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Scientists researching how Alaska’s weather impacts Chicago, and how climate change plays a role
It was colder at times this week in Chicago than it was in the Arctic, and the connection goes beyond the comparison.
Argonne National Lab researching links between weather in Chicago and the Arctic
Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory in southwest suburban Lemont are taking a close look at how that Arctic weather is ...
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This icebreaker has design problems and a history of failure. It’s America’s latest military vessel.
The icebreaker's new home — based on the findings of the Coast Guard’s urgently completed port study — will be Alaska’s ...
DNR, Native American tribes move ahead with Arctic grayling plan. Where the fish will swim
The DNR plans to provide 400,000 Arctic grayling eggs to Native American tribes to stock in rivers this spring as ...
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Harmony Wayner
Harmony Jade Sugaq Wayner is a tribal member of Naknek Native Village, a commercial fisher in the Bristol Bay salmon fleet, and a marine scientist with a focus on social-ecological systems to promote ...
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UMD student explores Alaskan wilderness by canoe
Camp Menogyn was where Arneson got into canoe tripping. When she was 18, she went on a 50-day paddle journey through Nunavut, ...
Oil industry unlikely to rush to Alaska despite Trump's call to drill
U.S. oil and gas companies are unlikely to expand development in Alaska and the Arctic following President Donald Trump's ...
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Gov. Dunleavy and administration officials applaud Trump’s Alaska policies
Executive orders will enable more drilling, mining and other resource development, reversing Biden-era environmental restrictions, governor says ...
History Explains Trump’s Interest in Greenland—And Why Buying It Won’t Be So Easy
In 1865, in the wake of the Civil War, the U.S. began looking to expand its influence on the world stage. This happened at precisely the moment when Russia, having just lost the Crimean War, was ...
The U.S. has tried to buy Greenland before. Here’s how those past attempts went.
From the Reconstruction era to the Cold War, multiple administrations have tried (and failed) to acquire the Arctic island.
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The Arctic: climate change’s great economic opportunity
F or bears of both the market and polar kind, a planet without an ice cap is a tragedy. The Arctic is warming four times ...
Trump targets Alaska’s oil and other resources as environmentalists gear up for a fight
Alaska's political leaders are cheering an expansive executive order signed by President Donald Trump that aims to boost oil ...