Indigenous groups and conservationists are concerned as U.S. President Donald Trump’s bill gives legal green light for ...

The Italian oil giant plans to start drilling in the Beaufort Sea this December. A polar bear on the edge of Hudson Bay near the city of Churchill, Manitoba, Canada 10 October, 2002.

ConocoPhillips is pushing to explore for more oil near its mammoth Willow project in Alaska, betting there are vast reserves ...

The Trump administration announced a plan on June 17 to open nearly 82% of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska to oil and gas development, including some of its most ecologically sensitive areas.

The Arctic's ice cap is melting, and more oil companies and others moving into the region to take advantage of its abundant resources. As they do, many are asking if the Arctic can be safely ...

Oil and natural gas are luring the major powers to the Arctic. — -- For years it remained economically unviable to extract oil and natural gas in the Arctic, but the situation is now changing ...

Industry experts say the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, which Congress opened to oil development in 2017, is unlikely to play host to drilling rigs anytime soon — if ever. The refuge ...

Arctic drilling is dangerous to Alaska and the rest of the world. We can’t let Trump succeed in his reckless Arctic ambitions. Miyoko Sakashita and an attorney and the director of the Center ...

Removing Arctic leases from the five-year plan would take away the near-term threat, but it would not preclude a future administration from moving forward with drilling in the region.

Drilling foes says Shell's 2012 drilling season, which ended with one rig aground off Kodiak and the other fined $12.1 million for breaking maritime law, shows Shell is not prepared to meet Arctic ...

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