Climate change sharpens fight over Alaska mining road
AP reports that renewed federal support for Alaska’s long-debated Ambler Access Road is reopening…
Environment
2026 climate agenda: Reform the UN COPs but look beyond for rapid action
The United Nations COP 30 in Belém, Brazil, was not the decisive gathering that…
Norway freezes plans for Arctic seabed mining after budget deal
Norway has halted its plans to open large Arctic areas for deep-seabed mining after…
Buzz kill: Warming temperatures threaten Arctic bumblebees
As the Arctic warms, key pollinators are feeling the heat. A new study published…
The deepest parts of the Arctic Ocean are warming now too
While it is well documented that global warming is heating the world’s oceans, there…
Finland’s new Arctic ambassador returns to a changed North
As Finland unveils its updated Arctic policy today, the country’s new envoy faces a…
Trump administration proposes offshore leasing in almost all Alaska waters
A new five-year offshore oil and gas leasing plan proposes 21 sales in Alaska,…
The deep sea and the Arctic must be included in efforts to tackle climate change
This year’s COP30 comes after the international Agreement on Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond…
A blueprint to free Arctic research trapped in data silos
Decades of Arctic research have generated vast amounts of data. Yet as the region…
