WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Senate Democrats Wednesday successfully blocked efforts by Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas exploration. The Democrats, by a vote of 56 to 44, were able to sustain a filibuster of a key defense spendin

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- As Republicans moved Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil drilling through Congress, Canada's Gwich'in Indians argued the plan would violate international law.

WASHINGTON, March 19 (UPI) -- The Senate Wednesday narrowly rejected a proposal to open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska to oil drilling by a 52-48 vote. It was not immediately known if the White House-backed idea would be re-introduced after stumbling in the Republica

SAN FRANCIS, Calif., April 20 (UPI) -- Eight grassroots environmentalists from around the world, including a record five women, were awarded the 13th annual Goldman Environmental Prize on Monday. The recipients of the $125,000 award include three tribal leaders opposing oil drilling in Alaska'

WASHINGTON, April 10 (UPI) -- Senators, environmentalists, religious leaders, labor advocates and Native Americans gathered in a scenic park near the U.S. Capitol Wednesday to protest the Bush administration's efforts to drill oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. They asked the

DALLAS, April 2 (UPI) -- Supporters of the House-passed energy bill said Tuesday that drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is critical to increasing domestic oil production a

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Senators and House members from both sides of the aisle joined environmental and renewable energy groups Thursday in calling on the administration to shuffle its budget priorities for energy production and conservation. Plans for oil drilling in the Arcti

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 (UPI) --