Judge has issues with Corps’ plan to allow road, bridge to National Petroleum Reserve in Arctic Alaska
A hotly contested permit allowing ConocoPhillips to build a road and bridge to a new oil field is now in
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Biologists expect module will help them treat sick, injured polar bears
If a sick or distressed adult polar bear is spotted on Alaska’s North Slope, wildlife managers have few options. They
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Assessment board begins deliberating trans-Alaska pipeline value
Closing arguments have ended in a four-day hearing over the value of the trans-Alaska oil pipeline, with the state of
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Gas line construction could cut Alaska oil tax revenues by hundreds of millions
FAIRBANKS — State oil income could drop anywhere from $250 million to $375 million a year during gas pipeline construction,
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World’s farthest-north dinosaur bone find sheds light on Cretaceous world
The world’s northernmost dinosaur discovery is shedding light on prehistoric life in the far north during the Cretaceous period, according
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Gasline bill could include provisions for rural Alaska
With less than 30 days remaining in the legislative session, the Alaska House is considering gasline legislation that would advance
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Alaska communities divided as Arctic drilling delayed
The recent court decision that could stop Royal Dutch Shell from drilling in the U.S. Arctic Ocean might be felt
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Alaska: Geese in petroleum reserve find new habitat amid melting sea ice
The U.S. Geological Survey says melting Beaufort sea ice is creating new habitat for geese on the North Slope. That
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Alaska battle heats up as years of oil decline predicted
With a new state forecast showing Alaska oil production falling to unprecedented lows in the coming decade, Democrats are calling
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Despite oil tax cut, Alaska projects steady production decline for next decade
JUNEAU — Despite the passage of Senate Bill 21 last year and claimed success from its supporters, Alaska’s Department of
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Global warming winners? Brant thriving amid changes in Arctic Alaska
Diminished Arctic sea ice and thawing permafrost, phenomena that reinforce the climate change cycle and perpetuate the region’s warming trend,
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Shell plans Arctic Alaska comeback
Royal Dutch Shell is back, baby! Well, maybe. The Netherlands-based oil giant has long said it would not return to
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Company squeezes more from a once-dead Alaska oil field
Another newcomer to Cook Inlet’s oil and gas fields has boosted production after rehabilitating old wells with aggressive drilling techniques.
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Mosquito swarms in Alaska’s Arctic: The worst of the worst?
Think mosquitoes are bad in your neck of the woods this summer? It could be worse. Just ask researcher Jesse
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Due date approaches for agreement on Alaska LNG project
The clock is ticking for Alaska’s major oil companies and a Canadian pipeline builder who committed to produce an agreement
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