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U.S. set to open sole diplomatic post above Arctic Circle—Location? Tromso, Norway

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, June 1, 2023 at 16:07 — Last Updated: Thursday, June 1, 2023 at 16:39
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The U.S. will establish a diplomatic post in the Arctic Norwegian city of Tromso, something that will “deepen [U.S.] engagement

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Sisters among missing boaters found in partially submerged vessel in Alaska: family

The Associated Press
Posted: Thursday, June 1, 2023 at 11:07
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By Becky Bohrer and Stefanie Dazio · The Associated Press  9-meter aluminum charter vessel was last seen near Sitka and later found near

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Alaska’s Murkowski among senators pushing for Indian boarding school commission

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Thursday, May 25, 2023 at 15:12
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Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski is among a group of senators pushing for a commission into Indian boarding schools in the U.S. 

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For Alaska Rep. Josiah Patkotak, whaling ‘rises above all else’

Lex Treinen, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Monday, May 22, 2023 at 08:52
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In early May, as tensions at the state capital were beginning to simmer over the budget, Rep. Josiah Patkotak was

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Ice jams, rapid snowmelt flood homes, businesses and roads across Alaska

The Associated Press
Posted: Thursday, May 18, 2023 at 11:53
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Ice jams on Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers cause most of damage Flooding across Alaska has inundated scores of homes, with several

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Worker in Alaska’s Denali National Park dies after triggering avalanche

The Associated Press
Posted: Monday, May 8, 2023 at 15:25
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Eric Walter provided radio-based safety support and dispatch services for U.S. National Park Service A Denali National Park and Preserve employee died

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Navy commander defends Alaska military exercise against critics

Casey Grove, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Tuesday, May 2, 2023 at 11:58
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The U.S. Navy will soon be participating again in Northern Edge, the massive training exercise that brings together different branches of

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Wildfires in Anchorage? Climate change sparks disaster fears

The Associated Press
Posted: Tuesday, May 2, 2023 at 09:17
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By Mark Thiessen ‘Probably the single largest threat to the municipality of Anchorage,’ says fire chief in Alaska capital Research on

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U.S. launches effort to document history of Indigenous residential schools

The Associated Press
Posted: Friday, April 28, 2023 at 11:53
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Project described as first step ‘toward addressing the intergenerational consequences’ WARNING: This story describes abuse in residential schools.  The U.S.

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U.S. commission hears from Alaskans on missing & murdered Indigenous people

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Thursday, April 27, 2023 at 15:39
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Indigenous people in Alaska are murdered and go missing at higher rates than almost anywhere in the country.  Vivian Korthuis,

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Satellite imagery reveals construction progress on new Chinese Antarctic base

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, April 21, 2023 at 15:59
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A US think tank report suggests that China’s expanding activities in polar regions, including a new Antarctic research station currently

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Pet arrives home, dog-tired, after Alaskan sea-ice odyssey

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, April 13, 2023 at 11:43
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Alaskan shepherd went missing during visit to Savoonga — and was found a month later, 241 km away A one-year-old

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Family of Czech billionaire sues over Alaska crash death

The Associated Press
Posted: Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at 15:35
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Suit filed in Alaska on behalf of Petr Kellner’s family alleges negligence, seeks punitive and other damages The family of

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Alaska marine debris experts call for tighter regulation and more cleanup funding

Kavitha George, Alaska Public Media @kavithamgeorge
Posted: Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at 16:19
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Trawl nets, buoys, even boats and fragments of buildings: these are some types of marine debris that wash up on

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ConocoPhillips can start road work for Willow Arctic drilling project, judge decides

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at 14:42 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at 14:46
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ConocoPhillips can begin construction immediately on the Willow project in the western Arctic, a federal judge ruled Monday. U.S. District

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