Alaska’s pragmatic senator wants to reshape America’s energy policy.
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Posted inOctober 12, 2015: The Rise of Lisa Murkowski
Beyond the energy omnibus: a look at Sen. Murkowski’s hard-to-pass bills
The head of the Senate Energy Committee has crafted a comprehensive energy plan. But she left her most ambitious initiatives to be battled over separately.
Posted inOctober 12, 2015: The Rise of Lisa Murkowski
The waning power of Alaskan lawmakers
The energy-backed powerhouses once wielded outsized influence in Congress. That’s changing.
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Shell’s giving up drilling in the Arctic Ocean. Now what?
The (controversial) case for drilling the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
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A crude oil export ban primer
All you need to know, and then some, about selling U.S. oil overseas.
Posted inSeptember 14, 2015: Close Ties in Big Landscapes
Notes from the road to bestsellerdom
An author’s promotional book tour includes incontinent owls and posh but uncomfortable luncheons.
Posted inSeptember 14, 2015: Close Ties in Big Landscapes
Overlooked author Lucia Berlin gets brought back to the light
‘A Manual for Cleaning Women,’ her posthumous book of stories, reveals a formidable talent.
Posted inAugust 31, 2015: Unlocking the Methane Mystery
Hunting the Arctic’s disappearing treasures
Ancient artifacts in the thawing North vanish before archaeologists can document them.
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Shell exacerbates housing shortage in Alaska port town
Nation’s largest fishing port was already short on housing. With Shell in town, locals say things are getting worse.
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Climate showdown on the Willamette in Oregon
Activists target shipping hubs to influence fossil fuel development in Alaska.
Posted inJuly 20, 2015: Shredded
Alaska tourism and the white man’s native
Review of “So, How Long Have You Been Native? Life as an Alaska Native Tour Guide” by Alexis C. Bunten.
Posted inJuly 20, 2015: Shredded
Can human judgment handle avalanches?
We’re better than ever at understanding the dangers of avalanches. So why can’t we avoid them?
Posted inJuly 20, 2015: Shredded
Misadventures in packrafting
Is the new sport just an expensive way to get into trouble on the river?
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Arctic off-shore drilling hits home in Barrow, Alaska
Dispatch from the nation’s northernmost town, a community divided.
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Wrangell recovers from its timber hangover
Can a small Alaska town overcome the booms and busts of resource development?
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Weather dispatch from Wrangell, Alaska: Drought in the rainforest?
As Southwest states were pummeled with rain, Southeast Alaska dries out.
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More Alaskan forests are burning, not just due to climate change
Populated areas are seeing a large increase in wildfire, despite suppression efforts.
Posted inMay 11, 2015: The Wetland Wars
Fisher-poets of the pale tide
A gathering of maritime minstrels on the Oregon coast.
Posted inApril 27, 2015: Lost frontier
Photos and recordings of Pacific Northwest and Southeast Alaska
Review of “Wilderness” by Debra Bloomfield.
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Should oil pipelines be better regulated instead of flat out opposed?
Conversation with an author of a new book on pipeline rust, regulation and safety.