Musher Aliy Zirkle is injured on Iditarod trail, flown to Anchorage for care
Star musher Aliy Zirkle said this year’s Iditarod would be her last. But less than two days in, her race
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Alaska bill would protect graves of relocated Indigenous people
An Alaska legislative bill would protect the graves of Native Alaskans forcibly displaced from the Aleutian Islands by adding land
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U.S. investigates Alaska’s psychiatric treatment of children
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The U.S. Department of Justice has opened an investigation into whether the state of Alaska unnecessarily institutionalizes
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Alaska to investigate issuance of offensive license plate
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska department plans to investigate the issuance of “3REICH” personalized license plates, while a spokesperson
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Indigenous groups in Alaska welcome Biden’s bid to protect critical Bering Sea area
A coalition of Indigenous groups in western Alaska is “celebrating” U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to reinstate the Northern Bering
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Biden signals plans to halt oil activity in Arctic refuge
U.S. Bureau of Land Management in Alaska waits for guidance on presidential order President Joe Biden on Wednesday signalled plans
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Analysis: Trump’s legacy leaves Arctic with fewer environmental protections and more risk of conflict, experts warn
From idea to buy Greenland to development in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Trump has left his mark As U.S. President
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Weak response to ANWR lease sale applauded by Yukon politicians, activists
The weak response to the initial sale of oil and gas leases in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) on
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Trump administration drilling auction for Arctic refuge attracts little interest
The Trump administration on Wednesday found few takers at its sale of drilling leases in the pristine Arctic National Wildlife
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U.S. judge allows oil, gas lease sales in Alaska’s Arctic refuge
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A U.S. judge on Tuesday refused to halt an oil and gas lease sale for Alaska’s
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Alaska court expected to rule Tuesday on challenge to Arctic refuge oil leases
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Attorneys for conservation groups asked a U.S. judge Monday to halt the issuance of oil and
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Alaska court to hear challenge to Arctic refuge oil leases
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Conservationists will try to persuade a U.S. judge on Monday to stop the Trump administration from
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Biden’s pick for Interior secretary is Indigenous and a passionate foe of drilling in Arctic Refuge
President-elect Joe Biden has chosen Congresswoman Deb Haaland to be the next secretary of Interior. The New Mexico Democrat is
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Groups seek to block lease plans for Alaska wildlife refuge
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Indigenous and conservation groups asked a federal judge Tuesday to block the Trump administration from issuing
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Russian intimidation of Bering Sea fishermen shows gap in Arctic investment, Sullivan says
The second-in-command of the U.S. Coast Guard shouldered some of the blame on Tuesday for incidents in August in which
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