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U.S. House Democrats vote to block ANWR drilling if leasing bids...

Two bills addressing natural resource exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge are gaining traction in the U.S. House of Representatives, but the Republican-controlled...

Embattled US Interior secretary, who championed expanded Arctic oil development, resigns...

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, who has spent his two years in office pushing for new oil development across Arctic Alaska’s lands and waters, is...

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...

Trump administration schedules another Arctic oil lease sale amid push for...

The Trump administration is putting oil leases for 3.98 million acres of federal lands in Arctic Alaska on the auction block next month, part...

Canadian report says oil development poses bigger risks to Arctic refuge’s...

Trump administration officials pushing for oil development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge have understated the risks to caribou, scientists said in a report...

Arctic warming could cost the global economy nearly $70 trillion dollars,...

Warming in the Arctic, it is well-understood, feeds on itself. Warming creates more melt and thaw, which creates more warming, a process known as...

Why human trafficking is a serious — but mostly invisible —...

Kimberly Larson remembers the first time she was approached by human traffickers. She was 12 years old, walking downtown in Anchorage, and strangers pulled over...

US to create new Arctic ambassador position

The Biden administration on Friday announced plans to appoint an ambassador-at-large for the Arctic region. The ambassador will work with Arctic and non-Arctic nations and...

NATO secretary general to focus on Arctic during Canada visit

OTTAWA—NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will visit Canada next week to focus on Arctic security amid climate change and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Canadian...

Kremlin urges faster action to let foreign vessels use Northern Sea...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Kremlin aide urged the Russian government on Thursday to adopt legislation allowing foreign flagged vessels to use the Northern Sea...
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