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U.S. judge suspends Alaska Cook Inlet lease, pending additional environmental review

The Associated Press
Posted: Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 15:37
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By Becky Bohrer · The Associated Press Judge rules original environmental review didn’t properly analyze impacts on belugas An environmental review underpinning

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Environmental groups urge feds to reassess and plan removal of trans-Alaska pipeline

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Thursday, June 13, 2024 at 14:36
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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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Permafrost thaw impacts are wide, but not climate tipping point: study

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at 15:44 — Last Updated: Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at 15:45
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An international research team has found that while permafrost is melting in sync with global warming, it is not contributing

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Moose kills Alaska man attempting to take photos of her newborn calves

The Associated Press
Posted: Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 13:58
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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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Arctic weather satellite leaving Europe for June launch in U.S.

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Friday, April 5, 2024 at 15:33 — Last Updated: Friday, April 5, 2024 at 15:52
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The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Arctic weather satellite is getting ready to leave Europe for its summer launch in the

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Canada, Alaska suspend fishing of Yukon River chinook salmon for 7 years

Julien Gignac, CBC News @juliengignac
Posted: Thursday, April 4, 2024 at 09:45
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In a bid to help the recovery of the Yukon River chinook salmon run, the federal government and the State

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5-time Iditarod champion shoots dead, guts moose during the annual sled dog race

The Associated Press
Posted: Wednesday, March 6, 2024 at 09:17 — Last Updated: Wednesday, March 6, 2024 at 09:19
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Race rules state that Iditarod mushers must gut, report any defensive killings of large animals A veteran musher had to

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It’s so cold and snowy in Alaska that fuel oil is thickening and roofs are collapsing

The Associated Press
Posted: Friday, February 2, 2024 at 15:49
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Infrastructure and heating systems strained under -40 C temperatures Much of Alaska has plunged into a deep freeze. Anchorage has seen

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Anchorage ‘Pandemic of snow’ sets record for earliest arrival of 100 inches of snow

The Associated Press
Posted: Wednesday, January 31, 2024 at 12:20
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By Mark Thiessen · The Associated Press  Alaska city is well on track to break its all-time record for snowfall Even by

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Heavy snowfall in Juneau, Alaska, sinks boats in harbour

Mike Rudyk, CBC News
Posted: Friday, January 26, 2024 at 15:12
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The city has received more than 5 feet of snow so far in January Heavy snow in Juneau, Alaska, has

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Scientists trace woolly mammoth’s 1,000 km journey using its tusk

CBC Radio
Posted: Tuesday, January 23, 2024 at 14:00
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By Philip Drost · CBC Radio  Tusk shows evidence that humans and mammoths coexisted in Alaska, says researcher With nothing more than

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Communicating how climate change is impacting northern peoples, will be key to getting the world to fully understand the ramifications of Arctic environmental warming, say experts. , near the village of Toksook Bay, Alaska
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Network in Alaska centering Indigenous knowledge in Arctic climate research

Kavitha George, Alaska Public Media @kavithamgeorge
Posted: Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 11:50
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A network of Arctic observers spanning nearly all of Alaska’s northern coast is helping to center Indigenous knowledge in climate

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Anchorage adds to record homeless death as major storm drops more than 60 cm of snow

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, November 14, 2023 at 11:41
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Four homeless people have died in Anchorage in the last week, underscoring the ongoing struggle to house a large homeless

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New research suggest some salmon species expanding their range in the Arctic

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Thursday, October 5, 2023 at 15:54 — Last Updated: Thursday, October 5, 2023 at 15:59
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An Alaska-based project has found salmon spawning in the Arctic Ocean watershed, suggesting that climate change is pushing certain salmon

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Beavers pose methane problem in the Arctic

CBC News
Posted: Monday, October 2, 2023 at 10:00
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Climate change is helping beavers colonize the Arctic, and those beavers are in turn causing more climate change. A study by

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Wide shot of the Centennial Flame with the Parliament building behind
The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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