The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is beginning work on a lease sale next year in Arctic waters, even though the larger plan for offshore leasing is still a draft proposal.
North Slope
Man survives plane strike on Arctic sea ice north of Alaska
The NTSB says the injured man was trying to snap a photo for his kids from behind a snow berm next to an ice runway. He suffered serious head and neck injuries.
Iñupiat leadership organizations contemplate a “unified voice”
“I definitely think it’s possible to have a unified voice but it’s never going to be truly unified unless all entities that were invited to the table take advantage of it,” Utqiaġvik Mayor Fannie Suvlu said.
Trump official says Interior aims to move ‘pretty quickly’ on Arctic Refuge oil development
Bernhardt said in the next few weeks, the agency will kick off the regulatory process required before the administration can hold an oil lease sale in the refuge.
Interior Department officials visit North Slope to talk ANWR
A high-profile guest from the U.S. Interior Department was in attendance at the North Slope Borough Assembly meeting in Utqiaġvik on Tuesday, March 6.
Archaeology in northern Alaska: a race against the clock
“If you see a library burning, you should at least try and get the rare books out,” said archaeologist Anne Jensen.