Moratorium on fishing north of Alaska
On August 20, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke approved a plan to close 200,000 square miles of the waters…
Begich introduces seven Arctic bills in Senate
On August 3rd, the 50th anniversary of Alaskan statehood, Senator Mark Begich (D-AK) announced the introduction of a package of…
U.S. gov’t releases hi-res photos of Arctic taken by spy satellite
The U.S. government has released high-resolution photographs of the Arctic taken by a spy satellite. Just a few hours before…