Appeals court supports climate-based listing of seal as threatened in Alaska
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday reinstated a decision protecting bearded seals in Alaska under the Endangered Species
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Arctic fish populations changing as ice dwindles, report says
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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Obama Administration announces new Arctic drilling rules
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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Alaska oil advocates urge Obama to leave Arctic drilling options open
WASHINGTON — Alaskans who don’t want to give up on Arctic offshore oil pressed the outgoing Obama administration this week
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Beaufort Sea polar bears are spending more time ashore
As Arctic sea ice dwindles, polar bears are spending more time on land. Now a long-term study tracks the dramatic
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Do Arctic villages need oil? Some Alaska tribal leaders say ‘no’
If oil companies are ever going to return to drill for oil in federal waters of the Arctic, they will
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Environmentalists want say in Arctic lease-extension
Environmental groups have filed motions Wednesday to intervene in support of the Interior Department’s decision to reject Royal Dutch Shell’s request to
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Blog: What sidelined Shell’s offshore Alaska plans
Fresh assertions that the Obama administration smothered Shell’s Arctic dreams followed the news that Statoil gave up on its leases, the second company
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Shell’s failure latest in series of Arctic flops
After pouring billions of dollars into offshore Arctic leases and a complicated drilling program that used the latest available technology,
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Life on the U.S. icebreaker Healy
It’s been two days since the only U.S. ship deployed above the Arctic Circle each summer has left the ice,
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Shell vessel damaged in Alaska waters uncharted since 1935
Federal hydrographic surveyors announced Monday that a preliminary review of the area where a Shell icebreaker was reportedly gouged found multiple, relatively shallow areas
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Alaska: Shoal found where Shell ship was gouged
The U.S. Coast Guard announced Thursday that hydrographic surveyors discovered a previously uncharted shoal in the area where a key
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Shell icebreaker damaged, returns to port
In another hurdle for Royal Dutch Shell’s Arctic drilling program, an ice-handling vessel playing a key role in the operation has
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Appeals court upholds Shell’s Arctic oil spill plans
A federal appeals court Thursday upheld the Interior Department’s approval of two oil spill response plans crafted by Royal Dutch
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Targeted Arctic lease sales could ward off conflicts says U.S. agency
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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