Environmental groups urge feds to reassess and plan removal of trans-Alaska pipeline
A coalition of environmental groups has filed a legal petition with the federal government to reconsider how the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System contributes
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Alaska senators seek 5-year Buy America waiver for Indigenous communities
Alaska’s two senators are advocating for a five-year exemption for Indigenous communities from legislation that requires prioritizing American-made products in
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Agreement to limit cruise passengers in Alaska’s capital criticized as insufficient
By Becky Bohrer · The Associated Press Record of more than 1.6 million cruise ship passengers visited Juneau last year A new
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Alaskan authorities intercept Canadians allegedly smuggling drugs, firearms into U.S.
Officials intercepted a boat they say was travelling from Old Crow, Yukon, to Fort Yukon, Alaska Alaskan officials say they
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Permafrost thaw impacts are wide, but not climate tipping point: study
An international research team has found that while permafrost is melting in sync with global warming, it is not contributing
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Malaysian climber who died near top of Alaska’s Denali identified
A Malaysian climber likely died of exposure and altitude-related illness earlier this week after sheltering for days in a snow
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Digital Archive launched in U.S. spotlights Indigenous boarding school history
The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition has launched a digital archive they hope will educate people about Indian
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Japanese climber dies after fall on Alaska’s Mount Denali
Rangers found man’s body Monday, a day after they were contacted by family Rangers in Alaska have recovered the body
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Investigators say Alaska charter boat likely capsized after flooding, killing 5
Coast Guard ‘cannot definitively say exactly what caused Awakin to capsize,’ says lead investigator A fishing charter boat found partially
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Moose kills Alaska man attempting to take photos of her newborn calves
Animals are not normally aggressive unless provoked, spokesperson says A 70-year-old Alaska man who was attempting to take photos of
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Blog—How Alaska’s little-known spaceport revolutionized military conflict
At the Pacific Spaceport Complex in Kodiak, Alaska, in 2019, the Israelis successfully tested an anti-ballistic missile system that intercepts
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The U.S. was supposed to get new heavy icebreaker this year, instead costs soar
The Coast Guard’s plan to build three heavy icebreakers is five years behind schedule and the price has ballooned to
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For one Utqiaġvik family, spring bowhead whaling marks an important milestone
For the Aaluk Crew, last Wednesday was cooking day. The night before, the whaling crew, captained by Bernadette and Quincy
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Biden administration blocks Ambler Road, strengthens protections for NPR-A
The U.S. Interior Department on Friday essentially rejected the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority’s proposal to build the Ambler
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US to reject access road to northern Alaska mining district, Politico reports
The Biden administration is set to reject the construction of an access road to the Ambler mining district in northern
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