The last true wilderness in America is in the northernmost region of Alaska, and just getting there is a daring feat that requires intense planning.

The Canning River, which flows on the western edge of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge into the Beaufort Sea, is seen from the air on Aug. 23, 2015.

The passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill, crafted with the input of our congressional delegation and signed into law by ...

The Trump administration will soon let oil companies bid on land to drill in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Some Alaska Natives fear harm to migrating caribou, others see opportunity.

Bids for oil exploration rights in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’s coastal plain will be opened on Jan. 10, a day later than originally scheduled, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management has said.

At first, the lands were used mainly for their resources, to build railroads and for settlement. Starting in the 1860s and ...

Fall colors are seen on Aug. 24, 2015, along the Canning River on the western edge of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. (Photo by Katrina Liebich/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) ...

WASHINGTON - The decades-long battle to defend Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is likely to heat up again in the new year, as oil drilling in the remote landscape was named as an agenda item ...

FILE - The Kaktovik Lagoon and the Brooks Range mountains of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge are seen in Kaktovik, Alaska, Oct. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File) ...

Katrina Liebich/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service The Canning River, which flows on the western edge of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge into the Beaufort Sea, is seen from the air on Aug. 23, 2015.

Business Nation Northwest A second oil and gas lease sale for Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge draws no bids Jan. 8, 2025 at 11:24 am Updated Jan. 8, 2025 at 12:22 pm ...

JUNEAU, Alaska – The U.S. Interior Department on Wednesday said no bids were submitted for this week's oil and gas lease sale in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge — a sale the state has ...