Alaska-based icebreakers latest U.S. move to reassert presence in North
The U.S. has announced that its initial two Arctic Security Cutters will be stationed in Alaska, part of an ongoing
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Trump appoints Alaska governor to a seat on U.S. Arctic Research Commission
President Trump has appointed Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy to a seat on the U.S. Arctic Research Commission. The commission promotes
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A cloud hangs over legal Alaska walrus ivory. Advocates hope Congress will help.
WASHINGTON — Advocates of Alaska Native ivory carvers hope this is the year Congress finally passes the ARTIST Act, so
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Planned LNG plant in Alaska seeks equipment from sanctioned Russia firm
By Timothy Gardner The head of Polar LNG, a company that plans to build a liquefied natural gas plant on
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Former reality TV star Jessie Holmes repeats as champion of Iditarod sled dog race
Former reality TV star Jessie Holmes cruised to a repeat victory in the Iditarod, the roughly 1,000-mile (1,609-km) sled dog
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Oil companies shun Trump administration’s Alaska offshore auction
Oil and gas drillers failed to show up at the Trump administration’s sale of more than 400,000 hectares in Alaska’s
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Alaska Natives welcome new state limits to protect chum salmon
The Alaska Board of Fisheries is cutting chum salmon fishing by 30 per cent in southwest Alaska. Alaskan Native communities,
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Alaska’s ‘Superbowl’ of dog mushing, the Iditarod, set to run its normal northern route
By Ava White The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is less than a month away and set to run on its
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U.S. gov’t one step closer to expanding oil and gas leases in ANWR
By Tori Fitzpatrick Vuntut Gwitchin and CPAWS Yukon denounce call for nominations for Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program
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ConocoPhillips’ plans for 4 new Arctic wells unaffected by toppled rig, company says
By Eric Stone An accident involving a massive rig used in ConocoPhillips’ North Slope drilling program on Friday will not
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Rubio says technical talks with Denmark, Greenland officials over Arctic security have begun
Technical talks between the U.S., Denmark and Greenland over hatching an Arctic security deal are now underway, Secretary of State
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German minister: NATO well on way to joining up with the US in Arctic mission
NATO partners are well on the way to joining forces with the U.S. on a proposed mission in the Arctic,
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Inuit leaders in Canada say threats against Greenland are an attack ‘on us all’
By Samuel Wat Greenland’s future is for Greenlanders to determine, Inuit leaders in Canada say Inuit leaders are standing up
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NATO’s Rutte: two “workstreams” on Greenland agreed upon with Trump
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Monday he and U.S President Trump had agreed upon two “workstreams” to defuse
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Trump touts ‘total access’ Greenland deal as NATO asks allies to step up
By Mark John, Susan Heavey and Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had secured total and permanent
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