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U.S. Coast Guard talks Arctic at recent summit

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, December 16, 2022 at 15:18
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With growing demand on its services, the U.S. Coast Guard held its first Coast Guard Arctic Summit this month. Seventy

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Alaska Republican governor sworn in for second term

The Associated Press
Posted: Wednesday, December 7, 2022 at 09:50
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By Becky Bohrer · The Associated Press Mike Dunleavy says his goal is to ‘work with everybody to create an Alaska for

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Mary Peltola, 1st Alaska Native in Congress, wins full term

The Associated Press
Posted: Thursday, November 24, 2022 at 15:57
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By Becky Bohrer · The Associated Press ‘I will be happy to work for Alaskans again, as long as they’ll have me,’

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U.S. Senate candidates agree they want to protect Arctic Alaska from Russia

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Monday, October 24, 2022 at 13:32
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With Russian President Vladimir Putin at war with the West in Ukraine, the need to protect Arctic Alaska from foreign

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China, Russia among global priorities, including in Arctic, in U.S. security strategy

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, October 13, 2022 at 15:22
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Out-competing China and constraining Russia, including in the Arctic, are among the global priorities laid out in the U.S. national

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2 Russians seek asylum after reaching remote Alaska island

The Associated Press
Posted: Friday, October 7, 2022 at 08:35
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Two Russians who said they fled the country to avoid military service have requested asylum in the U.S. after landing

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Patrol spots Chinese, Russian naval ships off Alaska island

The Associated Press
Posted: Wednesday, September 28, 2022 at 10:17 — Last Updated: Wednesday, September 28, 2022 at 10:19
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A U.S. Coast Guard ship on routine patrol in the Bering Sea came across a guided missile cruiser from China,

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Mary Peltola sworn in as 1st Alaska Native in Congress

The Associated Press
Posted: Thursday, September 15, 2022 at 13:46
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Democrat Mary Peltola was sworn in Tuesday night to finish out the remaining months of the term of the late

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US takes aim at some Trump offshore safety rule rollbacks

The Associated Press
Posted: Tuesday, September 13, 2022 at 15:48
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The U.S. Department of the Interior said Monday that it wants to reverse some Trump administration rollbacks of offshore safety

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Yup’ik Democrat Mary Peltola beats Sarah Palin in Alaska special election

The Associated Press
Posted: Thursday, September 1, 2022 at 15:13
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Peltola will be the first Native American woman to represent Alaska in the U.S. Congress Democrat Mary Peltola won the

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U.S. to name ambassador-at-large for Arctic region

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Monday, August 29, 2022 at 16:42 — Last Updated: Monday, August 29, 2022 at 16:50
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The United States plans to name an ambassador-at-large for the Arctic region, the State Department announced on Friday. It will

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Sarah Palin could join U.S. Congress, as her ex in-laws hold fundraiser for opponent

The Associated Press
Posted: Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at 10:44
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Alaska voters get their first shot at using ranked voting in a statewide race Tuesday in a special U.S. House

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U.S. Army poised to revamp Alaska forces to prep for Arctic fight

The Associated Press
Posted: Friday, May 13, 2022 at 09:49
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Forces in Alaska ‘creating an extreme cold weather capable formation,’ says army secretary The U.S. Army is poised to revamp

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Int’l Inuit org concerned about future of Arctic Council

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Wednesday, March 9, 2022 at 09:52 — Last Updated: Wednesday, March 9, 2022 at 10:25
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The organization that represents the world’s Inuit population says it’s behind the decision of the seven Arctic states to pause

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Violence Against Women bill would expand power of up to 30 Alaska tribal courts

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at 11:06
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To help tackle the high rates of violence in Alaska Native villages, a bill in Congress would expand tribal court

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