A year after Russia invaded Ukraine, a walrus discovery is caught up in geopolitics
Last October, research biologist Tony Fischbach made a startling discovery. Using satellite imagery, Fischbach and his team counted 200,000 Pacific
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Biden administration can’t have it both ways on Arctic project, Murkowski warns
Alaska’s U.S. senators warn that half measures won’t suffice as they campaign to get federal approval for ConocoPhillips’ Willow drilling
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Recognizing the Black soldiers who helped build the Alaska Highway
By Josh Grant, Matt Allen · CBC News Segregated troops laid the foundation of 2,400 km road linking Alaska to Dawson Creek The
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U.S. nominates Alaskan as first Arctic ambassador
U.S. President Joe Biden has unveiled the nominee for the newly created position of Ambassador-at-Large for Arctic Affairs, with Alaskan
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Biden’s fentanyl position draws support from Alaska’s chief medical officer
President Joe Biden’s calls in his State of the Union speech for strong criminal penalties in response to soaring deaths
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Sen. Sullivan stresses economic promise of Willow drilling project in annual address to Legislature
U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan on Tuesday urged the Alaska Legislature to use its collective power to support the Willow project,
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Polar bear in fatal Wales attack was in poor health
A polar bear that killed a young mother and her baby last month in western Alaska was likely an older animal
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BLM proposes allowing ConocoPhillips to drill most of its Arctic Willow project
The Bureau of Land Management announced Wednesday that it is inclined to allow ConocoPhillips to develop Willow, the company’s proposal
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How Inuit culture helped unlock power of classical score for Inupiaq violinist
An Inuk violinist and academic is giving a concert and lecture in Montreal in February with a view to showcasing
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Polar bear kills woman, boy in remote Alaska village
The bear was shot and killed by a local resident as it attacked the pair, troopers said A polar bear
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‘Arctic pay’ among the perks Congress is sending to improve military assignments in Alaska
Members of the military stationed in Alaska are in line for some extra financial benefits in 2023. Bills Congress passed
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Alaska law officer killed in muskox attack outside his house
A court services officer with the Alaska State Troopers died Tuesday after being attacked by a muskox outside his home near Nome,
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U.S. Coast Guard talks Arctic at recent summit
With growing demand on its services, the U.S. Coast Guard held its first Coast Guard Arctic Summit this month. Seventy
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Gwich’in-language short film explores connection with land in award-nominated series
A Gwich’in-language short film shot in Alaska is part of the award-nominated Reciprocity Project series that looks at the relationship
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Utqiagvik in Arctic Alaska reaches record high 40˚F in December
This time of year Billy Adams would expect to see sea ice lining Utqiagvik’s Chukchi Sea shoreline. But right now,
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