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ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Drilling rights in the Chukchi Sea northwest of Alaska generated a record $2.7 billion the U.S. Interior Department's Mineral Management Service said Thursday.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Emergency crews braved dangerous cold to clean up 100 barrels of oil and water that fouled the Kuparuk oil field on Alaska's North Slope.

BATON ROUGE, La., Aug. 16 (UPI) -- U.S. nanofabrication researchers are focusing on increasing the efficiency of alternative fuels such as ethanol.

BATON ROUGE, La., Aug. 16 (UPI) -- U.S. nanofabrication researchers are focusing their work on increasing the efficiency of alternative fuels such as ethanol.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, May 14 (UPI) -- Four major oil companies have sued Alaska, claiming the state illegally repossessed the companies' idle land leases near the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

VALDEZ, Alaska, July 26 (UPI) -- In a Coast Guard slip-up, two large tankers were allowed to enter a narrow passage off Alaska at the same time.

BOULDER, Colo., Dec. 1 (UPI) -- A series by UPI examining the relationship of humans to the environment. This week: The new makeup of the U.S. Senate is giving Republicans their best opportunity since the Bush administration took office to open up the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge to

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- The Alyeska Pipeline Services Co. is facing a federal lawsuit accusing the Anchorage, Alaska-based, firm of discriminating against minority employees.