The Willow project remains under environmental review by the Department of the Interior. A final decision is expected within days.
Arctic
On its own: How local organizations piece together search and rescue operations along Alaska’s Arctic coastline
According to the Arctic Council, all marine traffic increased by 44% through the Northwest Passage between 2013 and 2019. That means more boats, which could mean more rescues.
A year after Russia invaded Ukraine, a walrus discovery is caught up in geopolitics
For decades, stretching back to the Cold War, Russian and American scientists have been close partners on Pacific walrus research.
BLM proposes allowing ConocoPhillips to drill most of its Arctic Willow project
The BLM’s parent agency, the Department of Interior, now has 30 days to issue a decision.
Polar bear attacks are extremely rare, and many questions remain after fatal mauling in Wales
The last fatal mauling in Alaska was more than three decades ago.
Polar bear fatally mauls woman and boy in Northwest Alaska village
According to initial accounts, a polar bear came to the village and chased several residents, troopers said.
Alaskans remember Oliver Leavitt as an influential leader and whaling captain
Leavitt was a whaling captain and a cultural beacon for his people, fluent in Inupiaq and known for his ability to make skin whaling boats without a blueprint.
Company to refund FEMA for botched Yup’ik and Iñupiaq translations
The company’s Yup’ik translations turned out to be a mish-mash of phrases lifted from an 80-year-old book of Russian language and folklore.
FEMA sent ‘unintelligible’ disaster relief information to Alaska Native people after Typhoon Merbok
The translated documents were supposed to offer information on how to apply for financial assistance.
In northernmost Alaska, a battle is on to limit the damages of permafrost thaw
Warming soils beneath Utqiagvik are triggering erosion that threatens homes, infrastructure and cultural resources.