ANCHORAGE, Alaska — In an unannounced move, the Alaska board of education unanimously passed a resolution Thursday afternoon that urges the state education department to limit the participation of transgender girls in girls school sports. The resolution, which is non-binding, encourages the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development to adopt a policy that would … Read more
The Biden administration is approving a major oil project on Alaska’s petroleum-rich North Slope that supporters say represents an economic lifeline for Indigenous communities in the region but environmentalists say is counter to President Joe Biden’s climate goals. The announcement comes a day after the administration, in a big conservation move, said it would bar or limit drilling in … Read more
The Biden administration on Monday gave final approval to a scaled-back version of a controversial fossil-fuel drilling project in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve — a move that is likely to outrage environmentalists and critics alike. The so-called Willow Project, led by ConocoPhillips, is slated to produce up to 590 million barrels of oil over its … Read more
President Biden is expected to prohibit oil and gas leasing across the entirety of the United States’ territory in the Arctic Ocean, an administration official confirmed on Sunday. Biden intends to announce the new declaration on Monday, the official told CBS News. It will come during the first day of his upcoming trip to California, … Read more
President Biden is planning to approve an $8 billion oil drilling project on federal land on Alaska’s North Slope next week, according to multiple reports. His expected authorization of ConocoPhillips’ Willow Project, the largest proposed oil project in the country, would be a marked change from his previous insistence that the US transition away from … Read more
An influx of fentanyl into Alaska in the last two years has vexed law enforcement, overwhelmed health systems and deeply affected struggling Native communities. In 2020 and 2021, the synthetic opioid was a major contributor in a spike in overdoses – the nation’s largest, according to Alaska’s public health department. In 2021, overdose deaths jumped … Read more
An Alaska lawmaker with a history of incendiary remarks was censured by the state House Wednesday after he said it’s been argued that cases of fatal child abuse can be a “cost savings” because the child won’t need related government services. Alaska state Rep. David Eastman speaks with reporters after the House voted to censure … Read more
The U.S. military said Friday that it has ended its search for airborne objects that were shot down near Deadhorse, Alaska, and over Lake Huron on Feb. 10 and 12. The statement released late Friday came hours after officials said the U.S. has finished efforts to recover the remnants of the large balloon that was … Read more
Biden calls for new protocols for flying objects Biden gives first formal remarks on Chinese spy balloon, calls for new protocols 03:01 Searches for two of the unidentified objects which were recently shot down by the U.S. military — over Alaska and the Great Lakes region — have been concluded with no sign of debris … Read more
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