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US and Russia cooperation on Arctic marine pollution
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US and Russia update plan to address marine pollution in Bering, Chukchi seas

One of the major new features of the latest Joint Contingency Plan is the addition of what’s called an international coordination officer.
Climate change looks different in Southeast Alaska. Here's how tribes are planning for that.
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Climate change looks different in Southeast Alaska. Here's how tribes are planning for that.

The Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska has a climate change adaptation plan.

As climate change looms large for the oil industry, what could that mean for Alaska?
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As climate change looms large for the oil industry, what could that mean for Alaska?

In Alaska, oil companies are already seeing the consequences of climate change. But the industry is also grappling with the issue on a much higher level.

Oil industry copes with climate impacts as permafrost thaws
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Oil industry copes with climate impacts as permafrost thaws

Thawing permafrost in Alaska's Arctic is making it harder for oil companies to operate there. But a cottage industry has cropped up with new gadgets to help.
Four young filmmakers from the Y-K Delta tackle climate change

Four young filmmakers from the Y-K Delta tackle climate change

These students practice subsistence and are documenting how climate change is changing a way of life that has been passed down for millennia.
Juneau schools leave room for debate in climate change curriculum
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Juneau schools leave room for debate in climate change curriculum

New science standards being considered don’t shy away from attributing it to an increase of human activity. But how that’s taught in the classroom could be up to interpretation.
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