Trump administration to drop new “critical habitat” for endangered species designation
The Trump administration has agreed to rewrite rules that would have made it easier for the government to designate areas
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Alaska
Norwegian Joar Ulsom wins the 46th Iditarod in Alaska
For the first time in seven years, someone with a last name other than Seavey has won the Iditarod. Joar
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Mixing science with traditional knowledge, researchers hope to get seal oil on the menu in Alaska
There’s a traditional foods movement happening in Alaska. Dieticians, administrators, and others are trying to get more wild foods like
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Blog – America’s most toxic site is in the Alaskan Arctic
In the Alaskan Arctic, Iñupiat sail across seas they’ve navigated for thousands of years in search of a whale to
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Tweets aside, Senator Sullivan says Trump good for Alaska
Sen. Dan Sullivan, in his annual address to the state Legislature, said he doesn’t like all of President Trump’s tweets
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Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey scientist resigns over Petroleum Reserve report
A report on Alaska’s oil potential is at the heart of a controversy at the Department of Interior. The magazine
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Four-time Iditarod champion didn’t drug his dogs, according to a new report
An attorney for four-time Iditarod champion Dallas Seavey released a toxicology report Wednesday that he says proves the musher did
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Trump infrastructure plan gets mixed reviews in Alaska
The White House has presented its long promised infrastructure plan. It’s getting mixed reviews from Alaska’s U.S. senators. “You’ve got
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Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski surprised by Environmental Protection agency over mine project
If you were surprised when EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt took a left turn on the proposed Pebble mine last month,
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In Alaska stop, Vice Mike President gets refuel and military briefing
Vice President Mike Pence made a stop in Alaska on Monday. Pence visited Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage before continuing
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Confidential report paints bleak picture for Iditarod
The Iditarod sled dog race is in trouble. That’s the finding from a confidential report looking into the financial sustainability
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North American Arctic is failing compared to Russia, Nordics, warns think tank
Weak national leadership in the North American Arctic is hindering northern development compared to the thriving polar regions of Russia
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Environmentalists sue over Alaska wildlife refuge road plan
Conservation groups Wednesday filed a lawsuit to thwart the land exchange Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke announced last week. The swap
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Keeping Arctic stable and peaceful is top priority, says Norway’s foreign minister
Norway’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ine Eriksen Søreide, says the Arctic Council is one of the most important tools to
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Blog: Looking back on the year that was in the Arctic
In Utqiaġvik (Barrow), Alaska, the ocean was frozen as far as I could see. It was March, the time of
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