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- Trump officials rush plans to drill in Arctic refuge before Biden inauguration Wed, 18 Nov 20, 6:48amBureau of Land Management begins ‘call for nominations’Coastal plain region home to many vital wildlife habitatsIn a last-ditch attempt to make good on promises to the oil and gas industry, the Trump administration is...
- Melting permafrost increases threat of tsunamis in Alaska Thu, 5 Nov 20, 5:30amScientists have warned that Alaska and other cold, mountainous places worldwide could experience tsunamis due to the melting of permafrost. As the permafrost melts, it can no longer hold the mountains together, leading to...
- Trump in final push to open up Alaska's Arctic refuge to oil and gas drilling Tue, 18 Aug 20, 12:58amInterior department to auction leases before year’s endCritics condemn plan to drill in America’s ‘last great wilderness’The Trump administration is taking the final steps to let oil and gas companies drill in the...
- New rules allow hunting of Alaskan bear cubs and wolf pups Sat, 30 May 20, 2:30amThe National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are easing hunting rules on some of Alaska's national preserves and at the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. Conservation groups have criticized the new rules as...
- No end in sight to the Alaska cold Sat, 25 Jan 20, 9:00pm*No end in sight to the Alaska cold* Overview Recent winters have been generally warmer-than-normal in Alaska, but the cold this season has been harsh and unrelenting. The forecast for the next couple of weeks doesn’t...
- Goldman Sachs agreed to stop funding Arctic drilling. Will other banks join them? | Bernadette Demientieff Fri, 3 Jan 20, 10:15pmIf banks destroy our homeland, they’ll have the Gwich’in Nation, and the millions of Americans who stand with us, to answer to
- Trump Admin Steps Up Pace On First Oil Lease Sale In Alaskan Arctic, Enviros Cry Foul Mon, 3 Jun 19, 12:05pmFrom The Daily Caller Chris White | Energy Reporter The Department of the Interior is fast-tracking plans to sell oil leases in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Reuters reported Friday...
- Alaska judge blocks Trump on Arctic and Atlantic drilling Sun, 31 Mar 19, 8:44amApril 2017 executive order reversed Obama protectionsGreen groups celebrate, justice department declines commentDonald Trump exceeded his authority when he reversed bans on offshore drilling in vast parts of the Arctic ocean...
- Mountain Heroes cyclist aims for world record to fight climate change Tue, 7 Aug 18, 4:45amMichael Strasser, famous cyclist and the first cyclist to join the UN Environment's Mountain Heroes campaign, has now been cycling for nearly two weeks...
- Climate change has transformed much of Alaska over the past three decades Tue, 5 Jun 18, 3:00amClimate change disproportionately impacts the Arctic, where rising global temperatures wrought by the burning of fossil fuels have brought rapid, fundamental changes to places like Alaska...
- Companies push to start oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Sat, 2 Jun 18, 2:00amFollowing Congress's move to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska to oil and gas production, a long-sought goal of the Republican Party, fossil fuel companies are moving forward with their plans to develop the...
- Trump administration wants to allow "extreme and cruel" hunting methods in Alaska Thu, 24 May 18, 5:00amDonald Trump's administration is angling to amend hunting regulations for national preserves in Alaska, and not for the better. Announced this week, the proposed changes would reverse Obama-era rules that forbid hunting...
- Spending bill would open the world's largest intact temperate forest to logging Fri, 23 Mar 18, 4:55amThe world's largest intact temperate forest sits in southeast Alaska, where towering trees have been growing for over a millennium. But if Trump and his cronies have their way, those trees won't be around much longer. As...
- Sheldon Chalet combines extreme engineering with luxury on North America's highest mountain Thu, 8 Mar 18, 12:10amSheldon Chalet is a cozy retreat perched on the flanks of North America’s highest mountain in Alaska. Set on Denali at 6,000 feet in elevation, the Sheldon Chalet offers views of breathtaking natural surroundings while...
- An enormous amount of mercury is buried beneath the melting Arctic permafrost Wed, 7 Feb 18, 1:07amScientists have learned that a massive amount of mercury is currently encased within the Arctic permafrost — which could have significant ramifications for ecological and human health beyond the far North. “This discovery...