Blog: 2023, yet another “last chance” for the climate?
Why 2023 will be another key year for the future of our climate. I am looking out onto a sparkling
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Alaska
Alaska law officer killed in muskox attack outside his house
A court services officer with the Alaska State Troopers died Tuesday after being attacked by a muskox outside his home near Nome,
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U.S. Coast Guard talks Arctic at recent summit
With growing demand on its services, the U.S. Coast Guard held its first Coast Guard Arctic Summit this month. Seventy
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Gwich’in-language short film explores connection with land in award-nominated series
A Gwich’in-language short film shot in Alaska is part of the award-nominated Reciprocity Project series that looks at the relationship
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Utqiagvik in Arctic Alaska reaches record high 40˚F in December
This time of year Billy Adams would expect to see sea ice lining Utqiagvik’s Chukchi Sea shoreline. But right now,
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Alaska Republican governor sworn in for second term
By Becky Bohrer · The Associated Press Mike Dunleavy says his goal is to ‘work with everybody to create an Alaska for
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Alaska villages facing erosion, flooding receive relocation grants
Two Alaska villages facing serious erosion are two of three recipients to receive relocation grants from the U.S. Department of
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December serving up baked Alaska and warming most of Arctic
By Seth Borenstein · The Associated Press ‘Record-setting weather like we’re seeing … does tell a real story of climate heating’ Much
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Environmental Protection Agency proposes restrictions to block proposed Alaska mine
By Mark Thiessen · The Associated Press EPA cites ‘unacceptable adverse effects on salmon fishery areas’ The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on
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Mary Peltola, 1st Alaska Native in Congress, wins full term
By Becky Bohrer · The Associated Press ‘I will be happy to work for Alaskans again, as long as they’ll have me,’
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Alaska firefighters help rescue a moose trapped in a home
By Mark Thiessen · The Associated Press Animal was apparently eating vegetation near basement window well and fell through the glass Firefighters
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Alaska sees third La Niña winter forecast in a row
What is winter anyway? For a lot of Alaskans, it’s a season that’s not entirely defined by a specific period
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$30.3 million grant announced to build up high-speed internet in rural Alaska
The Indigenous non-profit corporation responsible for health and social services for the majority of Alaska’s interior will receive $30.3 million
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U.S. Senate candidates agree they want to protect Arctic Alaska from Russia
With Russian President Vladimir Putin at war with the West in Ukraine, the need to protect Arctic Alaska from foreign
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Alaska’s Bering snow crab, king crab seasons cancelled
Decision follows smallest snow crab harvest in over 40 years in 2021 Alaska officials have cancelled the fall Bristol Bay
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