Alaska hopes to school Exxon Mobil in Supreme Court battle
An epic battle dating back decades goes to the Alaska Supreme Court on Wednesday — at a high school no
Read more
Author: Alaska Dispatch News
Killer whales are sea wolves of the Arctic: study
Killer whales that prowl the northeastern Canadian Arctic are the “wolves of the sea” — and seem to relish their
Read more
Alaska calls for greater national involvement in melting Arctic
As countries eye a vast array of untapped resources in the melting Arctic, an Alaska legislative task force wants the
Read more
Alaska wallows in wealth while recession-riddled states suffer
Alaskans, consider yourselves loaded. While other states struggle to escape the clutches of the Great Recession, our money-making assets rake
Read more
Alaska ice mission: Renda, Healy arrive in open water
The trans-ocean fuel mission that had never been done before and was successfully pulled off is nearing its end. A
Read more
Should Alaska have protected halibut nursery waters?
Canada has protested that something needs to be done about the trawl industry killing and dumping 10 million pounds of
Read more
Natural-gas nightmare still a concern for southcentral Alaska
A natural gas shortage that leaves tens of thousands of Alaskans huddling in homes without electricity and heat seemed like
Read more
Russian tanker on way home after Alaska fuel delivery
The Russian fuel tanker Renda that with help of a U.S. Coast Guard ice-breaking cutter carved its way to Nome
Read more
Oil majors announce Arctic spill preparedness and response collaboration
Arctic frontiers are opening to development but oil-spill infrastructure is still limited in many regions. Now, some of the world’s biggest
Read more
Oil ‘tipping point’ has passed with much higher prices to come
As Alaskans grapple with the issue of oil taxes and what state legislative moves, if any, will increase the flow
Read more
Fresh water ‘dome’ bulging atop Arctic Ocean off Alaska
Enough extra fresh water to just about fill lakes Michigan and Huron to the brim has collected in the top
Read more
Sun returns to Arctic Alaska
Barrow, a community in Alaska’s Far North, had its first sunrise of the new year on Monday afternoon at 1:11,
Read more
Russian rivers freshening the water of Alaska’s Beaufort Sea
Fresh water sloshing into the polar sea from the great rivers of Russia has been collecting on the Alaskan and
Read more
Broadband Internet forges into rural Alaska
Thousands of remote Alaskans will soon be able to enjoy high-speed Internet thanks to an $88 million project — funded
Read more
Rural Alaska village welcomes toilets, modern plumbing
PITKAS POINT — For the first time, villagers here are getting a chance to indulge in an everyday pleasantry most
Read more