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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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Alaska truckers form convoy to support Canadian protests

The Associated Press
Posted: Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at 11:43
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Alaska truck drivers have rallied in support of their counterparts in Canada who oppose COVID-19 vaccine mandates with a convoy.

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Norway ambassador visits Alaska to talk climate, Russia and, yes, Norwegian dog mushing success

Casey Grove, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Friday, September 24, 2021 at 10:47
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Norway’s ambassador to the United States has been in Alaska recently. Anniken Krutnes, Norway’s first female ambassador to the U.S.,

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Biden administration will review Trump’s plan that opened most of the NPR-A to oil development

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Thursday, September 9, 2021 at 15:57
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The Biden administration will re-examine the land use plan for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, with the likely effect of putting

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Biden admin goes back to drawing board on oil leasing in Arctic Refuge

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Wednesday, August 4, 2021 at 08:15
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The Biden administration announced Tuesday it will formally reconsider a decision allowing oil lease sales across the northern coastal plain

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Some parts of Alaska's coastline have never been surveyed. (iStock)
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Pentagon ponders where to build new Ted Stevens Arctic Center. Alaska? Maybe.

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at 15:17
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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin this week announced the establishment of the “Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies.” But the

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Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chair Lisa Murkowski, R-AK, speaks during a committee hearing on the world energy outlook in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on February 28, 2019. (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images)
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‘That’s the law’: Alaska Senator confronts land managment nominee about ANWR

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Friday, June 11, 2021 at 11:58
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President Biden’s nominee to head the Bureau of Land Management works at the National Wildlife Federation. Sen. Lisa Murkowski was

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Trump accuses Murkowski of killing ANWR; ‘I will be there to campaign against her!’ he vows

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at 12:35
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Former President Donald Trump has issued a media statement saying Sen. Lisa Murkowski is responsible for the Biden administration’s decision

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Biden to suspend oil leases in Alaska’s Arctic refuge

The Associated Press
Posted: Wednesday, June 2, 2021 at 11:41
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Move follows temporary moratorium on oil and gas lease activities imposed earlier by U.S. president The Biden administration on Tuesday

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Biden administration throws support behind massive Willow oil project in NPR-A

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Thursday, May 27, 2021 at 18:14
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The Biden administration has reversed course and is now defending a decision to allow the Willow project, a major oil

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Alaska senator urges greater U.S. action on Arctic to keep region a zone of peace

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, May 6, 2021 at 15:54
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With China and Russia increasingly jockeying for position in the Arctic,  the U.S. needs to pay greater attention the region,

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U.S. Army unveils Arctic strategy as relations with Russia plunge into deep freeze

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 18:08 — Last Updated: Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 19:55
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The U.S. Army became the latest branch of the American military on Tuesday to unveil an unclassified version of its

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Deb Haaland becomes first-ever Native American U.S. Cabinet secretary

Thomson Reuters
Posted: Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at 15:52
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WASHINGTON, March 15 (Reuters) – U.S. Representative Deb Haaland was confirmed on Monday as Secretary of the Interior, becoming the first Native American

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