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Sweden critical of Trump’s latest push for Greenland

Radio Sweden
Posted: Monday, December 29, 2025 at 15:00 — Last Updated: Monday, December 29, 2025 at 15:20
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U.S. President Trump has appointed Jeff Landry as special envoy to Greenland, who he said would lead the charge in

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Lawsuit challenges the approval of an exploratory drilling program in Alaska petroleum reserve

The Associated Press
Posted: Friday, December 12, 2025 at 15:57
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Conservation groups and an Iñupiat-aligned group sued Thursday to overturn the recent approval of an exploratory drilling program in the

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Climate change is straining Alaska’s Arctic. A new mining road may push the region past the brink

The Associated Press
Posted: Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 14:53
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Ice blocks drift past Tristen Pattee’s boat as he scans the banks of Northwest Alaska’s Kobuk River for caribou. His

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Washington’s new envoy to Denmark pledges more US support for Greenland

Thomson Reuters
Posted: Monday, December 8, 2025 at 11:08
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The new U.S. ambassador to Denmark pledged more support for Greenland on Monday ahead of meetings on his first visit

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Alaskan tribes sue B.C. gov’t over mines in far northwest

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at 11:45
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By Andrew Kurjata, Hanna Petersen  Southeast Alaska Indigenous Transboundary Commission says impacts and rights don’t stop at border A group of

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Congress approves measure to overturn Biden-era plan for Alaska petroleum reserve

The Canadian Press
Posted: Thursday, November 20, 2025 at 14:49
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Congress has passed a measure to overturn a plan enacted during the Biden administration that put off limits to oil

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Alaska Ambler Road project back in focus as company outlines vision for work ahead

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Monday, November 17, 2025 at 15:44 — Last Updated: Monday, November 17, 2025 at 15:49
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From Scandinavia to Siberia to the North American Arctic, a push is underway to secure new supplies of minerals central

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Trump administration repealing protections for key swaths of Alaska petroleum reserve

The Associated Press
Posted: Friday, November 14, 2025 at 11:05
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The Trump administration said Thursday it is rescinding federal rules that were aimed at protecting from future oil and gas

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Crews working to fix Alaska Native villages devastated by flooding. But will residents return?

The Associated Press
Posted: Monday, November 10, 2025 at 15:39
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By Becky Bohrer, Gene Johnson, Mark Thiessen  More than 1,600 were displaced, many of them now adapting to different way of life

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Archaeological site in Alaska that casts light on early Yup’ik life ravaged by ex-Typhoon Halong

The Associated Press
Posted: Friday, October 31, 2025 at 14:32
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Bt Becky Bohrer  Winds and storm surge may have washed away thousands of unearthed artifacts A fragment of a mask

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Trump administration finalizes plan to open Alaska wildlife refuge to oil & gas drilling

The Associated Press
Posted: Friday, October 24, 2025 at 09:38 — Last Updated: Friday, October 24, 2025 at 09:43
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By Becky Bohrer  Decision paves way for future lease sales in coastal plain, an area considered sacred to Indigenous Gwich’in

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How the Arctic has been ‘pushed & triggered’ into climate extremes: paper

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 15:34
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As the Arctic warms at an unprecedented rate, a new scientific review outlines how events once considered rare — from

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Officials work to stabilize typhoon-damaged Alaska communities before winter freeze

The Associated Press
Posted: Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at 11:09
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The mass evacuation by military aircraft of hundreds of residents from Alaska villages ravaged by the remnants of Typhoon Halong

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Net-Zero Framework for int’l shipping shelved for a year after U.S. led-pushback

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, October 17, 2025 at 16:48
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After a week of high-stakes debate and U.S.-led opposition, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) voted on Friday for a one-year

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What we know about the devastating Alaska storm and the evacuation effort

The Associated Press
Posted: Friday, October 17, 2025 at 09:57
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1 person killed, 2 others missing, and hundreds being flown 800 kilometres to Anchorage after typhoon Hundreds of residents from

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The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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