Feds seek to ‘streamline’ Arctic oil permitting, ending environment studies of individual projects
The Trump administration is proposing to eliminate the need for impact studies of individual NPA-A projects and guarantee swift permitting.
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admin Developers eye Native nations, tribal communities for new data center projects
Now, tribal communities are grappling with the fact that more developers are eyeing their land for future data center projects.
New rule allows dogs on Alaska’s Pribilof Islands for anti-rat duties
Dogs are not allowed as permanent residents, but they can now be enlisted in the ongoing campaign to keep the…
Federal documents show Alaska corporation to operate ICE 24-hour call center in Tennessee
The Department of Homeland Security gave a contract to an Alaska corporation for a national immigration enforcement call center in…
Partnership launched to bring veterinary care to rural Alaska
A new partnership aims to provide veterinary care and zoonotic disease monotiring to rural villages lacking such services.
Land transfer to Alaska Native corporation preserves stretch of Nome River
The transfer of land along the Nome River to the Sitnasuak Native Corporation addresses subsistence users' longstanding access problems.
Controversial oil lease sale in Alaska wildlife refuge draws limited interest
Only five of 58 tracts offered in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge received bids,but one tract drew a big bid…
Algal toxins emerge as a new concern in Alaska’s Northern Bering Sea
As the Northern Bering Sea undergoes cascading effects of a warming climate, algal risks pose a new challenge.
Lawmakers take aim at Alaska’s chronic problems with abandoned and loose dogs
More access to veterinarian care, which is scarce in rural communities, would boost human health as well as animal welfare,…