US Senate moves closer to vote on ANWR drilling
Every Republican in the U.S. Senate, including both Alaskans, voted a few Wednesday to officially begin debate on a tax-cut
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Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Not enough public outrage against ANWR drilling, say opponents
In the U.S. Senate, opponents of drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge are having trouble getting the word out.
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Alaska rejects ExxonMobil plan to expand oil production in Arctic
On Tuesday, the Walker administration denied a proposal by ExxonMobil Corp. to expand oil production at the Point Thomson field,
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Federal geologists to update oil potential in northern Alaska
Spurred by a president who wants oil companies to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, federal geologists have begun poking
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Mystery surrounds only oil well ever drilled in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
With oil development advocates again emboldened by the prospects of cracking open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a big secret that
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Conservation groups girding for battle over National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska
Oil industry boosters and Alaska politicians are joining President Donald Trump’s administration to push for more development in an area
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U.S judge rejects push to open ANWR
A novel strategy pushed by then-Gov. Sean Parnell and his natural resources head — now U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan —
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Alaska lawmakers frustrated after meeting with U.S. interior secretary
After President Barack Obama announced a plan to designate most of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness, Alaska lawmakers
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Arctic Ocean may be next as Alaska officials seethe over ANWR move
Emotions continued to rise on Monday over President Barack Obama’s initiative to increase protection for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, with
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No end in sight for ANWR campaigns
Congress is so stuck in partisan mire it hardly passes any bills these days. So it would seem unlikely it
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Alaska lobbying group wants ANWR drilling
Secrecy remains the watchword for the state-funded lobbying group with the thankless task of trying to open the Arctic National
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