Business vs. environment debate hurts Northeners, says Arctic Economic Council
FAIRBANKS, Alaska – When it comes to Arctic development, it’s time to move on from old ‘business vs. the environment’ debates
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Arctic Council ministerial – View from the United States
The United States hands the Arctic Council’s two-year rotating chairmanship to Finland on May 11th in Fairbanks, Alaska. Foreign ministers
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Arctic Council ministerial – View from Canada
The United States hands the Arctic Council’s two-year rotating chairmanship to Finland on May 11th in Fairbanks, Alaska. Foreign ministers
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Arctic Council 2017 – How to watch & who to follow
The United States turns over the two-year rotating chairmanship of the Arctic Council to Finland this week in Fairbanks, Alaska. Over
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U.S. Democrats remount effort to block drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers in Congress made their opposition clear to any potential drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
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Killer whales in once-icy Arctic waters are scaring away narwhals
When orcas invade their Arctic territory, narwhals flee, possibly even before the predatory newcomers make any attacks, according to new research.
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Increased activity in warming Arctic piques interest of U.S. National Guard leaders
National Guard officials from more than a fourth of the states say they’re so interested in the future of the Arctic
Read moreHere’s what’s in the U.S. Defense Department’s new Arctic strategy
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Defense Department has released an updated Arctic Strategy that goes beyond prior, photo-filled versions of the
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With Arctic freeze-up coming later, some belugas delay fall migration
The annual freeze-up in Arctic waters off Alaska is coming later, and some beluga whales seem to have taken notice.
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Southwest Alaska islands designated historic landmark by Obama administration
WASHINGTON — Interior Secretary Sally Jewell on Wednesday announced designation of a historic landmark in Southwest Alaska’s Walrus Islands. The “Walrus
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Slowing Arctic warming called the only hope for polar bears in the long term
Just days before the inauguration of a new president who has dismissed climate change as a hoax, the Obama administration
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Alaska can expect even more job losses in 2017 than last year
After worse-than-anticipated job losses in 2016, Alaska is now expecting even more in the year ahead. Alaska is forecast to lose
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Alaska gulls are picking up antibiotic-resistant bacteria that could infect humans
Seagulls flocking to a garbage dump and to an often-crowded fishing site on the Kenai Peninsula are carrying away something
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Alaska folk schools offer lessons in countering ‘convenience culture’
Raising urban chickens, making a leather belt or building a traditional kayak aren’t among the offerings you’ll usually find at
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Arctic waters off limits to oil & gas activities say Canada-U.S. in joint statement
Canada and the United States issued a joint statement on Tuesday barring offshore oil & gas activities in the Arctic. “Today,
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