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Defend the Arctic Protest. Indigenous man standing next to someone in colorful stripped coat, holds sign reading: Defend the Arctic.

Trump Administration Could Destroy More Than 1 Million Acres of Arctic Wildlife With Oil Drilling

“This is another outrageous move by an administration…to help oil companies secure leases on the coastal plain before the 2020 presidential election,” writes a wildlife advocacy organization.

N. Jamiyla Chisholm Aug 17, 2020 3:45PM EDT

Rising Seas And Warming Temperatures Force Alaskan Coastal Community To Move Inland

Federal Spending Bill Allocates $30 Million to Relocate Alaskan Coastal Villages

The Alaskan village of Newtok will receive the majority of the money to move its residents further inland.

Ayana Byrd Mar 26, 2018 2:05PM EDT

Caribou graze in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska in this undated file photo.

Senate Committee Confirms Guy Who Wants to Drill for Oil in Alaska to Work in Department of Interior

Joe Balash would oversee the Bureau of Land Management, which manages all federal lands and waters.

Ayana Byrd Sep 20, 2017 12:33PM EDT

EPA Proposes to Remove Protections for Alaskan Watershed That Is Home to 30 Native Villages

The agency wants to re-open the discussion on the Pebble Mine Project, which could jeopardize the region’s wild salmon population.

Yessenia Funes Jul 12, 2017 1:22PM EDT

A Forward Looking Infrared image from the incident location, taken during an overflight on April 14, 2017. Well 2 and the extent of crude misting is visible on the snow within the red-lined area.

UPDATE: Natural Gas Leak Near Alaskan Native Village Stopped

Authorities were able to stop the leak after nearly four days.

Yessenia Funes Apr 17, 2017 1:48PM EDT

Inupiat eskimo children play along the banks of the frozen Arctic Ocean June 7, 2006, in Browerville, Alaska. Scientists now know that climate change will submerge or destroy much of their coastal land, including the village of Shaktoolik.

READ: Alaskan Villages Must Decide to Leave or Stay as Sea Levels Rise

Storms are taking an average of 38,000 square feet a year from the town of Shaktoolik.

Yessenia Funes Nov 29, 2016 2:09PM EST