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North Pole · North PoleThe Nissan Ariya has been modified in collaboration with polar expedition vehicle specialist Arctic Trucks. The vehicle will embark on a 27,000km trip from the North Pole to the South Pole. The expedition will kick off in March and is expected to take around 10 months to complete.See the Story
Modified Nissan Ariya EV embarks on polar expedition
North Pole · North PoleChinese experts do not need to go to the North Pole to feel and study extremely low temperatures. With a severe cold, the worst ever, they cope right at home. Thermometers drop deep below zero in the north of the country every winter. But there has never been such a dog cold as it is these days. In the city of Moha, they have set a record minus 53 degrees Celsius. But the cold is also good for something, say the locals. The annual ice festival a…See the Story
A record minus 53 degrees Celsius intent in the Chinese city
100% Center coverage: 1 sources
EPA · AlaskaThe Pebble Mine project would have become the largest copper, gold and molybdenum extraction site on the continent. The EPA invoked a seldom-used authority granted as part of the Clean Water Act to put a stop to the proposal. The Bristol Bay watershed is home to the largest sockeye salmon fishery in the world.See the Story
EPA blocks mining project proposal that threatened Alaskan salmon
67% Center coverage: 3 sources
Joe Biden · AlaskaBiden administration recommends allowing major oil development on Alaska's North Slope. Environmentalists see it as betrayal of president's pledges to reduce carbon emissions. Interior Department says it has substantial concerns about the Willow project. The project is in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, a vast region roughly size of Indiana.See the Story
Giant Willow oil project on Alaska’s North Slope takes a step toward final approval
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Hoonah · Hoonah110 votes for and 172 against a recall of Hoonah Mayor Gerald Byers. The city council still needs to approve the recall. The grounds for the recall were claims that Byers had used an anti-Black slur against a city employee and harassed two Alaska Native elders during a city council meeting.See the Story
Vote to recall Hoonah’s mayor appears to have failed
Juneau · JuneauJuneau's Mendenhall Wetlands make up the third largest tidal salt marsh area in Southeast Alaska. The wetlands are considered key habitat for hundreds of species of shorebirds and migratory waterfowl. Some of the possible crossing locations could reverse mitigation efforts tied to existing development.See the Story
Douglas Island second crossing faces opposition to proposed routes through Mendenhall Wetlands
Alaska · AlaskaThe Cook Inlet beluga population plunged from about 1,300 in the 1970s to fewer than 300 now. The population continued to drop at a rate of 2.3% a year from then until 2018. The only safe space for belugas, according to the map, is a strip of water in the northernmost part of the beluga range, within Knik Arm.See the Story
Combined threats keep Alaska’s Cook Inlet beluga numbers perilously low, scientists say
100% Center coverage: 1 sources
Joe Biden · AlaskaToday, the Department of the Interior issued a key environmental assessment regarding ConocoPhillips’ oil and gas operation in the Western Arctic, commonly called the Willow project. The controversial Willow project is estimated to be a significant source of carbon pollution and driver of climate change, potentially adding more than 250 million metric tons of carbon emissions to the atmosphere over the next 30 years, equivalent to the annual emi…See the Story
Willow Project Would Be a Disaster for Alaska and the Climate
100% Left coverage: 1 sources