Winter sea ice in the Arctic just hit a record low
The extent of sea ice blanketing the Arctic this winter fell to the lowest level on record, researchers announced this week, ...
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Alaska Board of Game approves petition for emergency predator control
The board’s action allows the Alaska Department of Fish and Game to continue killing bears and wolves for a third season in ...
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Opinion: As Alaska wildlife biologists, we disagree with the state’s Mulchatna emergency bear control program
The predator removal program that was just voided by the court was predicated on the assumption that excessive bear predation ...
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Alaska, feds fight over Arctic National Wildlife Refuge border in court
It’s up to an Alaska federal court to decide who has the rights to a portion of land between the Canning and Staines rivers ...
Interior secretary announces Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil leasing plans
Doug Burgum says follow-ups to executive orders will mean leasing across the ANWR coastal plain, plus wider development in ...
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Polar sea ice continues steep decline; but will a troubled world notice?
Sea ice extent is at record, and near record, lows for this time of year in both polar regions, leaving the planet ...
Biden administration wrongly nixed oil, gas leases in Alaska refuge, US judge rules
A federal judge in Alaska ruled that former President Joe Biden's administration lacked the authority to cancel oil and gas ...
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Unalaska runners tackle annual Polar Bear Run in excellent conditions
This year, 21 athletes participated in Unalaska’s annual Polar Bear Run. The 5K race down Summer Bay Road, which took place ...
Biden administration lacked the authority to cancel oil and gas leases in Alaska refuge, judge rules
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A federal judge in Alaska on Tuesday ruled the Biden administration lacked the authority to cancel ...
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Interior to open millions of acres in Alaska to drilling and mining
The Interior Department on Thursday announced that it aims to open up millions of acres of near-pristine land in Alaska to ...
Trump administration to open more Alaska acres for oil, gas drilling
U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on Thursday announced steps to open up more acreage for oil and gas leasing and lift restrictions on building an LNG pipeline and mining road in Alaska, carrying ...
Interior Department to Open Alaska's Arctic to Drillers, Miners
All of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’s coastal plain and most of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska will be fully ...