Protests in Washington fail to slow tax bill, Arctic drilling in Alaska
Republicans in Congress say they’ve reached a final agreement on their tax bill, and it appears to include a prize
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Alaska
ADN newspaper reverts to its older name, Anchorage Daily News
Alaska’s largest newspaper had a name-change. Or, more accurately, a name restoration. Starting with its Sunday print edition, ADN once
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Not enough public outrage against ANWR drilling, say opponents
In the U.S. Senate, opponents of drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge are having trouble getting the word out.
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Looser Arctic drilling rules bill advances in US House
A deregulation bill aimed at boosting energy production on federal lands cleared a U.S. House committee Wednesday. Known as the
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Alaskans testified Thursday in U.S. Senate hearing on drilling in ANWR
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski brought together a slew of Alaskans, mostly pro-drilling, to testify at a Senate hearing about what
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Blog – Arctic nickel, not oil, could soon power the world’s cars
The Arctic is often imagined as a new energy frontier because of its ample oil reserves. But what if its
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ANWR takes tiny step down rocky Senate road
The effort to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling made a baby step forward in the Senate
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New film explores how Arctic ecosystems are affected by climate change
A new documentary film looks at how climate change is affecting Arctic ecosystems. Between Earth and Sky-Climate Change on the
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Environmentalists sound the alarm on ANWR
Environmentalists are warning that the Republican plan to cut taxes could include a move that would open the Arctic National
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Seismic work in Alaska’s ANWR: Can they do that?
The Interior Department, as the Washington Post reported last week, is trying to let industry into the Arctic National Wildlife
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American science foundation awards $500,000 to food security research in Indigenous communities
The National Science Foundation, an independent American federal agency, has awarded approximately $500,000 to research food security in Indigenous communities in
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Blog: Explosions in the Arctic: mining gravel in Alaska
On the Fourth of July in the United States of America, fireworks and explosions galore. That means the time is ripe
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Opening Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling is priority in Trump’s proposed budget
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump made clear Tuesday that opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling is
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Ice-Blog: Deciding Arctic future in Fairbanks and Bonn
It is hard to tell where the most influential conversations on the future of the Arctic are being held right
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Finland looks to put education, environment at top of Arctic agenda
Finland takes over the chairmanship of the Arctic Council from the United States this week. The Finnish government will emphasise
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