NASA surveys giving detailed pictures of changing North American Arctic
A new paper from NASA’s Arctic-Boreal Vulnerability Experiment is offering insights into the evolution of wildfire activity, thawing permafrost, and
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Alaska
Trump administration planning Alaska summit to discuss LNG pipeline, reports say
By Eric Stone The Trump administration’s National Energy Dominance Council is planning an Alaska summit with leaders from Japan and South
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High Arctic planning area included in latest U.S. offshore oil & gas lease plan
With energy security continuing to be a key issue in the U.S., the Trump administration is moving forward with plans
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Trump administration says Alaska gas line investment could ward off tariffs
If countries want to keep the Trump administration from imposing tariffs on their exports to the United States, Treasury Secretary
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‘Can’t imagine Alaska without Canada’: Resolution would affirm Canadian sovereignty
America’s 49th state is showing support for the country that U.S. President Donald Trump wants to make its 51st. Republican
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Biden admin lacked authority to cancel Alaska refuge oil and gas leases: judge
By Becky Bohrer Judge says terms of a 2017 tax law suggested leases could only be cancelled by court order
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Teen killed after triggering avalanche in Alaska, where 4 have died in snow slides this month
By Mark Thiessen Body of 16-year-old Tucker Challan of Soldotna, Alaska, was recovered Sunday A teenager has died after triggering
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Why cuts to the National Weather Service have Alaskans worried
By Eric Stone President Trump’s cuts to the federal government have touched many aspects of life in Alaska. Federal employees
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Investigators say Alaska plane overweight for icy conditions in crash that killed 10
By Becky Bohrer, Mark Thiessen Bering Air crash on Feb. 6 was one of Alaska’s deadliest plane crashes this century A
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Alaskan truck toll could be ‘last nail in the coffin’ of Fort Nelson, B.C., mayor warns
By Andrew Kurjata The mayor of B.C’s northernmost municipality is warning that tolls on commercial trucks traveling through the province to Alaska
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Qilak LNG, Alaska’s smaller gas project, seeks a role in Trump’s Asia push, CEO says
By Katya Golubkova Qilak LNG, which is hoping to develop a LNG project in Alaska, wants to be part of
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Don’t ‘mess with Alaska,’ U.S. senator warns B.C.
By Andrew Kurjata Alaskan senator pushes for cruise ships to bypass B.C. ports while state leaders voice support for Canada
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Experts and recovery teams hope to reach site of Alaska avalanche that buried 3 skiers
Authorities in Alaska said they would attempt Thursday to reach the site of an avalanche that trapped three skiers, who
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Avalanche buries at least 3 skiers near Anchorage, Alaska, officials say
An avalanche in Alaska backcountry swept up and buried three skiers under a blanket of snow that could be as
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Trade war could be ‘crushing’ for Alaska town that depends on the Yukon, residents say
Alaska business owner Mike Healy has one word to describe the international trade war that began on Tuesday between the
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