The Seattle City Council voted Monday to avoid doing business with any company that leases land in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to explore for oil.
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US military exercises come with indications of a growing Navy presence in Alaska
Kodiak’s Pier 2 is used to hosting cruise ships and large crab boats this time of year. So a 600-foot Navy warship was a little out of place on Tuesday.
Alaska’s sales pitch: Vast resources and a melting Arctic
Gov. Mike Dunleavy had an audience of more than 30 sovereign wealth funds at a global forum happening in Juneau this week.
Rural Alaska clinics depend on broadband internet. What happens when it goes out?
Gail Alstrom of the St. Mary’s Sub-Regional Clinic says rural Alaska health care clinics like hers rely on broadband internet service. An outage sends them back in time.
US House votes to block drilling in Arctic Refuge; bill unlikely to become law
Alaska Congressman Don Young voted against the bill. On the House floor, he told ANWR drilling opponents, “You’re wasting our time.”
Trump administration rolls out final environmental review for Arctic Refuge oil leasing
On Thursday, the Trump administration took one of the last steps to allow oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Below-average sea ice levels are expanding Arctic shipping options
As of Aug. 31, Arctic sea ice coverage dropped to the third-lowest extent on satellite record for that day, according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center.
Internal email casts uncertainty on future of BP Alaska employees
In the email, sent after the deal was made public, BP Alaska President Janet Weiss told employees they have three options, including applying for jobs with BP outside Alaska or leaving the company with a severance package.
BP and Hilcorp just announced Alaska’s biggest oil industry deal in years. Here’s why it matters.
If you don’t work for an oil company, you might be wondering: Why should I care? And why does this matter? We asked and answered some of the big questions about the Hilcorp-BP Alaska deal.
BP’s Alaska exit no surprise, say experts and industry insiders
BP’s exit from Alaska was rumored long before it was officially announced on Tuesday. But that’s not the only reason the company’s $5.6 billion deal with Hilcorp is far from surprising, experts and industry insiders said.