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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Environment (USA)
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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Alaska senator reveals ANWR drilling details
Sen. Lisa Murkowski Wednesday released legislation that would open part of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling. If
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Permafrost thaw prompts emergency orders from Alaska regulators over pipelines concerns
Concerned that thawing permafrost might contribute to another oil and gas leak such as the one that BP experienced in
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U.S. Senate passes budget that could open ANWR
The prospect of drilling rigs in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge just got a little more realistic. The U.S. Senate
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New bill aims to reverse Obama restrictions on Arctic offshore drilling
A U.S. House panel took up a bill Wednesday that would, among other things, block new environmental and safety standards
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ANWR takes tiny step down rocky Senate road
The effort to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling made a baby step forward in the Senate
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New film explores how Arctic ecosystems are affected by climate change
A new documentary film looks at how climate change is affecting Arctic ecosystems. Between Earth and Sky-Climate Change on the
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Environmentalists sound the alarm on ANWR
Environmentalists are warning that the Republican plan to cut taxes could include a move that would open the Arctic National
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Investigation into washed up whale’s death begins in Alaska
The extraordinary sight of a 30-foot long dead humpback whale that washed up on a beach area in Anchorage has
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Seismic work in Alaska’s ANWR: Can they do that?
The Interior Department, as the Washington Post reported last week, is trying to let industry into the Arctic National Wildlife
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Lack of sea ice has deep impact on wildlife and upcoming weather in Alaska
Sea ice is sparse in Arctic waters off Alaska, and the implications for animals, upcoming winter weather and next year’s ice
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