Alaska's Energy Desk

This late in the fall, the Arctic Ocean sea ice should be forming near the community of Barrow. Instead, the ocean is open for hundreds of miles.

For many Alaskans, subsistence is all about salmon. In St. Paul, that isn’t the case. Fur seals and seabirds are the primary subsistence foods in the Pribilof Island community, but the tribal council thinks enhancing a small salmon run on the island could provide food and a lot more.

Shoreside Petroleum Inc. must pay $89,000 in fines, $400,000 in equipment upgrades.

Ward is a longtime activist in Republican politics, but she says Donald Trump is the first presidential candidate she’s worked for since Pat Buchanan’s primary run in 1996.

There’s only one park in America with canine rangers: Denali National Park. The use of sled dogs is older than the park itself. In the summers, the dogs serve as ambassadors. During the winter months, they ferry park employees through areas closed to motorized vehicles.

Last spring, an environmental advocacy group found elevated levels of mercury in a seal harvested near the inlet, which is also home to the Greens Creek mine.