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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Norway expands Arctic drilling while promising emissions cuts
Amid growing protests against Arctic drilling, the Norwegian government proposes 48 new oil blocks in the Barents Sea The center-right
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Premier of Northern Canadian territory frustrated by slow oil and gas development
Bob McLeod says his “patience is wearing thin” over the slow rate of investment in northern oil and gas. The
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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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Norway’s Equinor hits dry well in promising area near Russian border
The Norwegian company found no oil in the well located a few kilometers from the border to Russia. The well
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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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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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Regional government to undertake big cleanup before gas drilling in Arctic Russia
Regional authorities will spend 100 million rubles on environmental upgrades of tundra lands as Gazprom starts development of its new
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Avoid seismic surveys near marine mammals in Barents Sea: politician in Arctic Norway
Acoustic surveys for oil deposits beneath the seabed should be avoided if there are whales nearby, says Arne Liaklev with
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Equinor strikes oil near Johan Castberg field in Norwegian Arctic
This is an important discovery, the Norwegian oil company Equinor says as it completes drilling in the northern part of
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Norway, Russia sign agreement on cross-border seismic mapping of Barents Sea
More than two years overdue, Norway and Russia sign the agreement that will allow them to map oil and gas
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Ottawa signals it’s open to talks on offshore Arctic oil and gas development
The Canadian government says it is open to talks with territorial governments, industry, and Indigenous governments and communities on the
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Arctic drilling: Alaska employee who flagged environmental review violations claims whistleblower protection
The U.S. Office of Special Counsel, a federal agency that protects whistleblowers, is supporting an Alaska employee who complained the
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