Arctic sea ice extent in February lower than average but higher than in recent years
Arctic sea ice extent in February was well below average, but at the end of the month it was still
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Musher Aliy Zirkle is injured on Iditarod trail, flown to Anchorage for care
Star musher Aliy Zirkle said this year’s Iditarod would be her last. But less than two days in, her race
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Minnesota musher Cindy Gallea drops out of Iditarod, Redington takes lead
Veteran musher Cindy Gallea dropped out of the 2021 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race early Monday, about 80 miles into
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Changed by pandemic, Iditarod 2021 gets underway
It was an Iditarod start like no other, to kick off a race drastically changed for coronavirus times. When mushers
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Alaska borough plans to bid to host 2024 Arctic Winter Games
The state has hosted the games six times, most recently in 2014 Alaska’s Matanuska-Susitna Borough plans to submit a bid
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Alaska politicians send Trudeau letter saying they’re “shocked” over Canada’s cruise ship ban
Three Alaska politicians sent a letter to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau saying they were dismayed at Canada’s continued cruise
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Negative COVID-19 test no longer required to enter Alaska
Alaska has had 54,282 total resident cases of the virus, and 280 Alaskans have died Alaska will no longer require travellers
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U.S. court halts drilling at ConocoPhillips project in Alaska
Decision will stop on-the-ground work for winter at Willow project opposed by environmental, Indigenous groups A U.S. federal appeals court
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Skagway, Alaska, feeling pain of Canada’s ban on cruise ships
Canada’s decision on Feb. 4 to extend a ban on large cruise ships until 2022 is not playing well in
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U.S. cancels public comment period for Alaska oil and gas lease sale
Announcement follows Biden’s Jan. 27 executive order pausing oil and gas leases on federal lands and waters The United States’
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Alaska bill would protect graves of relocated Indigenous people
An Alaska legislative bill would protect the graves of Native Alaskans forcibly displaced from the Aleutian Islands by adding land
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NOAA scientists hope to gain better understanding of global climate thanks to old U.S. Navy Arctic data
In the basement of the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), surrounded by stacks of boxes of archival materials, a
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U.S. investigates Alaska’s psychiatric treatment of children
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The U.S. Department of Justice has opened an investigation into whether the state of Alaska unnecessarily institutionalizes
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Alaska to investigate issuance of offensive license plate
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska department plans to investigate the issuance of “3REICH” personalized license plates, while a spokesperson
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Indigenous groups in Alaska welcome Biden’s bid to protect critical Bering Sea area
A coalition of Indigenous groups in western Alaska is “celebrating” U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to reinstate the Northern Bering
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