U.S. Coast Guard tracking Chinese research vessels in Arctic
Five Chinese research vessels operating in or near U.S. Arctic waters were being tracked last week, part of what the
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Trump’s push for drilling, mining sharpens debate for Alaska Natives about land they view as sacred
Debates involve not just environmental or economic questions, but also spiritual and cultural ones Fish camps still dot the banks
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Alaska Sen. Murkowski toys with governor bid, defends Trump’s tax break package
Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, speaking with Alaska reporters Monday, toyed with the idea of running for governor and defended
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Moose collision with kills driver, injures passenger near Alaska’s Denali National Park
24-year-old male driver from Bulgaria was pronounced dead at the scene A driver was killed and a passenger in his
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U.S. to keep sharing satellite data, relief for sea ice researchers
The U.S. Department of Defense will now continue sharing key data collected by three weather satellites that help forecasters track
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Anchorage, Alaska, warns hikers after 2 bear attacks in a week
By Mark Thiessen Both bear maulings in Alaska’s biggest city in the last week occurred near populated areas Authorities are
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China’s Arctic involvement ‘highly exaggerated,’ Harvard researchers say
China’s activities in the Arctic in recent years have been “highly exaggerated” due to “alarmist language in terms of scale,
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Alaska tsunami warning had residents scrambling after 7.3 magnitude earthquake
By Becky Bohrer, Mark Thiessen Communities along a 1,126-kilometre stretch of Alaska’s southern coast ordered residents to higher ground after a powerful
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Canadians are forgoing U.S. travel this year; might they come to Nunavut instead?
Some people working in Nunavut’s travel and tourism industry say there are signs the territory could benefit as Canadians forgo
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Officials find the body of a woman who got off a cruise ship in Alaska to hike and didn’t return
Her next of kin have been notified, and her body will be sent for an autopsy Authorities say they have
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Cruise ship passenger missing in Alaska after leaving ship to hike
62-year-old woman from Kentucky got off the Norwegian Bliss in Juneau on Tuesday Authorities were searching for a woman visiting
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Cargo ship carrying new vehicles sinks in North Pacific weeks after catching fire
‘No visible pollution,’ says Alaska-based U.S. Coast Guard spokesperson A cargo ship that had been delivering new vehicles to Mexico
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Man behind a North Slope oil renaissance says he’s found another hot prospect
An oil industry geologist credited with helping usher in a modern resurgence of resource extraction on the North Slope says
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U.S. appeals court refuses to vacate Biden approval of Alaska’s Willow oil project
By Becky Bohrer The decision comes in a long-running dispute over the project first approved by the Biden administration A
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Hegseth says the Pentagon has contingency plans to invade Greenland if necessary
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appeared to acknowledge that the Pentagon has developed plans to take over Greenland and Panama by
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