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Interior Department delivers a blow to giant open-pit mine near two national parks
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Interior Department delivers a blow to giant open-pit mine near two national parks

A road critical to operating a proposed open-pit mine in a remote part of Alaska hit a new hurdle Friday when the Biden administration issued a finding that the road could threaten Alaska Native communities and their lifestyle more than previously estimated.

Interior Department delivers a blow to giant open-pit mine near two national parks
Photo by Joris Beugels on Unsplash

Interior Department delivers a blow to giant open-pit mine near two national parks

A road critical to operating a proposed open-pit mine in a remote part of Alaska hit a new hurdle Friday when the Biden administration issued a finding that the road could threaten Alaska Native communities and their lifestyle more than previously estimated.

A quest for Alaska oil sparks a fight over tribal sovereignty
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A quest for Alaska oil sparks a fight over tribal sovereignty

An energy company with a history of environmental violations is conducting exploratory drilling in the Yukon Flats.
As halibut decline, Alaska Native fishers square off against industrial fleets
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As halibut decline, Alaska Native fishers square off against industrial fleets

The tiny fishing fleet from St. Paul is losing the fight for halibut, up against factory ships that throw away more of the valuable fish than the Indigenous fishers are allowed to catch.

Climate change complicates counting some Alaska Native villages for census
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Climate change complicates counting some Alaska Native villages for census

Rising temperatures are speeding up erosion in some Alaska Native villages and making traveling on ice roads more dangerous, threatening the Census Bureau's plans for an accurate count.
Trump administration chooses most expansive approach to oil, gas exploration in Alaska wildlife refuge
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Trump administration chooses most expansive approach to oil, gas exploration in Alaska wildlife refuge

Environmental groups deplored the administration’s move, while the petroleum industry cheered the decision.
Nancy Fresco: In Alaska, everyone's grappling with climate change

Nancy Fresco: In Alaska, everyone's grappling with climate change

For everyone from traditional hunters to the military, the National Park Service to the oil industry, climate change is the new reality in Alaska. Government, residents and businesses are all trying to adapt.

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