Alaska mining company pushing Cook Inlet, Hatcher Pass projects will merge with Canadian firm
Contango Ore helped build Alaska’s newest major mine. Its merger with and Dolly Varden Silver comes amid a flurry of deals in the state’s mining industry.
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Thawing permafrost is causing trouble for the Red Dog mine. Solutions could be costly.
Rusting rivers and huge rainfall have complicated pollution control at Northwest Alaska’s massive zinc mine.
Utilities say Alaska needs an LNG import terminal. Here’s how consumers could end up paying not for one, but two.
Planning for two separate projects is currently moving ahead.
An unexpected friendship flight: How two Chinese pilots landed in a tiny Iñupiaq village in Alaska
After a blizzard forced an emergency landing in the Bering Strait village of Teller, the pilots have been sampling local delicacies.
Halibut managers contend with scientific uncertainty as fishery hits record lows
Scientists remain hopeful halibut will rebound, as in decades past. But they are unsure when that will happen.
Bottom trawlers that snagged orcas are testing new technology to avoid them
The trawl industry has scrambled to try to find a way to keep the whales out of their nets after nine were accidentally taken in 2023.
In Alaska, fishing skippers and hungry orcas vie for halibut pulled from the deep
An intensifying arms race between fishermen and the whales has crews testing cutting edge equipment.
Bottom trawlers face renewed scrutiny amid halibut decline
The bottom trawl fleet accidentally catches and kills millions of pounds of halibut each year, stoking a fierce, long-running debate.
Shrinking prize: Amid halibut's decline, challenges mount for Alaska and Washington fishing crews
Scientists haven't reached a consensus about the forces that have driven down halibut stocks. But the decline is hitting the harvest hard.
Inside one of Alaska’s national parks, a fight looms over a possible gold mine
An Alaska Native corporation leased mineral rights inside a national park to Contango Ore Inc. The company’s plans are generating opposition from fishermen and conservationists.
Alaska troopers seize Kodiak trawl group’s electronics in bycatch probe
An investigation appears to center on whether seafood companies violated federal rules by processing accidentally caught salmon and halibut into low-value fish meal.
Typhoons and other climate threats could cost Alaska billions. After last month’s storm, advocates say it’s time to act.
A study published before the storm said there's an $80 million-a-year gap in money needed to protect or move coastal communities.
An Alaska Native group was set to honor a Pebble mining official. Then came the backlash.
The controversy over a typically celebratory honor underscores the intense polarization over resource development in Alaska Native communities.
On rivers and in courtrooms, Alaska battles for land inside national parks and preserves
For decades, Alaska land managers have been working to confirm the state's ownership of land beneath navigable rivers and lakes inside national parks and refuges.