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Focuses on the looming conflict between Alaskan Gov. Walter Hickel and United States Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt over natural resources in Alaska. Some of the projects Hickel is anxious to launch in the state; Babbitt's environmentalist's views; Governor regarded as one of the last of the `boomers' who can dream up and push through big projects; How Hickel sees Babbitt; Amount of land the interior secretary controls in the US.

Discusses the political activity of environmentalists during early October 1996. Legislation involving timber cutting in the Tongass Natioanl Forest by the Ketchikan Pulp Co. (KPC); The efforts of Alaskan Senator Frank Murkowski; The effort by the Clinton administration to protect Headwaters, California, a grove of ancient redwoods; The move by Maine voters to impose controls on clear-cutting.

Focuses on problems related to the approval of the construction of a trans-Alaskan oil pipeline by U.S. Interior Secretary Rogers B. Morton. Reasons for the delay in the construction of the pipeline; Objections of environmentalists to the construction of the pipeline; Sources that are capable to supply crude oil to the U.S.; Significance of the Alaskan oil for the U.S.; Views that the environmentalists' objections to the Alaskan pipeline arise from fears that wildlife life-cycle and migration patterns will be disrupted; Opinion that this project has been planned in order to satisfy petroleum thirst of the U.S.

Focuses on the environmental team and environmental policies of United States President George W. Bush. Debate over drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska; Advocacy of Interior Secretary Gale Norton to free-market environmentalism; Support given by Environmental Protection Agency Chairman Christine Todd Whitman for anti-sprawl and growth initiatives.

Focuses on environmental policies of the administration of United States President George W. Bush. Proposal to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil development; Low-profile maneuvers to undermine many of the nation's environmental laws and regulations; 'Pro-business' reputations of appointments to major environmental posts.

Focuses on the money Alaska can expect from the record $1.025 billion in fines and damages imposed on Exxon by a federal judge for its Prince William Sound oil spill, just $635 million, and the efforts of the six-member oil spill trustee council to spend it. Proposals received by the council for a slice of the pie; Three broad areas being considered; Universal public support for habitat acquisition; Benefits of protecting prime habitat; Controversy.

Comments on the political debate surrounding the energy bill which would open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska to drilling for oil and natural gas. Concern of environmentalists; Idea that sometimes lofty environmentalism is a cover for crude politics; Argument that some environmental policies are feel-good indulgences for an era of energy abundances; Mention of how Ben & Jerry's ice cream, which is preferred by environmentalists, is actually not a very environmentally conservative product.

Reports on the argument on how to spend compensation awarded to Alaska for the oil spilled by the `Exxon Valdez.' Amount of money; What environmentalists want and scientists want; Reaction from Charles Cole, Alaska's attorney general, one of the people who decides how it will be spent.

The article discusses the banding together of native Alaskan tribes and corporations to sway U.S. policy-makers to take action to curb global warming. Lawyers are arguing to enforce emission standards on carbon dioxide. Topics examined include the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Alaska Inter-Tribal Council, subsistence activities, U.S. Supreme Court, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and the relocation of Shishmaref, Alaska residents.

The article presents an outlook for the environmental agendas of the Democratic Party if they win the majority in the U.S. Congress in the November 2006 elections. The Democrats aim to block the Republican plan to open Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil development. Democratic leaders plan to hold hearings on policies of the administration of President George W. Bush governing mercury emissions from power plants. Senator Barbara Boxer is in line to head the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.

Features the contributions of several Republican leaders to environmental protection in the U.S. Establishment of the U.S. Forest Service by former U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt; Bills on the protection of the environment signed and encouraged into law by former U.S. President Richard Nixon; Contributions of Connecticut Representative Nancy Johnson to a bill that would designate the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness.

Criticizes the United States government's environmental policies. Battle between the Congress and the administration over the management of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; Political factors that influence the policies.

The article focuses on the debate in the U.S. Senate over petroleum drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska. The House of Representatives does not want to play along, but that could change when the two chambers come together to hash out a final budget plan.

Reports that the U.S. House of Representatives have dropped a bill allowing oil and gas drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska in June 2004. Attempt made by Republican proponents to pursue the project; Withdrawal of support on the project by the United Mine Workers; Cause of the miner's decision.

Discusses a debate on natural resource development and resource conservation in the U.S. Congress. Details on the harvest of timber from Alaska's Tongass National Forest and drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; Comment from House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Don Young on the effect of environmental policies on the state's timber industry.

Focuses on the threat posed by the use of plastic grocery bags to landfills and its ban in rural Alaska. Action taken by the town of Galena to address the problem; Samples of environmental reforms.

The author comments on the controversy related to the leasing of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) coastal plain in Alaska. It is reported that, environmental groups are pressing hard to make sure that the leasing doesn't take place which in a way means forestalling economic activity in the name of environmental protection. As reported, the efforts of the groups are beginning to show fruits as the U.S. Congress has not approved the leasing and it also remains disinclined to do so.

Focuses on environmental policies on coho salmon fishing in Alaska. Concerns on the declining number of coho salmon harvests in 1999; Studies indicating that fishes harvested are smaller.

Focuses on Alaska's recycled governor, Walter Hickel. Seven week campaign for the Alaskan Independence Party; Controversial actions; Dubbed the `Ungreen Governor' by `The Economist' magazine; Strong advocate for oil development; Reaction of the Alaska Federation of Natives; Details.

Editorial. Comments on a plan of the Department of Interior to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge with Canadian national parks. Opposition to further restrictions to oil exploitation and other commercial activities in the area; Potential oil and gas reserves of the area.

The article reports that Alaska and Great Lakes ports are seeking exclusions from tighter limits proposals on air pollution emissions from ships noting that it would zap economic growth in their regions. Alaska Governor Sean Parnell has asked the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to exclude the state from the proposal on September 28, 2009 . Director Margo Oge of EPA's Office of Transportation and Air Quality notes that there is no reason for excluding ships since they are high polluters.

Reports on a campaign launched by the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) of Alaska to give the state the authority to issue permits under the federal Clean Water Act. Comments from DEC Commissioner Ernesta Ballard on the environmental regulations of the state; Information on the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES); Additional funding required to carry out the responsibility for NPDES.

Reports on a guide on waste management released by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in February 2004 for the Alaskan native villages and Native American tribes. Goal of the recommendation given by the EPA; Factors that contribute to the waste disposal challenges faced by the tribes; Importance of a solid waste management plan according to the EPA.

Presents information on a citizen initiative that would mandate taxes and additional environmental regulations for cruise ships, proposed by Responsible Cruising in Alaska and certified by Governor Loren Leman. Provisions of the proposed initiative; Effect of the initiative on the cruise industry.