Ignored for most of its existence, the huge ice-bound island has been thrust into a geopolitical maelstrom. It’s trying to ...

What’s the hurry? It is freezing with temperatures near zero Fahrenheit and a biting wind. But that’s not what’s causing the ...

The law authorizes the president to withdraw offshore areas from oil and gas leasing, as eight administrations, including the first Trump administration, have routinely done. However, the law does not ...

Russian military aircraft were spotted flying in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on Tuesday and Wednesday, ...

The decision by Donald Trump to hold peace talks with Russia on ending the Ukraine war – without Ukraine actually being ...

The groups say the president does not have the authority to revoke an earlier president's ocean protections under federal law ...

Environmental groups on Wednesday moved in court to block President Donald Trump’s administration from allowing offshore oil ...

Environmental groups filed lawsuits on Wednesday to stop President Donald Trump's attempts to overturn offshore drilling bans ...

Arctic glaciers are leaking significant amounts of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Glacial melt rivers and groundwater springs are transporting large volumes of methane from beneath the ice to the ...

As climate change warms the Arctic, permafrost is thawing, and carbon trapped within the soil is moving into the atmosphere.

The aurora borealis, or northern lights, are ribbons of color that occur with the interaction of charged solar particles and ...

Conservation groups today filed the first environmental lawsuit against the Trump administration to protect oceans from offshore drilling. One set of groups is challenging an illegal order by ...