With twin threats from Russia and China, U.S. military puts new focus on Alaska In the past, large-scale exercises “occurred in Alaska,” one general says. “Now, this is high-end training that is occurring — that is about Alaska, from Alaska.”
A small Texas firm is gearing up for a $150 million search for oil beneath the Arctic Ocean Narwhal Exploration is one of three small, privately owned companies with offshore leases in West Harrison Bay, a promising but largely unexplored area once controlled by Shell.
On small planes, gold mines and Alaska summers A dispatch from the most happily chaotic time of year in the 49th state.
Sunday listening: Lisa Murkowski on her 'One Big Beautiful Bill' vote "The problem with standing on principle is when your constituents get hurt, and that was what was going to happen," Murkowski said.
National Democrats are “salivating” over a Mary Peltola bid for U.S. Senate. But Alaska’s governor’s race could be “wide open” too. The filing deadline for the 2026 elections is still nearly a year away. But Democrats in Alaska and Outside are anxiously awaiting a decision about which office Peltola will run for.
In court filing, Trump administration hints at a lifeline for embattled Pebble project After a landmark veto, Trump administration officials say they’re “open to reconsideration” and are negotiating a potential settlement of a lawsuit filed by Pebble’s developer.
A national quest for uranium comes to remote Western Alaska, raising fears in a nearby village Demand for low-carbon nuclear energy could boost uranium prospects on Alaska’s Seward Peninsula. But residents of the small village of Elim fear a mine would pollute the river they depend on.