Fat Bear Week in Alaska is back. And this year, it’s all about the mamas
By Sheena Goodyear For the 1st time, the Alaska contest features mother bears and their cubs The annual brackets-style contest,
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A reporter takes a deep dive on Trump-appointed chair of U.S. Arctic Research Commission
As interest in an increasingly ice-free Arctic grows, so has interest in the Trump-appointed chair of the U.S. Arctic Research
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New Greenland military bases will expand U.S. Arctic footprint, enhance NATO, Trump tells UN
U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States would build two additional military installations in Greenland under an agreement expected
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US watching Chinese marine presence off Alaska, Arctic Coast Guard chief says
By Gwladys Fouche The United States is watching China’s presence in its Arctic zone “very closely” amid concerns regarding the
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Alaska port gets 1st funds from Yukon mine to study options for shipping critical minerals
By Dana Hatherly An Alaska port is getting its first swap of money from a Yukon mine to study options
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Trump touts ‘permanent control’ in Greenland deal as Denmark, Nuuk stress sovereignty, self-determination
The U.S., Denmark and Greenland have struck a deal that President Donald Trump says gives Washington “permanent control” over Greenland’s
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15-year-old rescued after clinging to capsized boat for days in Alaska’s Bering Sea
Two others died after small boat flipped, rescuers say Bobbing for days atop a capsized skiff in Alaska’s frigid Bering
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‘You just move forward’: Greenland Energy oil exploration delayed by a year
A drilling rig was being retooled in Alberta. Trucks and cranes were set to ship from Denmark. More equipment was
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Charter plane crash kills 8 near remote radar site in western Alaska
Flight took off from Anchorage, believed to have crashed on approach to Cape Newenham A charter aircraft carrying eight people
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Skagway ferry service suspended for ‘foreseeable future’
By Marissa Meilleur ‘Major structural damage’ to docking facility under assessment with no timeline for reopening yet The Alaska Marine Highway
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Mark Zuckerberg faces questions after yacht failed to respond to Alaska maritime aid call
Spokesperson for Meta CEO says yacht didn’t initially hear the call for assistance Mark Zuckerberg is facing questions after the
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Probe cites history of overweight flights, inadequate oversight in crash that killed 10 off Alaska
The operator of a commuter plane that crashed on sea ice off Alaska last year, killing all 10 people on
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U.S. Coast Guard Operation Frontier Sentinel already underway when Chinese ships arrvied in Bering Sea
The U.S. Coast Guard’s Operation Frontier Sentinel was already in progress when two Chinese vessels entered the U.S. exclusive economic
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Trump administration to auction oil drilling rights in Alaska wildlife refuge
The Trump administration on Friday will hold a sale of oil and gas leases on 689,000 acres (278,828 hectares) in
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First oil from Pikka ‘imminent,’ as developer hails biggest North Slope project in decades
By Wesley Early When the Pikka oil and gas field was discovered in 2013, industry leaders hailed it as the
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