The U.S. was supposed to get new heavy icebreaker this year, instead costs soar
The Coast Guard’s plan to build three heavy icebreakers is five years behind schedule and the price has ballooned to
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Politics (USA)
Biden administration blocks Ambler Road, strengthens protections for NPR-A
The U.S. Interior Department on Friday essentially rejected the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority’s proposal to build the Ambler
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Air Force to send ‘Arctic Pay’ to most of its Alaska-based service members
The Air Force announced Tuesday that it will provide incentive pay to active duty personnel based in cold locations, including
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Kremlin: “simultaneous gatherings” at polling stations are “criminal offense”
By Elizaveta Vereykina Moscow prosecutor’s office issued an official statement on its social media page saying they “identified” calls online
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Alaskan soldiers head to Norway for Arctic Shock drill
They call themselves America’s Arctic Angels, the parachuting soldiers with the U.S. Army 11th Airborne Division. Next week, the ultimate
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Canada pledges to work with U.S. over competing claims to Arctic sea floor
The federal government is pledging to work with its American counterparts after the U.S. claimed parts of the Arctic sea
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U.S. State Department extends continental shelf claims, including in Arctic
Tuesday, the United States grew by a million square kilometers — the equivalent of nearly 60% of Alaska’s land mass.
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Peltola flips script on long-running congressional drama over Arctic drilling
Room 1324 of the Longworth House Office building, across the street from the Capitol, has been the venue for many
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“This isn’t just about Native people, this is about America,” say truth commission advocates
The recent decision by the federal agency responsible for preserving the nation’s history to endorse a commission on the country’s
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Alaska senator makes new push to get Law of the Sea ratified
Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski is making a new push to get the U.S. Senate to ratify the United Nations Convention
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Sole U.S. diplomatic station above Arctic Circle opened in Tromso, Norway
The United States opened a diplomatic station in Tromso, Norway on Friday, its sole such post above the Arctic Circle.
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Blog: The death of Arctic exceptionalism
While climatic tipping points have received significant attention from scientists, geopolitical tipping points in the Arctic are little examined. Yet
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White House releases U.S. Arctic strategy implementation plan
Partnership with Canada on North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) modernization are amongst the top security priorities outlined in the
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Husband of U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola dies in an airplane crash in Alaska
U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola’s husband has died in an airplane crash, her office said in a statement Wednesday. “We are
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Russian, Chinese vessels near Alaska reminder of ‘new era of aggression’: Senators
Chinese and Russian vessels that recently operated near the Aleutian Islands should serve as a wake-up call to increase funding
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