Critics call feds’ new ‘mitigation’ a coerced fee
The concept of “mitigation” comes up a lot in stories about development in Alaska. Typically, it’s compensation a company has
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New Obama plan eyes further Arctic protections
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration released its proposed five-year offshore drilling plan for federal waters Tuesday, leaning toward allowing three lease
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Newly arrived fox makes fast friends at Alaska Wildlife Conservation Centre (with video)
PORTAGE — Employees at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Centre were breathing a sigh of relief Tuesday morning as the center’s newest
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Veterans suffering from PTSD cheer on Iditarod musher who supports them
RAINY PASS LODGE — Jeff Turkel traveled to the Rainy Pass checkpoint Monday to heal. The 56-year-old once served in
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Tribes say concern over Alaska Native corporation is intense as meeting nears
BETHEL — Conflict between local Yukon-Kuskokwim tribes and the region’s leading Alaska Native non-profit corporation may come to a head
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A beachcomber did a ‘happy dance’ after this unusual discovery in Anchor Point
Ginger Frizzell was walking along the beach Wednesday in Anchor Point with camera in hand, as she does several times a
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With Anchorage icy and snowless, Iditarod officials shorten ceremonial start
Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race mushers will travel only 3 miles through Anchorage during Saturday’s ceremonial start instead of the traditional 11-mile
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Cruz wins Alaska Republican vote, with Trump a close second
Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas won Alaska’s Republican “Super Tuesday” contest, edging out New York billionaire Donald Trump with 40 districts
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Despite back injury, Hendrickson returns to Iditarod
WILLOW — After about an hour of sitting on the couch in her log home north of Willow in late January,
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Unbaking Alaska?
When I first went to Alaska in 2008, “Unbaking Alaska“ was the title of the reporting project on how climate
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Ice road truck woes: off-course pickups fall victim to Big Lake
WASILLA – Several pickups have broken through the ice of Big Lake since early January, as many as three in the
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Iditarod mushers pack fish, beef, stew and Twinkies for fuel
Paul Gebhardt has started the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race 19 times. He’s placed second twice and has learned a
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Blog: Caribou, development & North Korea – Week in Review
On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories from Eye on the Arctic this
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How Iditarod checkpoints get their straw
Mushers need straw — lots of straw — for their dogs during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, and on Thursday roughly 50
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Why don’t the caribou cross the road?
Why don’t the caribou cross the road? That is the question raised by a new study into caribou behavior around
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