Alaska’s Liberty field gets 3rd environmental review
For the third time since the late 1990s, federal regulators have embarked on an environmental review of an oil field
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North Slope
2007 Arctic Alaska fire sparked permafrost thaw
The biggest wildfire to burn on treeless Arctic tundra triggered a dramatic permafrost thaw that unfolded over several years, new research
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Climate change leads snowshoe hares to Arctic Alaska
Though abundant over much of mainland Alaska, snowshoe hares were, until recently, absent from the state’s northernmost Arctic region. When did they
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How did climate affect ancient wildlife in Arctic Alaska?
For about 1,000 years at the end of the last ice age, the woolly mammoths, steppe bison, ancient horses and
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More gas means less oil in Alaska’s North Slope
During this week’s special session in Juneau, Alaska, most lawmakers have been focused on whether the state should take a
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Eroding Arctic coastline reveals human bones
As Arctic Ocean waves from summer and fall storms eat away at Barrow’s bluffs, they take land from the living — and
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Arctic Alaska oil lease auctions scheduled for November
U.S. state and federal agencies will hold jointly scheduled auctions to lease oil and gas tracts across Arctic Alaska next
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Arctic Alaska coastal erosion rates among worst in U.S. : report
The shoreline along Alaska’s northern coast has eroded at some of the fastest rates in the nation, putting local communities, oil fields and
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Better technology stretches Arctic Alaska’s shrinking tundra travel season
A decade ago, oil operators on the North Slope found themselves in a climate predicament. The steady warming seen since
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Arctic artifacts temporarily back in Alaska for examination
A century ago, when the pioneering Canadian Arctic Expedition started to go awry, anthropologist Diamond Jenness found himself stranded for nearly a year on
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Assessment board values Alaska pipeline at billions more than oil companies do
The State Assessment Review Board says the trans-Alaska pipeline is worth $9.6 billion for property tax purposes, $7 billion more than the
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U.S. federal official says continued low oil prices could threaten trans-Alaska pipeline
The top official at the federal Energy Information Administration on Thursday said he’s concerned about the viability of the trans-Alaska oil
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Highway repairs underway after floodwaters drop in Arctic Alaska
Road crews began repairing the flood-battered Dalton Highway on Alaska’s North Slope over the Memorial Day weekend, bringing hope to
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‘Epic’ flooding on Alaska Highway hinders Arctic oil operations
DEADHORSE — Unprecedented flooding continues to interfere with daily operations on the North Slope oil patch after surging waters wiped away
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ConocoPhillips predicts flat Alaska oil production for ‘three years and beyond’
ConocoPhillips expects that its Alaska oil production will remain relatively stable over the next three years thanks to new projects on the North
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