi co scar li st e, irni ac liundpi ne gr ma di tot ipntgi o n o f Ec onnc sotur ruacgt iev tehceoEmnmv ier no tnsmwehnet an l rPerpol tyei nc tgi ot no UA gS eAnCcEy ot no rAel sa ps ko an dC lqe ua inc kWl ya twe irt hA ccto Sme pc tl ei ot ne t4i m0 4e lPyu, bml iecaNn iont gi cf eusl ,. a n d Spt hueerpiRpooOdrDot fliest gi imisssel uanet iodo. nl o tnog re er dt uh ca en tthhee tpi me rei oddu or if nt gi mwehfircohmE PwAh ec anna i ps sr uo ej eac tCal epapnl i cWa taitoenr iAs cdt eSeemc tei od nc o4 m0 4pcl evteet ou nt ot i la Permitting and Land Management Principles LjuimstiifticEaStAiolnisatinndgscoamndplcertieticcaolsht-abbeintaetfidt easniaglnyasteiso.ns to those with established and rigorous scientific FwA iNint IahLldiCzrAea .wl aanl ds ac no dn vpeuybalni cc el as nt do ot hr ed eSrt sa tees toaf bAl il sahs ek da ab ny dt hAel aSsekcar eNt aa tr iyv eo fCIonrt pe or iroart iuonnds earnAd Nr Ce sS cAi n§d1 7a l (l df e) (d1e)r aa ln d RReeaquutirheoreivzaeluthaetioAnlaoskf athLeamndinUesrealCpooutnecnitli.al in any area subject to federal land use planning. Require USGS tRoe fi nu lsftial lt ei t sU AS ANCI LEC’ sAAmp pi neenrdailxr Ce pporrot ci ne gd ua rneds arsesl ae tsisnmg et no tNmHaPnAd aS teecst .i o n 1 0 6 . En enisguhrbeotrrianngsCbaonuanddiaarny pmr oi nviinngc iiaslsauneds at er er rai tdodrri aels sgeodv et hr nr omuegnht sc.o o p e r a t i o n b e t w e e n t h e S t a t e o f A l a s k a a n d EAwnNa stI ueL rrCseAwa, lwil t fhi et ihdn enarona dld aesgsuei rgnrncoaiuet niso’dnl ianongfdwAal inal dsdkeraren. seosus r- lci ek eml aa nn ad gs eomr es nt ut dpyl aanr ne iansg oar nadn dy esci mi s ii ol anrs wa ri teh cdor na swi satl es not f wl ai nt hd s o r Require roads and infrastructure corridors across all lands in Alaska, including Conservation System Units.

2026 FEDERAL ISSUES OF CONCERN FOR THE ALASKA MINING INDUSTRY

Critical Priorities

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