Removing all the offshore oil infrastructure from Cook Inlet could cost $1 billion. But some platforms have sat idle for decades, as inspectors say they’re in an “advanced state of disrepair.”

Rex Rock and John Moller, both of whom used to advise Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy on rural affairs, were hired through a competitive procurement process along with two others.

Republican state Sen. Jesse Bjorkman says a bill in his committee that sets green power targets for electric utilities is “going nowhere.” But lobbyists are lining up to push it forward.