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Rats Are One of Alaska’s Worst Invasive Species. Centuries Later, Wildlife Managers Are Working to Eradicate Them
Invasive species are a dime-a-dozen these days, but rats in Alaska aren’t exactly hitting front pages ... That happened in 2017 in Ouzinkie, a small community 20 miles north of Kodiak. “Weather might ...
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What Alaska leaders, North Slope groups, conservation groups, industry and others are saying about Biden’s Willow project approval
The Alaska congressional delegation, state officials, North Slope leaders, industry groups and unions lauded the decision. Environmental groups and other Willow detractors, however, are condemning ...
The Washington Post1y
Reluctant Regulator on Alaska's North Slope
Reluctant Regulator on Alaska's North Slope For Oil Projects, Corps' Answer Is Almost Always 'Yes' September 12, 2000 By Michael Grunwald PRUDHOE BAY, Alaska -- Fourth of five articles ...
Alaska Dispatch News11mon
Alaska North Slope group sues Biden administration over oil-development limits in NPR-A
A coalition of North ... Slope local and regional governments, tribal governments and Native corporations has sued to overturn new environmental protections in the National Petroleum Reserve in ...
Alaska Public Media9mon
Alaska's North Slope sees record-breaking heat, among state's other climate oddities
Alaska's North Slope has seen all-time record temperatures this week, with Deadhorse hitting 89 degrees on Tuesday. National Weather Service climate researcher Brian Brettschneider — back for ...
The Atlantic1y
Northern Alaska Is Running Out of Rocks
Alaska’s North Slope is also rich in other natural resources: oil, gas, minerals. But one important thing is lacking: rocks. “Yes, gravel is a precious commodity on the North Slope,” says ...