The Trump administration is eying the possibility of oil leasing in Arctic Ocean areas more than 200 miles from shore, an area where U.S. territorial rights are unclear. Information about the Trump ...

Arctic fossil fuel development shows significant overlaps with Indigenous communities and ecologically sensitive areas, which ...

As more ships and tankers sail through the Arctic, the chances of oil spills increase. Canada should take action to prepare ...

In 2006, when the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, released the first-ever Arctic Report Card, scientists already knew the top of the world was in trouble. It’s now much ...

The U.S. is signaling its intention to explore for oil and gas as well as minerals off the coast of Alaska. The Trump administration has jump-started plans for offshore oil and gas lease sales, but it ...

Reykjaviik, Iceland — As rising global temperatures speed up the melting of sea ice in the Arctic Ocean, it's set off a boom of ships taking routes that previously were frozen and not traversable. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An Arctic "fogbow” is seen from the deck of the Coast Guard cutter Healy during the 2016 Hidden Ocean mission to the High Arctic ...