Dwindling spring snowpack could be a troubling sign for Alaska wolverines
Earlier spring snowmelt in northern Alaska could mean future trouble for wolverines, elusive fur-bearing mammals that hide in snow caves
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Arctic river ice formations melting earlier in summer
Two scientists’ fascination with the layered ice mounds that build up along Arctic Alaska rivers led to an important discovery
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With a leaking Alaska well controlled, experts seek answers about what happened
A weekend gas and oil leak from an old production well on the North Slope was stopped Sunday night when
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A northern Alaska oil discovery just got a lot bigger, company says
A Spanish oil company working with a small explorer in Alaska announced Thursday what it’s calling the largest onshore U.S.
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Alaska is trying to slice some land out of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
The state’s current dispute over the boundary of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a place believed to have huge oil
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Audi plans return to Arctic Alaska for secretive cold-weather testing
A German automaker plans to return to Alaska’s North Slope early next year to continue its secretive cold-weather performance tests
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Arctic soils are set to release a lot of carbon – probably more than local plants can absorb
As temperatures have risen in the Arctic and worldwide, so have worries about how much carbon might stream into the atmosphere
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Edward Itta, Inupiaq whaling captain and prominent Arctic Alaskan politician, dies aged 71
Former North Slope mayor and Inupiaq whaling captain Edward S. Itta died on Sunday, his family said. He was 71.
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Climate accelerating erosion at U.S. radar facilities in Arctic
A group of strategic Air Force radar facilities along Alaska’s North Slope are at an accelerated risk of degradation. Erosion
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Governor fends off criticism over Alaska LNG
Alaska Governor Bill Walker on Tuesday shot back at what he called “misstatements” about his pursuit of an Alaska-led gas project,
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No increase in methane emissions in Arctic Alaska despite warming temperatures
Three decades of atmospheric monitoring on Alaska’s North Slope show no signs that a feared “methane bomb” capable of accelerating climate
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Trump energy plan calls for more drilling, fewer environmental protections
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump pledged Thursday to push aggressively for more oil drilling if he becomes president, including on federal
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New Obama plan eyes further Arctic protections
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration released its proposed five-year offshore drilling plan for federal waters Tuesday, leaning toward allowing three lease
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Alaska aims to reshape state’s relationship with oil
After months of public debate, lawmakers will gavel in on Tuesday in Juneau to begin fashioning a solution to the state’s budget
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Native corporations Alaska’s new wildcatters
Alaska Native regional corporations are wildcatting for oil and gas in the state’s frontier basins, eyeing little-explored prospects after dusting off
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