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Biden administration lacked authority to cancel oil and gas leases in Alaska refuge, judge rules
A federal judge in Alaska on Tuesday ruled the Biden administration lacked the authority to cancel seven oil and gas leases that had been issued for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
U.S. investigators say Alaska plane was overweight for icy conditions in crash that killed 10
A commuter plane that crashed on sea ice off Alaska, killing all 10 people on board, was half a ton overweight for a trip into icy conditions, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a preliminary report released Wednesday.
Former reality TV star Jessie Holmes wins longest-ever Iditarod
Jessie Holmes, a former reality television star, won the longest-ever Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Friday, celebrating with fist pumps to a cheering crowd and posing for photos with his two floral wreath-adorned head teammates, Hercules and Polar.
Experts and recovery teams hope to reach site of Alaska avalanche that buried 3 skiers
Authorities in Alaska said they would attempt Thursday to reach the site of an avalanche that trapped three skiers, who were believed to have died after being buried in snow.
Trump puts the spotlight anew on a major Alaska gas project
Since his election, President Donald Trump has repeatedly expressed support for a major natural gas pipeline in Alaska — comments that have drawn fresh attention to a project that's floundered for years despite support from state leaders.
Alaska senators introduce bill that would again designate North America's tallest peak as Denali
Alaska's Republican U.S. senators have introduced legislation seeking to designate North America's tallest peak as Denali — weeks after President Donald Trump issued an executive order calling for the name to revert to Mount McKinley.
Alaska House members urge Trump to keep the name of North America's tallest peak as Denali
The Alaska House on Monday voted to urge President Donald Trump to reverse course and retain the name of North America's tallest peak as Denali.
Trump targets Alaska's oil and other resources as environmentalists gear up for a fight
President Donald Trump's aim to boost oil and gas drilling, mining and logging in Alaska is being cheered by state political leaders who see new fossil fuel development as critical to Alaska's economic future and criticized by environmental groups that worry about a warming climate.
A second oil and gas lease sale for Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge draws no bids
The U.S. Interior Department on Wednesday said no bids were submitted for this week's oil and gas lease sale in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge — a sale the state has challenged as too restrictive and at odds with a 2017 law aimed at opening the refuge's sweeping coastal plan to exploration and development.
Alaska governor asks Trump to roll back restrictions on oil and gas drilling
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy's wish list for the incoming Trump administration includes oil and gas exploration in the pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and reversing restrictions on logging and road-building in a temperate rainforest that provides habitat for wolves, bears and salmon.