Trump Administration Revokes Biden Ban on Drilling and Mining in Alaska Wilderness

The decision to allow oil and gas drilling in Alaska’s ecologically sensitive North Slope has the support of the state’s governor and senators.

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Will People Trust Voting by Phone? Alaska Is Going to Find Out.

Anchorage will experiment with internet voting in local elections, betting that its ease and security will win over voters even in an era of election conspiracy theories.

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The 20-Somethings Who Raised $121 Million to Build Military Drones

Neros, a company founded in 2023 by former teenage drone racers, won a coveted Army contract and is gaining popularity in the defense sector.

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In Alaska and Hawaii, Higher Food Prices Intensified SNAP Anxiety

Some residents are receiving benefits, but the uncertainty over the past weeks has burdened many in the two states, where the cost of food is the highest in the nation.

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Northern Lights Forecast: How to See the Aurora Across the US on Thursday

A strong geomagnetic storm is expected to push the often-magical light display farther south than usual.

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New York’s Next Mayor Will Face Big Decisions on Climate Change

The city’s new leader will have to contend with preparing for deadly floods, rising electricity costs and the future of an ambitious energy efficiency program.

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A Storm Hit Alaska. Now, a Native Community Is Racing to Save Its History.

The remnants of Typhoon Halong scattered artifacts from an archaeological site along the shore of the Bering Sea.

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An Alaska Solar Farm Produces Food, Too

Produce and power are both costly in the state. So researchers are testing ways to address both issues using the same land.

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For Alaskan Evacuees, Home Is Gone, With No Return in Sight

Their communities devastated from last weekend’s storm, many are in shelters in Anchorage and facing life in a completely different world.

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Three Women in Alaska Collaborate on an Exhibit About Climate Change

Paintings, poems and science are on display at the Museum of the North in Fairbanks, illustrating the shared impact when carbon is released from the permafrost.

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