What’s the Willow project? An explainer on the battle over the major Alaska oil proposal
The Biden administration is weighing approval of a major oil project on Alaska’s petroleum-rich North Slope that supporters say represents an economic
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‘A little scary’: Alaska’s Iditarod to begin with smallest field ever
The second half-century for the world’s most famous sled dog race is getting off to a rough start. Only 33
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North Slope oil project in Alaska presents a dilemma for U.S. president
By Becky Bohrer, Matthew Brown . · The Associated Press Decision on ConocoPhillips Alaska’s Willow project could come in March The Biden administration
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A year after Russia invaded Ukraine, a walrus discovery is caught up in geopolitics
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
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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Recognizing the Black soldiers who helped build the Alaska Highway
By Josh Grant, Matt Allen · CBC News Segregated troops laid the foundation of 2,400 km road linking Alaska to Dawson Creek The
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U.S. nominates Alaskan as first Arctic ambassador
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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Trudeau says flying objects brought down over the past week may be linked
‘Obviously, there is some sort of pattern in there,’ the prime minister says after Yukon visit Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
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Biden’s fentanyl position draws support from Alaska’s chief medical officer
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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Polar bear in fatal Wales attack was in poor health
A polar bear that killed a young mother and her baby last month in western Alaska was likely an older animal
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BLM proposes allowing ConocoPhillips to drill most of its Arctic Willow project
The Bureau of Land Management announced Wednesday that it is inclined to allow ConocoPhillips to develop Willow, the company’s proposal
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How Inuit culture helped unlock power of classical score for Inupiaq violinist
An Inuk violinist and academic is giving a concert and lecture in Montreal in February with a view to showcasing
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Polar bear kills woman, boy in remote Alaska village
The bear was shot and killed by a local resident as it attacked the pair, troopers said A polar bear
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Yukon Quest Alaska official hopes to patch things up and bring back cross-border race
Famed 1,600-kilometre race not happening this year after international dispute over rules The new executive director of the Yukon Quest
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‘Arctic pay’ among the perks Congress is sending to improve military assignments in Alaska
Members of the military stationed in Alaska are in line for some extra financial benefits in 2023. Bills Congress passed
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