Seattle council votes to withhold business from oil companies that explore Arctic Refuge
The Seattle City Council voted Monday to avoid doing business with any company that that leases land in Arctic National
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Democrats continue fight against drilling in Arctic wildlife refuge in U.S. Congress
Democrats in Washington, D.C. are still hoping to block drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). The latest attempt
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Bill to protect ANWR passes early hurdle in Washington
Indigenous Gwich’in leaders say they’re hopeful after a U.S. bill to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), located in
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Which Indigenous voices? On Arctic Refuge, lawmakers practice selective listening
A bill in Congress would reverse the 2017 decision to open the northernmost part of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
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‘We are caribou people’: First Nations leaders in Washington to push for ANWR protection
Indigenous leaders from Canada and Alaska told U.S. legislators on Tuesday that oil and gas development in the Arctic National
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Planned drilling in ANWR: U.S. ignoring international caribou agreement, say Indigenous and territorial govs
Canadian and Indigenous governments say the U.S. Bureau of Land Management needs to consult more broadly on its plans to
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Federal judge says U.S. gov must reassess climate impacts of oil leases
A federal judge says the Bureau of Land Management must take a harder look climate change impacts before issuing oil
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Alaska: enviro group says U.S. Interior Dept. hid gaps in ANWR science
An environmental group has published 18 leaked memos by government scientists that outline gaps in knowledge about the Arctic National
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Caribou and drilling in ANWR: Canadian research critical of U.S. report
As Canada prepares its final submissions to the U.S. about Porcupine caribou and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, two pieces
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Drilling opponents in U.S. House launch bill to close ANWR
In the U.S. House, opponents of development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (northern Alaska) filed a bill Monday that
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Trump’s pick for U.S. Interior secretary has worked for Alaska and energy industry
U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated David Bernhardt to be the next secretary of Interior, to replace Ryan Zinke. Bernhardt
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U.S. government shutdown will doom Arctic projects in court, critics say
Now that U.S. President Donald Trump has agreed to temporarily fund the Interior Department, the Coast Guard and other closed
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Protestors target Texas company planning seismic survey in Alaska’s Arctic refuge
A group of Native American protestors went to the offices of SAExploration in Houston, Texas Monday to object to work
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Blog – 2018: Recapping the year in the Arctic
Planet Earth has completed another rotation around the sun, which has now set on the Arctic for the next three
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Alaska drilling, China, and the Arctic Council handover to Iceland : Northern news to watch for in 2019
All year long, Eye on the Arctic brings you news, and newsmakers, from around the North. But as 2019 gets
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