For Alaska Rep. Josiah Patkotak, whaling ‘rises above all else’
In early May, as tensions at the state capital were beginning to simmer over the budget, Rep. Josiah Patkotak was
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Do Arctic villages need oil? Some Alaska tribal leaders say ‘no’
If oil companies are ever going to return to drill for oil in federal waters of the Arctic, they will
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New Obama plan eyes further Arctic protections
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration released its proposed five-year offshore drilling plan for federal waters Tuesday, leaning toward allowing three lease
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Endangered whale meat shipped from Iceland via Halifax
Environmentalists are pushing for stricter trade laws in Canada involving at-risk species after the recent shipment of fin whale meat
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Savoonga, Alaska whales fulfill musical needs
Savoonga, a community on St. Lawrence Island, Alaska harvested two bowhead whales last week, both of them female. While the
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Savoonga, Alaska harvests second whale
Amid an economic disaster and food shortage, Savoonga, a community on Saint Lawrence Island, harvested a 57-foot bowhead whale on
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Winter? What winter? November downright balmy in Arctic Alaska
The vicious bite of winter has swept across much of Alaska, but Barrow, a community that’s typically one of the
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Fermented ‘stink whale’ lands in Barrow, Alaska
The nation’s northernmost city got a burst of good news Tuesday during a slow season of spring whaling, when a
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