Apology long overdue for U.S. Indian boarding schools, says former student
By Brett Forester ‘It’s a start,’ says 74-year-old Navajo Nation member Rosie Yellowhair WARNING: This story contains details of experiences
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ConocoPhillips details Alaska gas leak cause, remedies at hearing
ConocoPhillips, which last week received U.S. government approval for the massive Willow oil drilling project in Alaska, detailed reasons for a natural
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Northerners should be at the table for NORAD discussions, says Nunavut premier
As U.S. President Joe Biden prepares to meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa, Nunavut’s premier says he’ll be
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U.S. downs another aerial ‘object’ as search continues for wreckage in Yukon
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Sunday that teams are working to “find and analyze” an object shot down on Saturday over
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Biden’s fentanyl position draws support from Alaska’s chief medical officer
President Joe Biden’s calls in his State of the Union speech for strong criminal penalties in response to soaring deaths
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China, Russia among global priorities, including in Arctic, in U.S. security strategy
Out-competing China and constraining Russia, including in the Arctic, are among the global priorities laid out in the U.S. national
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US takes aim at some Trump offshore safety rule rollbacks
The U.S. Department of the Interior said Monday that it wants to reverse some Trump administration rollbacks of offshore safety
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Biden admin goes back to drawing board on oil leasing in Arctic Refuge
The Biden administration announced Tuesday it will formally reconsider a decision allowing oil lease sales across the northern coastal plain
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Putin, Biden talk Northern Sea Route
The situation in the Arctic was discussed “pretty comprehensively” in the US-Russia top meeting in Geneva. “Yes, this issue was
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Biden administration throws support behind massive Willow oil project in NPR-A
The Biden administration has reversed course and is now defending a decision to allow the Willow project, a major oil
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Blog: German High Court win for climate activists is good news for the Arctic
In Germany, where I live, the country’s highest court, the Federal Constitutional Court, – unnoticed by much of the international
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Biden, Trudeau agree to ‘safeguard’ caribou calving grounds in Alaska refuge
Leaders issue joint statement recognizing ‘ecological importance of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’ U.S. President Joe Biden has agreed to
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U.S. cancels public comment period for Alaska oil and gas lease sale
Announcement follows Biden’s Jan. 27 executive order pausing oil and gas leases on federal lands and waters The United States’
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Analysis: Trump’s legacy leaves Arctic with fewer environmental protections and more risk of conflict, experts warn
From idea to buy Greenland to development in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Trump has left his mark As U.S. President
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The pandemic, the economy & international policy – Arctic news roundup 2020 with Heather Exner-Pirot
The end of the year is often a time to take stock and here at Eye on the Arctic, we’re no
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