As temperatures rise, Arctic ice is retreating, making trips through the Northwest passage – from Alaska to Maine – a new summer reality. But until now, mariners navigating Arctic ice have had limited formal training. A professor at Maine Maritime Academy is working to change that.
Alaska's Energy Desk
State unemployment data shows the bleak reality of an oil crash
A state economist said the oil and gas industry is shrinking fast, but it could bottom out soon.
From rotten ice to wildfires: hunting and fishing becomes complicated in a changing Alaska
Researchers say it appears the biggest effects right now are on people’s ability to travel across the landscape.
BlueCrest gets a break from the state on $30 million loan
After loss of tax credit payments from the state and construction delays, a Cook Inlet oil company asks for help.
Alaska’s leaders don’t want a fight over oil taxes this year, but they might get one anyway
Alaska’s leaders are getting ready for tough negotiations over how the state will deal with its multibillion-dollar budget hole. How much the oil and gas industry should help fill that hole will be an especially controversial question for the legislature this session.
Video: As glaciers melt, landslide risk increases
One of North America’s biggest landslides occurred in Icy Bay, Alaska in 2015. The slide, and subsequent tsunami were a direct result of the shrinking glaciers in the region.