Decades of research shows waves, wind and darkness would defeat containment efforts for much of the year, raising questions ...

A massive oil rig that toppled on the tundra near the North Slope village of Nuiqsut on Friday remained too unstable for responders to get close as of Monday morning, according to state officials. Rig ...

The Arctic holds a special place in Vladimir Putin’s mind. It is rich in natural resources and military opportunity. It offers him the chance to restore the grandeur of and respect for Russia which he ...

Falling pieces of metal from the giant structure that toppled next to a ConocoPhillips drilling pad pose a risk to responders ...

Independent estimates put unrisked recoverable resources in Greenland at ~4 billion barrels, with ~1.2 billion barrels ...

Alaskans today are grappling with an unclear future that is balanced between the impacts of a warming climate and the strain ...

An unknown amount of fuel has spilled from a fishing vessel that ran aground near St. George Island earlier this month, ...

Trouble follows oil like a shimmering slick, challenging the ideals of a presumed enlightened world. Ever since Edwin Drake’s ...

There is evidence of a diesel spill after Doyon 26, the largest mobile oil rig in North America, toppled over on Friday, ...

"We've stopped this before, and we can do it again." ...

Responding to Oil Spills in the U.S. Arctic Marine Environment reviews the state of the science regarding oil spill response and environmental assessment in the Arctic region north of the Bering ...

An expert on the Arctic explains why Trump’s rationale for controlling the island is full of holes.