Shell seeks to drill in Alaska’s Beaufort Sea; environmentalists skeptical of safety measures

Shell seeks to drill in Alaska’s Beaufort Sea

Shell applies for 2011 exploration in Alaska’s Beaufort Sea, but backs off on Chukchi Sea

Shell applies for exploration drilling in Beaufort

Alaska environmental manager to resubmit new permit plans for Healy coal plant in 6-8 weeks

Plans for Healy coal plant to be resubmitted

Endangered short-tailed albatross dies after being caught on commercial fish hook off Alaska

Endangered bird dies on longline fishing hook

Tens of thousands of walruses camp out on Alaska shore because sea ice melting profusely

Melting sea ice forces walruses ashore in Alaska

Democrat McAdams says support pouring in for Alaska US Senate campaign vs. tea party candidate

Alaska Democrat’s campaign for US Senate ramps up

Groups challenge Alaska cruise ships regulation, say wastewater technology isn’t good enough

Groups challenge Alaska cruise ship waste permits

Medical examiner says Alaska man who died after ingesting crab was victim of heart disease

Heart, not shellfish, to blame in AK man’s death

Orphaned Alaska sea otter arrives at New York Aquarium, will likely go on exhibit in fall

Orphaned Alaska sea otter now at New York Aquarium

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Government scientists recommend fishery closures to help Alaska’s endangered sea lions

Scientists: Fishery closures needed for sea lions

58 US reps sign letter opposing Sealaska lands bill

US reps sign letter against Sealaska lands bill

Project uses kelp, fish guts to improve Alaska’s rocky soil, help far-north gardeners

Project helps Alaskans spice up soil

PALMER, Alaska — While Alaska has abundant natural resources, soil that’s good for gardening isn’t among them.

Kodiak processor will tout green energy connection _ wind power _ on its salmon labels

Kodiak plant to tout sustainable energy tie

Federal judge halts activity on Chukchi Sea petroleum leases, says enviro law not followed

President Barack Obama speaks briefly on Afghanistan

Official: Odds for Alaska gas line improve with federal legislation pushing US to natural gas

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Interior Dept. offers oil, gas leases in Alaska reserve; lands around sensitive lake protected

1.8M acres of Alaska drilling leases go up for bid

Alaska governor: Polar bear critical habitat may cost state hundreds of millions of dollars

AK renews objection to polar bear critical habitat

Nonprofit group plans scientific panels on Pebble Mine; Legislature authorized its own study

Group plans panels to discuss Pebble Mine impact

APNewsBreak: 8 Alaska towns urge Murkowski to withdraw bill privatizing national forest land

APNewsBreak: 8 AK towns seek to withdraw land bill

Alaska senator defends BP Alaska project amid request from colleague in NJ that it be halted

Alaska senator defends BP project in state

US polar bear regulator acknowledges there’s little to do to stop loss of animals’ ice habitat

Polar bear overseer: few tools to stop melting ice

Comment deadline nears for EPA proposal limiting mercury air emissions at gold mines

Deadline nears for comments on mercury emissions

Food-frying grease in Anchorage turned into biodiesel for Alaska Waste trucks

Waste Anchorage grease turned into biodiesel

Petroleum group, Alaska official objects to proposed federal critical habitat for polar bears

Alaska state official objects to polar bear plan

Petroleum industry group criticizes cost of proposed Alaska critical habitat for polar bears

Petroleum industry objects to polar bear plan

Alaska objects to size and cost of designating 187,000 square miles as habitat for polar bears

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After world’s longest avian migration, Arctic terns perform acrobatics in Anchorage marsh

Arctic terns draw crowds in Anchorage marsh

NASA to launch first ‘oceanographic field campaign’ on board polar icebreaker in Alaska

NASA plans Arctic mission at sea

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — NASA is launching a mission from Alaska next month, but it won’t be into space.

Hearing held in federal court on Alaska plan to kill wolves inside national refuge

Judge hears both sides in Alaska wolf-killing case

Murkowski leads senators trying to stop EPA from regulating greenhouse gas under Clean Air Act

Murkowski seeks to rein in EPA regulation

FAIRBANKS, Alaska — U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski is the leading sponsor of a resolution that would prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act.

Alaska sues federal government to overturn listing of Cook Inlet beluga whales as endangered

Alaska sues to overturn beluga whale listing

Federal judge rejects Alaska’s request to immediately kill 7 wolves in wildlife refuge

Judge rejects Alaska’s plan in wolf-kill program

Alaska waits for judge’s decision before proceeding with plan to kill wolves on Unimak Island

Alaska postpones wolf kill plans until judge rules

Alaska backpacker shoots, kills grizzly in Denali National Park

Backpacker shoots, kills grizzly in Alaska park

Alaska backpackper shoots, kills grizzly in Denali National Park

Backpackper shoots, kills grizzly in Alaska park

State of Alaska files lawsuit against US Fish and Wildlife over predator control plan

Alaska sues feds over predator control

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The state of Alaska has sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, seeking a court order allowing it to go ahead with a controversial predator control program.

Company awaiting regulator’s go-ahead to restart trans-Alaska pipeline system after spill

Company awaiting agency’s OK to start AK pipeline

Feds announce program in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest to help struggling timber industry

Feds announce timber program for Tongass forest

AP sources: Chief of federal agency overseeing drilling resigns, Obama extends drilling ban

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