New mapping efforts seek to expand knowledge of Alaska’s waters
Recent efforts are pushing the boundaries of ocean mapping in Alaska’s waters with the help of automated vessels and collaborative mapping efforts. Experts say...
On remotest Arctic coast lies 21 km of oil pipes stacked...
The Russian president wants the Northern Sea Route to become a competitive global trade corridor and has commissioned his men in government to do...
Alaska LNG project clears legal challenge over environmental harms
(Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday rejected a lawsuit filed by environmental groups challenging federal approvals needed to construct a $39 billion...
Indigenous women in Northern Canada creating sustainable livelihoods through tourism
In summer 2022, the Northern WE in Tourism study invited Indigenous women entrepreneurs from northern Newfoundland and Labrador, northern Québec, Nunavut, the Yukon and Northwest Territories...
Alaska Senate passes bill to create carbon credits for preserved forest...
The Alaska Senate on Monday unanimously passed a bill that would set up a system for selling credits by preserving forested Alaska land to...
Native artist Crystal Worl designs Alaska Airlines aircraft taking Indigenous language...
By Ali Garbino, Alaska Airlines
Growing up near the shores of Juneau, Crystal Kaakeeyáa Rose Demientieff Worl was used to seeing Alaska Airlines fly over...
As natural gas shortage looms, Alaska electric utilities and advocates are...
Even before Alaska GOP Gov. Mike Dunleavy unveiled a bill to require the state’s utilities to generate more power from renewable sources, executives were...
Down North / Contemporary Art in the Arctic
By Umeå University
On 26 May, Bildmuseet in Sweden opens an exhibition with works by thirty contemporary artists from the Arctic regions of the world,...
Democrats press Biden administration on climate impact of LNG buildout
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Dozens of Democratic lawmakers on Monday called on the Biden administration to consider the climate and environmental justice impacts of the...
Agency warns Sweden may miss CO2 targets with biofuel cut
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden will struggle to hit its 2030 emissions targets, a government agency warned on Monday, after the country's minority coalition cut...
