Republicans celebrate opening of ANWR to oil drilling
Alaska’s members of Congress celebrated their success Wednesday in opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling. The measure
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Politics (USA)
Russian oil, cooperation over commerce & Canada’s Arctic highway : 2017 Arctic Year in Review
The end of the year is often a time to take stock, and here at Eye on the Arctic we’re
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Protests in Washington fail to slow tax bill, Arctic drilling in Alaska
Republicans in Congress say they’ve reached a final agreement on their tax bill, and it appears to include a prize
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Alaska cruise industry, Indigenous corporations among big winners with new US tax bill
Alaska’s two U.S. senators not only helped Republicans pass their tax cuts early Saturday. They made a pair of 11th-hour
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US Senate moves closer to vote on ANWR drilling
Every Republican in the U.S. Senate, including both Alaskans, voted a few Wednesday to officially begin debate on a tax-cut
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When in comes to ANWR, what’s really in it for Alaska?
Debate on whether Congress should allow oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is scheduled to begin in the
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Not enough public outrage against ANWR drilling, say opponents
In the U.S. Senate, opponents of drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge are having trouble getting the word out.
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Blog – In debate over Alaska drilling, two Indigenous representatives clash
Last Thursday, the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources held a five-hour hearing on drilling in the Arctic
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When US Senators listen to Arctic voices, only some resonate
Eleven Alaskans testified before the U.S. Senate Energy Committee on Thursday — for and against drilling in the Arctic National
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Alaskans testified Thursday in U.S. Senate hearing on drilling in ANWR
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski brought together a slew of Alaskans, mostly pro-drilling, to testify at a Senate hearing about what
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Alaska Native groups and leaders double down on criminal justice reform
Two years ago, Greg Razo took a trip to the state prison in Nome. Razo, who is Yup’ik, was shocked
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Alaska U.S. senators quiet on colleagues’ critique of President Trump
Yesterday afternoon, two Republicans rocked the U.S. Senate with harsh criticism of President Trump for what they call flagrant disregard
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Unsecured database discovered with information from about 600,000 Alaska voters
Security consultants say they discovered an unsecured online database with information on nearly 600,000 Alaska voters last week. The database
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With Trump ending DACA program, uncertainty looms for Alaska’s few ‘dreamers’
Compared to other states, Alaska has a tiny number of beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy. But
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Alaska officials consider lawsuit against opioid drugmakers
The State of Alaska is looking into whether it should sue the manufacturers of opioid painkillers for their contributions to
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