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Do Arctic villages need oil? Some Alaska tribal leaders say ‘no’

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Friday, May 20, 2016 at 14:31
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If oil companies are ever going to return to drill for oil in federal waters of the Arctic, they will

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Alaska's coastal villages want more involvement in shipping decisions that affect waters near their communities. (iStock)
Environment Environment (USA) General USA 

Cleanup completed on 6 Arctic legacy wells in Alaska

Yereth Rosen, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Monday, April 20, 2015 at 20:57 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at 20:00
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Cleanup is done on six legacy wells that are relics of early North Slope oil exploration, the Bureau of Land Management

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Alaska's coastal villages want more involvement in shipping decisions that affect waters near their communities. (iStock)
Environment Environment (USA) General USA 

Alaska: Cleanup for 6 Arctic legacy wells

Yereth Rosen, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at 14:11 — Last Updated: Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at 16:47
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Cleanup work is scheduled to start this week on six of the legacy oil wells that were drilled and abandoned decades ago

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Alaska senator Lisa Murkowski listens during a session of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Capitol Hill January 8, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)
General Politics Politics (USA) USA 

Alaska senator swings at Obama Arctic wildness plan but misses

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Thursday, January 29, 2015 at 16:24 — Last Updated: Friday, January 30, 2015 at 20:11
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Alaska senator Lisa Murkowski on Wednesday failed to land her first counterpunch at the Obama administration’s new Arctic conservation policies.

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General Politics Politics (USA) Special Features USA 

Obama issues executive order to better coordinate Arctic policy

Yereth Rosen, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Thursday, January 22, 2015 at 16:03 — Last Updated: Thursday, January 22, 2015 at 21:48
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With the United States on the verge of leading the eight-nation Arctic Council and far-north climate warming continuing at twice the

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in the Arctic city of Kiruna, Sweden last year for the Arctic Ministerial Summit. (Charles Dharapak / AP Photo)
Politics Politics (USA) Special Features USA 

‘Arctic Ambassador’ position draws mixed reaction from Alaska

APRN
Posted: Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at 12:35 — Last Updated: Monday, March 19, 2018 at 13:17
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Secretary of State John Kerry announced last week that he’s creating a new position called Special Representative for the Arctic

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Wide shot of the Centennial Flame with the Parliament building behind
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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