Augustine Volcano, which rises out of southern Cook Inlet, is seen from the air on March 7, 2023. The Alaska Division of Oil and Gas has taken steps to prepare for a geothermal lease sale for tracts ...

Companies will soon be able to bid on opportunities to tap a volcanic island in Cook Inlet to generate renewable energy. Alaska officials have scheduled a geothermal lease sale covering a little more ...

Unrest continues at Mount Spurr, the closest active volcano to Alaska’s population centers, and scientists at the Alaska Volcano Observatory are still watching for a possible eruption. Starting in the ...

Alaska officials are preparing to hold a lease sale for geothermal exploration rights at Augustine Volcano, a 4,133-foot peak that forms its own cone-shaped island in the southern part of Cook Inlet.