With Arctic freeze-up coming later, some belugas delay fall migration
The annual freeze-up in Arctic waters off Alaska is coming later, and some beluga whales seem to have taken notice.
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Chukchi Sea
Alaska & Russia join forces to create database of walrus haulouts dating back 160-years
When Russian explorers sailed that nation’s northeastern coastline along the Chukchi Sea in 1852, they were startled when they encountered
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Statoil quits Arctic Alaska
Norwegian oil company Statoil has announced the closure of its Anchorage office as it withdraws from Alaska, exiting leases in
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Calls for action at Arctic shipping conference
With Arctic sea ice dwindling toward what is likely to be one of the lowest minimums on record, conditions are primed for
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Blog: The Continental Shelf – Geological, legal or geopolitical?
With Shell receiving conditional approval to drill in the Chukchi Sea in offshore Alaska, the phrase “continental shelf” has come up
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Blog: Shell wins approval to continue the ‘depletion business’ of the Arctic
This week, the Obama administration conditionally approved Shell’s exploration plans this summer in the Chukchi Sea, off Alaska. The Bureau of
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Ice retreat threatening Bering Sea pollock
The years 2002 through 2005 were bad for Bering Sea pollock. The biomass plunged during those years. In a presentation in
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U.S. agency explains report on Arctic oil spills
Inside a thick government report on the impact of off-shore oil leasing in the Chukchi Sea is a phrase that grabs the
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NOAA, Coast Guard team up to re-survey Arctic waters
As Arctic commerce heats up, more ships are expected to pass by the Aleutian Islands, through the Bering Strait and north
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U.S. interior secretary vows to work on solutions for climate-threatened Alaska village
KIVALINA — In a whirlwind visit to Northwest Alaska on an unseasonably warm day, U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell on
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Arctic standards won’t be ready for Shell’s return
After Shell’s troubled 2012 drilling season in the far north, the Interior Department began working on Arctic-specific standards for offshore
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Annual Arctic Report Card details continued warming on land and sea
While the Arctic in 2014 continued its long-term warming, much of the rest of the world was struck by wacky
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Shell calls off 2014 oil exploration in Arctic Alaska
Royal Dutch Shell’s new chief executive said Thursday the company is shelving its Alaska exploration program, at least for this
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Nikiski edges out Valdez and other Alaska gasline terminal hopefuls
The three largest oil corporations doing business in Alaska and a Canadian pipeline builder are now looking to acquire
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Civilian drones set to take flight over Arctic Alaska
Coming soon to an Arctic air space near you: The nation’s first commercial drone flights. Billed by federal regulators as
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