Exxon Mobil bullish on natural gas exports. But will Alaska benefit?
Momentum continues to build for exporting U.S. natural gas reserves to overseas markets, particularly Asia. Alaska’s congressional delegation, as well
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Four more rural Alaska schools slated to close next year
Another four schools in rural Alaska have become the latest casualties of shrinking villages: Their doors will shut next school
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New data suggests continued growth of Alaska oil jobs
A new manufacturing directory says Alaska’s oil-and-gas workforce expanded 5 percent over the last year to 9,062 employees, a sign
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In Arctic Alaska, bountiful spring whaling season yields 990 tons of bowhead
With their five-year whaling quota up for renewal this summer, Alaska’s bowhead subsistence hunters are wrapping up an abundant spring
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New interactive map details Alaska mining boom
Only a handful of operating mines exist in Alaska, but with the price of gold and other metals booming, more
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Humans and bears in conflict on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula
Spring has come to the small communities of Alaska’s central Kenai Peninsula, and along with the change in season begins
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Loss of Arctic ice fueling climate change: study
Let’s call it the polar express. The multi-year ice floes that once dominated the Arctic Ocean have been shrinking fast
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Alaska Natives benefited, burdened by controversial program
Twenty American Indian and Alaska Native companies receiving special benefits under a controversial federal contracting program returned more than $100
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How two vastly different men helped change the Alaskan Arctic
Of all the things critics may say about Bob Reiss’s new book, “The Eskimo and the Oil Man: The Battle
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Elderly flee as floods put Southwest Alaska villages on notice
In what may be final death throes of a vicious Alaska winter, communities along the Kuskokwim River are on high
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Betting on Alaska’s Cook Inlet oil and gas plays continues Wednesday
Heightened interest in Cook Inlet’s oil and gas — fueled by generous tax terms, new discovery announcements and an important
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Tragedy on Alaska’s Mount McKinley: Part 2
Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part series examining a 2011 climbing expedition gone awry on North America’s
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Anatomy of a tragedy high on Alaska’s Mount McKinley: Part 1
Editor’s note: The first of a two-part series on the 2011 climbing expedition gone awry on North America’s tallest mountain.
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Newly sworn Russian president orders Arctic naval boost
President Vladimir Putin got right to work and presented a series of new decrees within hours of being sworn in
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Arctic sea ice melt slowed last month. But for how long?
Slap on a chunk of ice nearly the size of Texas. The extent of frozen floes on the polar ocean
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