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New U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell is headed to Alaska to spend a night in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a perennial battleground for environmentalists and proponents of oil drilling on Alaska's North Slope. (USFWS / Alaska Dispatch)
Environment Environment (USA) General USA 

ANWR takes tiny step down rocky Senate road

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Thursday, October 5, 2017 at 11:28 — Last Updated: Tuesday, October 10, 2017 at 11:48
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The effort to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling made a baby step forward in the Senate

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Environment Environment (USA) General USA 

New film explores how Arctic ecosystems are affected by climate change

Lori Townsend, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Friday, September 29, 2017 at 13:44 — Last Updated: Friday, September 29, 2017 at 13:50
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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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General Politics Politics (USA) USA 

Here are a few things some Alaskans are hoping to get out of President-elect Trump

Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Saturday, November 12, 2016 at 03:10
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Alaskans excited about a Donald Trump presidency have much of their wish list ready to go, even if his win

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Alaska's coastal villages want more involvement in shipping decisions that affect waters near their communities. (iStock)
Business Business (USA) General Special Features USA 

What Shell’s decision means for Alaska economy

Alex DeMarban, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at 13:24 — Last Updated: Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at 19:24
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Views on the impact of a Shell pullout from the already fragile Alaska economy ranged from dire to cautious Monday,

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Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. (Al Grillo, AP)
General Politics Politics (USA) Special Features USA 

Alaska Senate passes bill establishing an official state Arctic policy

Yereth Rosen, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at 13:12 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 9, 2015 at 21:56
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The Alaska Senate on Tuesday passed a bill establishing an official state Arctic policy that, in large part, calls for more natural-resource

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The tugs Aiviq and Nanuq tow the mobile drilling unit Kulluk 80 miles southwest of Kodiak City, Alaska on Dec. 29, 2012. (Petty Officer 1st Class Sara Francis / United States Coast Guard / AP)
Canada General Society Society (Canada) 

Obama, oil drilling and injustice in Canada’s North: Arctic Week in Review

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, January 30, 2015 at 21:32 — Last Updated: Monday, March 19, 2018 at 12:59
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On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories on Eye on the Arctic this

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A polar bear walks plies the line between the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and the Arctic Ocean along a barrier island on Sept. 10, 2012. (Loren Holmes/ Alaska Dispatch News)
News 

To drill or not to drill? ANWR vs. the Arctic Ocean

Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at 20:19
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President Barack Obama’s decision to support continued exploration in the often ice-choked U.S. Arctic Ocean, while trying to lock up

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The Tromso debate continues: do we need Arctic oil? (Irene Quaile)
Blog General Politics Politics (USA) USA 

Ice-Blog: Obama stops oil in Arctic Wildlife Reserve

Irene Quaile
Posted: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at 13:44 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 19:31
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Back in Germany after spending a week and a half on the RV Helmer Hanssen off the coast of Spitsbergen, and

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The debate over whether to open the coastal plain in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil exploration is back in the news. And as always, the lines are clearly drawn in Washington, D.C. (USFWS, Alaska Dispatch)
Politics Politics (USA) USA 

Is Alaska proposal for oil exploration in wildlife refuge legal?

Alex DeMarban, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Monday, June 10, 2013 at 09:48
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A pair of East Coast congressmen hoping to slam shut the debate over opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to

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The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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