U.S. to create Arctic ambassador position
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says he is creating a new Arctic ambassador position. In a letter to Alaska
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U.S. Postal Service agrees to rate rollback for rural Alaska
The U.S. Postal Service has agreed to rollback its parcel post rate hike for shipments to rural Alaska, according to
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Commission wants Alaska to have more influence over Arctic’s future
By Alexandra Gutierrez, APRN – Juneau After a year of meetings, the Legislature’s Arctic Policy Commission is rolling out its
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U.S. Coast Guard outlines plans for western Alaska
Coast Guard Admiral Thomas Ostebo visited Nome last week to outline summer plans for Western Alaska. The plans are part
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US, Russia drafting voluntary Bering Strait passage regulations
Vessel traffic is increasing through the Bering Strait, and no regulations exist to monitor that movement. The United States Coast
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Alaska: Deep-water port recommendations finalized
As the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers finalizes details of its deep-water port recommendations the agency is anticipating continued heavy
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United States: Arctic port feasibility study expected in March
Related Links: Canada: Is Barents transport plan a model for the North American Arctic?, Eye on the Arctic Denmark: Danish
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Alaska: Oil industry spends $1 million against referendum
Vote No on 1 registered as a political group in October, and already they’ve broken the million-dollar mark. They’ve taken
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Savoonga, Alaska whales fulfill musical needs
Savoonga, a community on St. Lawrence Island, Alaska harvested two bowhead whales last week, both of them female. While the
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Savoonga, Alaska harvests second whale
Amid an economic disaster and food shortage, Savoonga, a community on Saint Lawrence Island, harvested a 57-foot bowhead whale on
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Funerary polar bear skulls may be returned to Alaska
For over 80 years, hundreds of polar bear skulls from St. Lawrence Island, Alaska have been sitting in the American
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No end in sight for ANWR campaigns
Congress is so stuck in partisan mire it hardly passes any bills these days. So it would seem unlikely it
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Legislators draft Alaska drone policy
With the Federal Aviation Administration considering Alaska as a drone test site, lawmakers are drafting a policy for their use
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Definition of ‘Alaska Native’ needs fixing in U.S. health care law
Thousands of Alaska Natives will miss out on benefits they qualify for under the Affordable Care Act if the definition
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Great Bear says Alaska’s shale has great potential
The CEO of Great Bear Petroleum says their new 3-D seismic data confirms a promising new oil resource in the
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