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Trump administration considers opening entire National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska to oil leasing

Alex DeMarban, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Tuesday, August 8, 2017 at 14:10
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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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King salmon from Alaska’s Yukon River briefly sold for first time in years

Suzanna Caldwell, Alaska Dispatch
Posted: Tuesday, August 1, 2017 at 17:46
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The first commercial sale of Yukon River king salmon meant steep prices for consumers and an outcry from subsistence fishermen, who

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Democrats urge investigation into Trump administration efforts to pressure Alaska senator

Erica Martinson, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Friday, July 28, 2017 at 19:34
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WASHINGTON — Some Democratic lawmakers became unlikely allies of Republican Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski this week after a report of pressure that Interior

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Trump administration threatens retribution against Alaska over Murkowski health votes

Erica Martinson, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Thursday, July 27, 2017 at 14:10 — Last Updated: Thursday, July 27, 2017 at 15:53
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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump isn’t going to just let Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s no vote on Tuesday’s health care motion

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Russian salmon farmers buy Norwegian smolt company

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, July 10, 2017 at 15:19
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Business tycoon Maksim Vorobyov and his Russian Aquaculture acquires Villa Smolt AS, a Norwegian company with license to produce an

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Arctic countries blast Trump decision to withdraw from Paris climate deal

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, June 2, 2017 at 00:33 — Last Updated: Friday, June 2, 2017 at 02:42
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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.

Mia Bennett
Posted: Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at 16:11 — Last Updated: Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at 16:59
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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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General Politics Politics (USA) USA 

Opening Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling is priority in Trump’s proposed budget

Erica Martinson, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at 13:47 — Last Updated: Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at 16:26
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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump made clear Tuesday that opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling is

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Trump administration to hold Cook Inlet oil and gas lease sale in June

Alex DeMarban, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Friday, May 19, 2017 at 13:32
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The Trump administration on Thursday announced it will hold a federal oil and gas lease sale of Cook Inlet in

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ARCTIC COUNCIL 2017 General Politics Politics (USA) Special Reports USA 

Arctic Council presents united front as Finland takes over from U.S.

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 23:00 — Last Updated: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at 13:04
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FAIRBANKS, Alaska –The run up to this week’s Arctic Council ministerial was dominated by just how U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson

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Arctic Council ministerial – View from Finland

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 06:34
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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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Biggest danger to Arctic business is protectionism says Arctic Economic Council chair

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 06:01 — Last Updated: Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 06:50
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FAIRBANKS, Alaska – The Arctic remains an area of vast opportunity but the changing political climate is creating challenges for

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Business vs. environment debate hurts Northeners, says Arctic Economic Council

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 07:21 — Last Updated: Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 12:25
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FAIRBANKS, Alaska – When it comes to Arctic development, it’s time to move on from old ‘business vs. the environment’ debates

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Arctic Council ministerial – View from Canada

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at 12:38 — Last Updated: Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at 12:40
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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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Green groups sue over Trump executive order on Arctic drilling

Erica Martinson, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Thursday, May 4, 2017 at 15:51
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WASHINGTON — Ten environmental and Alaska Native groups sued the federal government Wednesday over President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed

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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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