Falling wolf numbers at Alaska’s Denali Park revive debate over trapping
There’s one thing in the world of Denali National Park wolves about which everyone seems to agree: The much-loved, sometimes-loathed
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Fairbanks air quality a dirty shame locals call a community health crisis
FAIRBANKS — Longtime Fairbanks-area resident Suzanne Fenner doesn’t have to check the borough’s air quality monitoring website to see whether
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Alaska skiers hunker down, pray for snow and warmer weather
What a difference a year makes, especially when it comes to snowfall. Alyeska Resort in Girdwood was the holiday talk
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Scientists examine Alaska ducks in frigid Fairbanks river for avian flu clues
FAIRBANKS — Chilly weather isn’t enough to keep ducks out of open areas of the Chena River, which means it’s
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A plan for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska
For the first time ever, the entire expanse of the 23-million-acre National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska will fall under a
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TransCanada shutters Yukon office supporting Alaska gasline project
There’s been no funeral for the Alaska-through-Canada gasline, a project once held up by oil companies as the shining salvation
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Year after a winter deluge, Alaska’s Iditarod Trail is snow-starved
SHELL LAKE — Mother Nature isn’t playing nice with Alaska’s two premier winter sports competitions: the 1,000-mile Iditarod Trail Sled
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ConocoPhillips will pay Alaska $312,000 after North Slope oil spills
ConocoPhillips has agreed to pay state and federal environmental regulators $312,000 in penalties and other costs related to a pair
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What to expect in second season of Alaska reality show ‘Bering Sea Gold’
When “Bering Sea Gold” made its debut this past January it proved — with big ratings — that the rest
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Solar power in Arctic Alaska?
The town of Kotzebue in December is the epitome of winter. Temperatures are well below freezing and the sky is
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Will Shell Oil’s Arctic ‘beer can’ hold up better in second-chance containment trial?
The containment dome Royal Dutch Shell hopes never to use has been transformed, following an accident this September that left
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Qiviut: Luxury Arctic yarn that almost went extinct
The musk ox, an ancient creature that was nearly wiped out of existence a century ago, has made a comeback
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Run on bottled water in Emmonak, Alaska, after supply interruption
Residents of the Southwest Alaska community Emmonak had a brief scare Wednesday morning when the water supply to the village
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Alaska’s Umiat road among worst US transportation ideas says Sierra Club
None other than the venerable Sierra Club has stepped up the fight against the state’s plans to punch a 100-mile
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Alaska snow drought cancels Sheep Mountain 150 Sled Dog Race
Despite snow in the forecast, or at least the promise of snow in the forecast, Sheep Mountain 150 Sled Dog
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