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 ...

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.

Glaciers, volcanoes, forested coasts—these distinctive Alaskan landscapes are packed into this rarely visited reserve.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Augustine Volcano, which rises out of southern Cook Inlet, is seen from the air on March 7, 2023 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mount Augustine is seen on Aug. 17, 2021, from a campsite on the island. (Photo by Matthew Loewen/Alaska Volcano Observatory / U.S ...