President Donald Trump has begun his America First overhaul of government, signing scores of executive orders in his first ...

Empire Archives is a series printed every Saturday featuring a short compilation of headline stories in the Juneau Empire ...

Supreme Court ruling resurrects a lawsuit challenging Mulchatna predator control, saying people who enjoy viewing animals that might be harmed by bear culling have legal standing to challenge it ...

The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation, H.R. 26, the “Protecting American Energy Production Act,” to prohibit ...

President Donald Trump's administration is making an area around one-quarter the size of the U.S. available for drilling.

The oil and gas industry expected a pro-fossil fuel agenda in the new Trump era and were not disappointed by his day-one orders to “unleash America’s energy dominance.” ...

Polar bear in captivity. Image by Heibe via Pixabay. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska is one of the most pristine and remote wilderness areas in the United States. This vast refuge ...

Both lawsuits take aim at Trump’s attempts to “drill, baby, drill” and open up oceans to offshore oil and gas projects. These ...

Hawaii is home to more than 10 National Wildlife Refuge sites like the one at Pearl Harbor. HNN learned that at least 10 federal workers who support and work at these sites received notice that ...

Tlingit chef Rob Kinneen shows how local ingredients, ecological knowledge, and a spirit of sharing make food sovereignty ...

Alaskans who enjoy watching bears and other wildlife have legitimate grounds to sue the state over predator-control programs that may put those same animals at risk, the Alaska Supreme Court ruled ...