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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American science foundation awards $500,000 to food security research in Indigenous communities
The National Science Foundation, an independent American federal agency, has awarded approximately $500,000 to research food security in Indigenous communities in
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Alaska youth environmental group asks state to regulate greenhouse gas emissions
A group of youth activists, impatient with the state’s response to global warming, formally petitioned Alaska Gov. Bill Walker’s administration
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Thousands of Atlantic salmon escape from farm near Alaska waters
Leaders and experts in Alaska’s fishing industry are concerned about what a recent escape of farmed Atlantic salmon in Washington state
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Researchers ask citizens to monitor Alaska berries
A group of scientists from the University of Alaska Fairbanks are hoping to give pickers better data on when berries
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Walruses gather in Alaska at earliest date ever recorded
Several hundred Pacific walruses have started to gather on an island off the northwest coast of Alaska — the earliest
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