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

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

Endangered bird dies on longline fishing hook

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

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

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

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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

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

APNewsBreak: 8 AK towns seek to withdraw land bill

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

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.

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

Feds announce timber program for Tongass forest

New management plan heats up fight over oil drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Fight over Arctic wildlife refuge heats up

Alaskans mourn death of Walter Hickel, former governor and Nixon Cabinet member, at age 90

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Walter Hickel, former Alaska governor and Nixon Cabinet member, dies at 90

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Ex-top Alaska Fish and Game administrators warn of economic impact in Sealaska land bill

Ex-Fish and Game officials warn of Sealaska bill

Groups challenge EPA air permits for Shell Oil exploratory wells in Beaufort, Chukchi seas

Groups challenge Shell’s Arctic air permits

Salazar says scientists have until October to plan further review of Arctic drilling effects

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Second-largest US jewelry retailer, Zale Corp., joins list of jewelers opposed to Alaska mine

Zale among wave of jewelers opposed to Alaska mine

Alaska Game Board member says video of him skinning a wolf, citing Bible gives the wrong idea

Alaska board member shown in wolf skinning video

GAO finds flaws in federal environmental review of Alaska offshore petroleum leasing plans

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Begich announces EPA grants air permits to Shell for Chukchi Sea exploratory drilling

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Interior Department to decide on Alaska outer continental shelf 5-year lease program

Interior Dept. to decide Alaska offshore drilling

Rusted, crumpled cars pulled from scenic bluff used as auto graveyard in Alaska

Dozens of cars pulled from Alaska auto graveyard

State finds no rabies in wolves suspected in Alaska teacher’s death; officials end hunt

No rabies found in wolves blamed in teacher death

Environmental group petitions EPA to reduce soot, saying it speeds melting of sea ice

Group petitions EPA to reduce soot pollution

Protest grows over Alaska Native corporation’s federal land deal in Tongass National Forest

Alaska Native corporation’s land deal draws ire

Alaska rules on pets: chimps and kinkajous out, but some hybrid cats in

Alaska OKs some exotic cats; bars chimps, sloths

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