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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.