Trump to rescind Obama’s ‘permanent’ Arctic leasing ban
President Trump is expected to sign an order Friday aimed at lifting his predecessor’s ban on new oil leasing in waters off
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Norway doubles Arctic oil estimates
Studies of the northern part of the Barents Sea shows twice the resource potential per square kilometer as the southern
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Arctic-based Russian NGO labeled «foreign agent» by Moscow
Kola Eco Center in the town of Apatity is the latest non-governmental organization (NGO) to be stigmatized as «foreign agents» by
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Canadian province of Quebec puts Arctic on international agenda
The Canadian province of Quebec included the Arctic as a top priority in its new international policy this month, but
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Norway’s foreign minister to visit Russian nuclear waste dump
Norwegian Foreign Minister announced a visit to Russia’s formerly secret storage for spent nuclear fuel from Cold War submarines in
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Group challenges constitutionality of move to revoke Alaska refuge hunting rule
WASHINGTON — An environmental group has filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a congressional resolution that repealed a U.S.
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Northern Edge military exercise again brings unease to Alaska coastal towns
A massive military exercise will return this spring to the Gulf of Alaska, and so is the controversy over its environmental
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FSB prepares to counteract nuclear terrorism in Murmansk region
«The Kola Peninsula is saturated with nuclear facilities, so the topic is very relevant for us,» says Aleksandr Metelkov, Chief
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Utqiaġvik, Alaska to host 2018 Inuit Circumpolar Council assembly
The Arctic Alaskan city of Utqiaġvik will host the 2018 general assembly of the Inuit Circumpolar Council, the organization announced this week.
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Canada’s environmental assessment process needs reform says report
MONTREAL — Canada released its long-awaited expert environmental assessment report on Wednesday and has opened the work up to public
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Alaska warms to solar power as prices fall and benefits grow
Solar power use in Alaska has grown quickly amid falling prices for photovoltaic panels and reduced doubts by Alaskans about solar energy
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Fines and leaks: Troubles mount for oil and gas company Hilcorp in Alaska and Outside
Oil and gas company Hilcorp on Tuesday was hit with another fine for violating Alaska regulations during a North Slope
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Russia mulls tougher action against oil polluters of Arctic coast
Legislation on oil spills along the country’s vulnerable northern coast should be no less strict than in open Arctic waters,
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Canada’s Supreme Court to decide on northern wilderness watershed
It’s an area in Canada’s Yukon territory that is twice the size of Belgium, or one and a half times
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A new digital atlas documents thousands of Yup’ik places in Alaska
BETHEL – A project to preserve Yup’ik language and culture already has put more than 4,000 Southwest Alaska place names
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