Anchorage, Alaska battered by strong winds
Strong winds “wreaked havoc” across much of Anchorage on Tuesday. The National Weather Service issued a high wind warning for
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Environment (USA)
Alaska governor says Army Corps of Engineers moving too fast on mining project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is preparing an Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Pebble mine, and the Walker
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Washington wants input on offshore drilling in Arctic, environmentalists cry foul
The United States Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is beginning work on a lease sale next year in Arctic
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Trump administration to drop new “critical habitat” for endangered species designation
The Trump administration has agreed to rewrite rules that would have made it easier for the government to designate areas
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Blog – Alaska Native Regional Corporations are responsible for pollution, too
Two weeks ago, I wrote about how Alaska’s Red Dog Mine is the most toxic site in America. This story has been
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Rapid Arctic warming is increasing the frequency of blizzards in U.S. Northeast: study
While the northeastern United States is recovering from the third major winter storm this month, the Arctic is experiencing one
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Blog – America’s most toxic site is in the Alaskan Arctic
In the Alaskan Arctic, Iñupiat sail across seas they’ve navigated for thousands of years in search of a whale to
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Environmentalists sue over Alaska wildlife refuge road plan
Conservation groups Wednesday filed a lawsuit to thwart the land exchange Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke announced last week. The swap
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Gulf of Alaska quake prompts alerts, evacuations and review of response
A 7.9 magnitude earthquake in the Gulf of Alaska early Tuesday prompted emergency alerts from the National Tsunami Warning Center
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Tsunami warnings cancelled for Alaska and Canada
The National Weather Service has lifted the tsunami warning for coastal Alaska. That means that while a wave has been recorded in
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Alaska’s first, electric public transit bus ready to hit Anchorage streets
Alaska’s first electric public transit bus is set to begin carrying passengers in Anchorage starting Tuesday. Among other things,
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Arctic Ocean composition undergoing rapid change
U.S. scientists have found new evidence of significant changes in the chemical and biological composition of the Arctic Ocean that
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Opponents fail to stop drilling plan in arctic Alaska wildlife refuge
The U.S. Senate Energy Committee Wednesday approved legislation that would open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling. Democrats
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Remote Alaska community to receive state money after Arctic mega-storm
After a September storm caused severe damage to roads in the far-north community of Utqiagvik, Alaska Gov. Bill Walker has
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Looser Arctic drilling rules bill advances in US House
A deregulation bill aimed at boosting energy production on federal lands cleared a U.S. House committee Wednesday. Known as the
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