The U.S. Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that the state controls rivers running through Alaska’s federal conservation lands.
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Which Native voices? On ANWR, lawmakers practice selective listening.
Rep. Don Young told his colleagues to disregard the anti-drilling Gwich’in witnesses, while pro-development Iñupiaq witnesses accused Democrats of erasing them from the land that’s been their home for centuries.
Sullivan on Mueller report: ‘There’s no evidence of collusion. It’s over.’
U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan says Attorney General William Barr’s summation of the Mueller report clears President Donald Trump.
China, Russia find common cause in the Arctic
China and Russia are teaming up to pursue their interests in the Arctic. Regional security expert Rebecca Pincus says the United States needs to pay more attention.
As Trump administration contemplates drilling in Arctic waters, North Slope organizations stress need to protect subsistence resources
In public comments made available on a federal site, most North Slope institutions didn’t express outright opposition to the plan. But they did voice concern for subsistence resources and hunters’ continued access to them.
Green New Deal? Murkowski says no, opts for middle way on climate.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski is talking about global warming more than ever. While the Green New Deal is a lightning rod in Congress, Murkowski says she’s reaching for what’s politically possible.