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Navy commander defends Alaska military exercise against critics

Casey Grove, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Tuesday, May 2, 2023 at 11:58
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The U.S. Navy will soon be participating again in Northern Edge, the massive training exercise that brings together different branches of

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Satellite imagery reveals construction progress on new Chinese Antarctic base

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, April 21, 2023 at 15:59
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A US think tank report suggests that China’s expanding activities in polar regions, including a new Antarctic research station currently

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ConocoPhillips can start road work for Willow Arctic drilling project, judge decides

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at 14:42 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at 14:46
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ConocoPhillips can begin construction immediately on the Willow project in the western Arctic, a federal judge ruled Monday. U.S. District

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Alaska politicians applaud, environmental groups denounce, Arctic project go-ahead

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Monday, March 13, 2023 at 16:31
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Alaska politicians are welcoming Washington’s go-ahead Monday for a new energy project in the Arctic part of the state, while

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Map of the Barents Strait between Alaska and Russia's Chukotka region. How will tensions between Moscow and Washington affect researchers in the Arctic? (iStock)
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A year after Russia invaded Ukraine, a walrus discovery is caught up in geopolitics

Kavitha George, Alaska Public Media @kavithamgeorge
Posted: Thursday, February 16, 2023 at 11:53
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Last October, research biologist Tony Fischbach made a startling discovery. Using satellite imagery, Fischbach and his team counted 200,000 Pacific

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Biden administration can’t have it both ways on Arctic project, Murkowski warns

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at 15:51
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Alaska’s U.S. senators warn that half measures won’t suffice as they campaign to get federal approval for ConocoPhillips’ Willow drilling

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U.S. nominates Alaskan as first Arctic ambassador

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Tuesday, February 14, 2023 at 16:13
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U.S. President Joe Biden has unveiled the nominee for the newly created position of Ambassador-at-Large for Arctic Affairs, with Alaskan

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Biden’s fentanyl position draws support from Alaska’s chief medical officer

The Associated Press
Posted: Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 10:47
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President Joe Biden’s calls in his State of the Union speech for strong criminal penalties in response to soaring deaths

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Sen. Sullivan stresses economic promise of Willow drilling project in annual address to Legislature

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 11:17 — Last Updated: Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 11:19
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U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan on Tuesday urged the Alaska Legislature to use its collective power to support the Willow project,

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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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