Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey scientist resigns over Petroleum Reserve report
A report on Alaska’s oil potential is at the heart of a controversy at the Department of Interior. The magazine
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Donald Trump
5 ways Trump’s budget could pinch Alaska
President Trump’s 2019 budget would cut a lot of line-items that benefit Alaska. It’s more of a statement of values
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Trump infrastructure plan gets mixed reviews in Alaska
The White House has presented its long promised infrastructure plan. It’s getting mixed reviews from Alaska’s U.S. senators. “You’ve got
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Arctic Council’s climate work continues with full U.S. participation, despite Paris pullout, says diplomat
President Donald Trump may have nixed U.S. participation in the Paris accord, but the Arctic Council’s climate change work continues
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Trump administration considers opening entire National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska to oil leasing
The Trump administration on Monday said the entirety of Alaska’s petroleum reserve, including the half that had previously been unavailable for leasing
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Can the isolated Alaska town of King Cove get its road under the Trump administration?
The message from the Trump administration official was blunt, chastising Alaska Gov. Bill Walker’s communications director for sending a press release that
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Surveillance and search and rescue top Canada’s Arctic defence priorities
Despite blasting Russia for its “illegal annexation of Crimea” and “its willingness to test the international security environment,” search and
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Alaska Governor sends infrastructure wish list to President Trump
Alaska Gov. Bill Walker has sent President Donald Trump a wish list of projects for inclusion in a potential federal infrastructure
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Ice-Blog: Trump’s alternative reality? No warming, cool oceans, intact coral
“Irene, have you heard the news? Looks like Trump has pulled out of the Paris Agreement.” While the US President
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Sweden’s climate minister : U.S. withdrawal from Paris sends a bad signal
The Swedish government says it is a shame the USA is pulling out of the Paris Accord, but that the move
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U.S. pullout from Paris climate pact condemned by Finnish leaders
Finnish leaders and experts have so far unanimously condemned US President Trump’s decision to withdraw the US from the Paris
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Arctic countries blast Trump decision to withdraw from Paris climate deal
Politicians from many of the world’s eight circumpolar nations wasted no time lambasting U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday after he announced
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Blog: Drilling in Arctic Refuge to close deficit? Let’s be real.
The White House’s budget will be delivered to Congress today. Called “A New Foundation for American Greatness,” the 62-page document
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Blog: The last few bipolar months of the U.S. Arctic Council chairmanship are ending
Two years ago in Iqaluit, Canada’s “heart of the Arctic,” the U.S. took over the chairmanship of the Arctic Council,
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Arctic Council ministerial – View from Finland
The United States hands the Arctic Council’s two-year rotating chairmanship to Finland on May 11th in Fairbanks, Alaska. Foreign ministers
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