North Slope

Jul 17 2019
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‘We’re never going to surrender’ — Sarah James on a life fighting oil drilling in the Arctic Refuge

By | Alaska's Energy Desk, Energy & Mining, Federal Government, North Slope, The Future of the Arctic Refuge: Riches or Ruin?

Sarah James’ desire to preserve the Neetsa’ii Gwich’in way of life drove her into the thick of the battle over oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

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Jul 17 2019
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Meet the Trump administration official whose signature could formally open ANWR to drilling

By | Alaska's Energy Desk, Energy & Mining, Federal Government, North Slope, The Future of the Arctic Refuge: Riches or Ruin?

It’s 3,200 miles from Joe Balash’s office in Washington, D.C., to the Neets’aii Gwich’in community of Arctic Village. But Arctic Village is barely 200 miles from North Pole, the Alaska town where Balash grew up.

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Jul 02 2019
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In Arctic Village, Gwich’in leaders say the fight to stop drilling in the Arctic Refuge isn’t over

By | Alaska Native Government & Policy, Alaska's Energy Desk, Arctic, Community, Economy, Energy & Mining, Environment, Federal Government, Local Government, Nation & World, North Slope, Politics, Subsistence, The Future of the Arctic Refuge: Riches or Ruin?, Wildlife

Until recently, Gwich’in tribes were on the winning side of the battle over drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Then, in late 2017, Congress opened the coastal plain to oil development.

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Jun 20 2019
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As sea ice changes in a warming Arctic, new challenges for polar bear research

By | Alaska's Energy Desk, Arctic, Climate Change, Federal Government, North Slope, Science & Tech, Wildlife

“There’s probably going to be a greater amount of uncertainty with some of the information that we’re able to provide, because it’s simply not going to be as precise as it used to be,” said wildlife biologist Todd Atwood. 

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Jun 18 2019
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Melanie Bahnke is the president and CEO of Kawerak Inc. She wants to foster greater acceptance of ivory carvings from her region.

Alaskans push for acceptance of walrus ivory, but there’s an elephant in the room

By | Alaska Native Arts & Culture, Arctic, Arts & Culture, Business, Economy, Environment, Federal Government, Nation & World, North Slope, Politics, Subsistence, Western, Wildlife

Federal law prohibits sales of African elephant ivory, but a handful of states have now banned the sale of ivory more broadly. That has repercussions for Alaska Native walrus ivory carvers.

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