Conservation groups say protection will be removed from about half the nation’s wetlands.
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Goldman Sachs becomes first major US bank to rule out funding for Arctic oil
The investment bank Goldman Sachs says it won’t finance ventures to explore or develop oil prospects in the refuge, or elsewhere in the Arctic.
Heavy, expensive wind storms projected to hit Northwest Alaska harder in coming decades
Historically, Arctic communities have had thick layers of sea ice to help buffer those storms, but that protection is disappearing.
Bill would give Alaskans an advisory role in Arctic shipping
A proposed 15-member committee would advise Congress and the Transportation secretary, and give Alaskans and coastal residents a voice as the sea ice recedes and marine traffic increases.
Study finds marine mammal viruses are traveling between oceans as sea ice recedes
While this particular virus isn’t doing widespread damage, its emergence opens the door for other viruses to pop up between oceans.
University of Alaska president: Dunleavy budget vetoes ‘will impact everything we do’
University of Alaska President Jim Johnsen described the budget reductions as “devastating” and outside what university administrators had planned to accommodate.
As sea ice changes in a warming Arctic, new challenges for polar bear research
“There’s probably going to be a greater amount of uncertainty with some of the information that we’re able to provide, because it’s simply not going to be as precise as it used to be,” said wildlife biologist Todd Atwood.
What can unflappable geese teach us about the future of Arctic development?
Every summer, millions of migratory birds like the greater white-fronted goose descend on the National Petroleum Reserve, to lay eggs, molt their feathers and fatten up. A lot of the oil potential lies squarely in migratory bird habitat.
Is there a ticking time bomb under the Arctic?
Just what exactly is permafrost? And what is happening now that it’s warming up? To find out, we enter the Arctic Circle’s secret world of ice and frozen history.
Scientists warn Arctic “refrigerator” is failing, with global consequences
Still melting – and melting fast. That’s the basic take-away from the federal government’s annual Arctic Report Card. It finds that Arctic ocean temperatures are increasing and sea ice is declining at the fastest rate in at least 1500 years.