The Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation voiced opposition to the second oil and gas lease sale in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge's Coastal Plain, set for January 9, 2025. The Gwich'in Nation considers ...

SINGAPORE – Although the cat does not have a place in the Chinese Zodiac – something often attributed in folklore to trickery by the rat – 2024 has shaped up to be a year of feline frenzy.

Arctic sea ice is shrinking as humans continue to heat up the world by burning fossil fuels. Since the mid-1980s, the amount of thick, multi-year ice has shrunk by 95% . The ice that remains is ...

Foreboding environmental milestones abounded again this year in the Arctic, where experts say dramatic climate shifts are fundamentally altering the ecosystem and how it operates. One recent ...

Moon receives funding from NOAA for work performed as an editor on the Arctic Report Card. Matthew L. Druckenmiller receives funding from NOAA for work performed as an editor on the Arctic Report ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Biden administration has approved plans for a sale of oil and gas leases in Alaska that leaves open the door for drilling in a portion of the pristine Arctic National ...

The Biden administration has approved a controversial oil and gas lease sale in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The decision is viewed as contentious due to environmental concerns and the ...

The Biden administration has approved plans for a sale of oil and gas leases in Alaska that leaves open the door for drilling in a portion of the pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The sale ...

(Photo by Randy Brown/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) The federal Bureau of Land Management finalized the restrictions on an oil and gas lease sale in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge on Monday ...

Photo of the most recent eruption (Credit Dillon Shah) Yet it comes as part of a wider picture of surging demand for Arctic regions, which has at points pitted economic growth against the concerns ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. FILE - The Kaktovik Lagoon and the Brooks Range mountains of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge are seen in ...