Conservation groups sue to block oil production in Beaufort Sea
Five groups represented by Earthjustice on Monday asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to review an offshore oil production plan approved for the Liberty project.
Anchor Point moose poacher fined $100,000, sentenced to jail
None of the moose met minimum antler size requirements and the meat was left to rot.
Groups protest plans for possible lease sale in Beaufort
Federal regulators are preparing an environmental review for a possible offshore lease sale in Alaska’s Beaufort Sea and environmental groups are calling foul.
Study finds healthy polar bear population in Chukchi Sea
The study found that the population is thriving for now despite a loss of sea ice because of climate change.
Skiers rescued from Harding Icefield hoped their snow cave wouldn't become a tomb
By their third day in a tiny dugout under 4 feet of snow on Harding Icefield, Chris Hanna and Jenny Neyman thought the shelter might turn into a tomb.
Behind the scenes of the rescue of 2 skiers from Harding Icefield
An Alaska Air National Guard helicopter on Tuesday landed 50 meters from an orange blanket tied to a half-buried ski, hoping to find two people stranded for four nights on the vast Harding Icefield.
Murkowski wants USGS to focus more on its core mission
Sen. Lisa Murkowski is expressing concern that the USGS has deemphasized a primary mission to assess the nation's mineral resources.
Murkowski wants USGS to focus more on its core mission
Sen. Lisa Murkowski is expressing concern that the USGS has deemphasized a primary mission to assess the nation's mineral resources.
Ash from Pavlof Volcano coats nearby village and drifts into Canada
Residents of a village near Southwest Alaska's erupting Pavlof Volcano were urged to stay indoors Tuesday after ash coated the ground and turned rooftops and car windows black.
Ash from Pavlof Volcano coats nearby village and drifts into Canada
Residents of a village near Southwest Alaska's erupting Pavlof Volcano were urged to stay indoors Tuesday after ash coated the ground and turned rooftops and car windows black.
Alaska's massive seabird die-off spreads to Katmai National Park
The count of dead seabirds along Alaska's southern coast has risen again with the discovery of 2,000 carcasses, mostly common murres, at Katmai National Park.
Alaska seabird die-off takes a strange turn with carcasses found at freshwater lake
When thousands of common murres were found dead at the Southwest Alaska lake -- part of a massive die-off of a species whose preferred winter habitat is at sea -- experts were puzzled.