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When Native Rights, Conservation, and a Very Lucrative Fishery Collide [1]

"In the fast-changing Bering Sea, a small tribe makes a big push to save their island".

Biodiversity [2]
Natural Resources [3]
People & Population [4]
Waste [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
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Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Alaska and Hawaii [10]
Source: Sierra [11], 03/29/2023

"Hawaii Supreme Court Ruling Bolsters Rights-Based Climate Cases" [12]

"Hawaii’s top court issued a ruling this week recognizing a human right to a stable climate, a decision that could reverberate in other rights-based climate cases in the US and beyond."

Climate Change [13]
Environmental Justice [14]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Alaska and Hawaii [10]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [16], 03/20/2023

"Biden’s Green Allies Promise Lawsuit Over Alaska Oil Project" [17]

"The approval Monday of ConocoPhillips’ massive Willow project in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve is teeing up a new high-profile legal brawl that will likely align the Biden administration and Republican lawmakers against environmentalists who have largely backed the president’s climate agenda."

Activism [18]
Biodiversity [2]
Climate Change [13]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Politics [20]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Natural Resources [3]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Alaska and Hawaii [10]
Source: E&E News [21], 03/15/2023

"Haaland Reverses Trump-Era Izembek Road Decision" [22]

"Interior Secretary Deb Haaland late Tuesday revoked a Trump-era land swap that would have paved the way for a road to be built through Alaska’s Izembek National Wildlife Refuge."

Environmental Politics [20]
Infrastructure [23]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Natural Resources [3]
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National (U.S.) [9]
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Source: E&E News [25], 03/15/2023

"Biden OKs Alaska Oil Project, Draws Ire Of Environmentalists" [26]

"The Biden administration said Monday it is approving a huge oil-drilling project on Alaska’s petroleum-rich North Slope, a major environmental decision by President Joe Biden that drew quick condemnation as flying in the face of his pledges to slow climate change."

Climate Change [13]
Economy & Business [27]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Justice [14]
Environmental Politics [20]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Natural Resources [3]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Alaska and Hawaii [10]
Source: AP [28], 03/14/2023

Biden Administration Expected to Move Ahead on Major Oil Project in Alaska [29]

"In one of its most consequential climate decisions, the Biden administration is planning to greenlight an enormous $8 billion oil drilling project in the North Slope of Alaska, according to two people familiar with the decision."

Climate Change [13]
Economy & Business [27]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Politics [20]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Natural Resources [3]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Alaska and Hawaii [10]
International [30]
Source: Reuters [31], 03/13/2023

As Iditarod Mushers Rest, Warm Weather Is Melting Strategies And Plans [32]

"A drizzle fell Wednesday morning in Takotna, where more than a dozen Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race teams were bedded down for their 24-hour rests."

Climate Change [13]
Journalism & Media [33]
Natural Resources [3]
People & Population [4]
Transportation [24]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Alaska and Hawaii [10]
Source: Anchorage Daily News [34], 03/10/2023

"Alaska Communities Try to Keep Their Whale Freezers Frozen" [35]

"In the face of melting permafrost, Iñupiat communities in Alaska find new solutions to keeping traditional ice cellars cold."

Climate Change [13]
Consumer [36]
Food [37]
Public [8]
Alaska and Hawaii [10]
Source: High Country News [38], 03/09/2023

"#StopWillow Is Taking TikTok By Storm. Can It Actually Work?" [39]

"When Elise Joshi posted a TikTok video about the Alaska oil drilling project known as Willow in early February, she didn’t have high hopes it would go viral."

Climate Change [13]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Politics [20]
Journalism & Media [33]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Alaska and Hawaii [10]
Source: CNN [40], 03/08/2023

Covering Indigenous Communities — Tips for Non-Native Journalists [41]

Non-Indigenous journalists may think they’re doing “marginalized” Indigenous communities a favor by covering them, but their coverage is too often extractive and riddled with racist tropes. Contributor Valerie Vande Panne offers insights and advice for avoiding these pitfalls. Seeking permission, listening, sharing and respecting are all critical tools for the job.

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