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Biden administration, in its last days, proposes new protections for Arctic Alaska land
his administration recommended that about 3 million more acres in Alaska’s western Arctic be protected from development and issued a guideline, effective immediately, requiring additional protections ...
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Arctic ambition: The legacy of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline
Alaska’s Arctic Ocean shores had been known to hold oil in some capacity since the 1800s. Native Alaskans would cut blocks of ...
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Mushers and dogs braved a horrific Alaska winter to deliver lifesaving serum 100 years ago
(AP Photo, File) The statue erected to honor “Balto” and other heroic sled dogs who carried serum to Nome, Alaska, through an ...
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Caribou herds in Arctic Alaska trend in opposite directions
The Western Arctic Caribou Herd, once the biggest in Alaska, is faltering, having fallen from a high of 490,000 animals in 2003 to only 152,000 as of 2023. But to the east, the Porcupine Caribou ...
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America’s 'Last Great Wilderness' Faces ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’
The Alaska Travel Industry Association advocates for thoughtful discussions on oil and gas drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. President Trump's executive order aims to open ANWR for ...
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Missing commuter plane found crashed on Alaska sea ice and all 10 aboard died, authorities say
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A small commuter plane that crashed ... Nome, a Gold Rush town, is just south of the Arctic Circle and is known as the ending point of the 1,000-mile (1,610-kilometer ...
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Fighter jets scrambled from Alaska and Canada as Russian warplanes spotted in the Arctic, NORAD says
Several hours later, NORAD said it also scrambled two F-16 fighter jets from Alaska to Greenland in order to "forward posture NORAD presence in the Arctic." The command said that move was "not in ...