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Washington urged to cancel offshore plans in Arctic

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at 14:29 — Last Updated: Friday, April 27, 2018 at 11:45
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Democrats in Congress are sounding the alarm about the Interior Department’s efforts to hold an offshore oil lease sale in

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Environment Environment (USA) General USA 

Appeals court supports climate-based listing of seal as threatened in Alaska

Alex DeMarban, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at 13:31
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The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday reinstated a decision protecting bearded seals in Alaska under the Endangered Species

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Environment Environment (USA) General USA 

Arctic fish populations changing as ice dwindles, report says

Yereth Rosen, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Monday, August 15, 2016 at 17:58
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Pacific cod, walleye pollock and some types of salmon have been found in more areas of U.S. Arctic waters and

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View of the Chukchi Sea seen through a whalebone arch in the Arctic city of Barrow, Alaska. (Nicole Klauss/Kodiak Daily Mirror/AP Photo)
Business Business (USA) General USA 

Obama Administration announces new Arctic drilling rules

Rachel Waldholz, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Friday, July 8, 2016 at 16:06
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The Obama Administration on Thursday issued new regulations covering offshore drilling in the Arctic. The new rules will hold oil companies in

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Business Business (USA) General USA 

Alaska oil advocates urge Obama to leave Arctic drilling options open

Erica Martinson, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Thursday, June 30, 2016 at 15:01
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WASHINGTON — Alaskans who don’t want to give up on Arctic offshore oil pressed the outgoing Obama administration this week

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Business Business (USA) General USA 

Do Arctic villages need oil? Some Alaska tribal leaders say ‘no’

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Friday, May 20, 2016 at 14:31
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If oil companies are ever going to return to drill for oil in federal waters of the Arctic, they will

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View of the Chukchi Sea seen through a whalebone arch in the Arctic city of Barrow, Alaska. (Nicole Klauss/Kodiak Daily Mirror/AP Photo)
Business Business (USA) General Special Features USA 

Targeted Arctic lease sales could ward off conflicts says U.S. agency

Yereth Rosen, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at 16:20 — Last Updated: Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at 16:47
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A fresh new five-year plan for oil and gas leasing in the nation’s outer continental shelf features what federal officials hope will

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Some parts of Alaska's coastline have never been surveyed. (iStock)
Business Business (USA) General Special Features USA 

Oil lease sale in Arctic Alaska draws big money

Yereth Rosen, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Thursday, November 20, 2014 at 18:44 — Last Updated: Friday, November 21, 2014 at 17:45
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Oil companies spent big money Wednesday for rights to explore the Colville River Delta and other state territory, making this

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A ribbon seal rests on sea ice in the Bering Sea in 2007. (John Jansen/ NOAA / AP)
Environment Environment (USA) USA 

Rare ribbon seal sighting in Prince William Sound, Alaska

APRN
Posted: Monday, July 14, 2014 at 12:05
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A federal wildlife technician got a rare treat in Prince William Sound last week. Marty Reedy was driving a boat

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Royal Dutch Shell's Kulluk drillship in the Beaufort Sea in fall 2012. (Royal Dutch Shell/Alaska Dispatch)
Environment Environment (USA) USA 

Release of Interior’s Arctic standards for offshore oil development delayed

Yereth Rosen, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Thursday, November 21, 2013 at 12:50
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Arctic-specific standards to guide offshore oil operations — rules crafted in response to Shell’s trouble-plagued 2012 drilling season — will

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Blog Business Business (Canada) Canada Special Features 

FEATURE INTERVIEW: Would a Canada-U.S. merger be good for the Arctic?

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, October 4, 2013 at 15:32 — Last Updated: Monday, March 19, 2018 at 13:25
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Canada and the United States have a reputation for being among the world’s friendliest neighbours. They share a common language,

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Feature

Wide shot of the Centennial Flame with the Parliament building behind
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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