Biden to slam brakes on oil drilling in Arctic refuge
Caribou graze on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, with the Brooks…
Alaska’s Energy Desk
Yukon birders excited about rare ‘lifer’ species that made its way from Japan this winter
An extremely rare hawfinch in Haines Junction. (courtesy Cameron Eckert) In December, a rare bird…
Federal government moves toward Cook Inlet oil lease sale
Cook Inlet oil platforms are visible from shore near Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Rashah McChesney/Alaska’s…
New climate action task force to tackle Sitka’s carbon footprint
Sitka High School junior Darby Osborne stands on a beach between Totem Park and the…
Drilling boosters, opponents consider next steps after first Arctic refuge lease sale
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service-Alaska) Just two companies and a state…
Arctic Refuge lease sale goes bust, with no bids from major oil companies
Caribou graze on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, with the Brooks…
Federal judge will weigh request to block oil leasing in Arctic refuge
The Canning River and Arctic coastal plain. (Lisa Hupp/USFWS) With the first-ever oil lease sale…
Alaska’s state development corporation approved to spend up to $20M on ANWR oil leases
Research biologists pause among the wetlands of the coastal plain, with the Brooks Range in…
Alaska state-owned agency to weigh bidding in ANWR lease sale
The coastal plain is the northernmost piece of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. It covers…
The lease sale is set, but how much oil actually is under ANWR’s coastal plain?
The Canning River in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. (Randy Brown/USFWS) Supporters of drilling in…
In last-minute move, Trump administration removes nearly 475k acres from ANWR oil lease sale
The Canning River in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. (Lisa Hupp/USFWS) The Bureau of Land…
Investigation blames U.S. Forest Service for giving Alaska grant used for Roadless Rule fight
The Tongass National Forest is the largest temperate rainforest in the country. With exceptions, the…