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High Arctic planning area included in latest U.S. offshore oil & gas lease plan

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 16:27
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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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U.S. cancels public comment period for Alaska oil and gas lease sale

The Associated Press
Posted: Monday, February 8, 2021 at 09:29
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Announcement follows Biden’s Jan. 27 executive order pausing oil and gas leases on federal lands and waters The United States’

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Arctic drilling: Alaska employee who flagged environmental review violations claims whistleblower protection

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Thursday, August 30, 2018 at 11:03
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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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General News Politics Politics (USA) USA 

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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A view of the Beaufort Sea from the community of Tuktoyaktuk in Canada's Northwest Territories. Imperial Oil's decision to delay drilling in the Beaufort was among your most read stories this week. (Rick Bowmer/AP)
Environment Environment (USA) General News USA 

Washington wants input on offshore drilling in Arctic, environmentalists cry foul

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Thursday, March 29, 2018 at 12:32 — Last Updated: Thursday, March 29, 2018 at 13:09
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The United States Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is beginning work on a lease sale next year in Arctic

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Business Business (USA) General USA 

U.S. Interior Secretary affirms 2008 Chukchi lease sale

Yereth Rosen, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at 13:27 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 2, 2015 at 14:29
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U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell on Tuesday validated the 2008 sale of oil and gas leases in the Chukchi Sea, a

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The Chukchi Sea looking out from the North Slope village of Kivalina. (Loren Holmes / Alaska Dispatch)
Environment Environment (USA) USA 

Review of environmental impact of proposed Chukchi drilling expected within 10 months

Yereth Rosen, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Friday, May 30, 2014 at 12:39
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A new-and-improved analysis of environmental impacts from oil-and-gas leasing in the Chukchi Sea is expected to be done by March,

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A Coast Guard C-130 flys past a coastal village on the Chukchi Sea near Kotzebue, Alaska. (Al Grillo / AP)
Environment Environment (USA) USA 

Court rules 2008 Chukchi Sea lease sale fell short on considering environmental risks

Yereth Rosen, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Thursday, January 23, 2014 at 11:06
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A federal appeals court on Wednesday ruled that the U.S. Department of Interior failed to properly consider environmental risks of

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Alaska Landscape. (Dan Joling, AP)
Business USA 

Alaska: Pew Trust proposes Arctic drilling standards

Steve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage
Posted: Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at 13:52 — Last Updated: Monday, March 19, 2018 at 13:25
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The Interior Department’s top offshore oil official says he welcomes a detailed set of recommendations from the Pew Trust on

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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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