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Pentagon readies 1,500 troops for potential Minnesota deployment, officials say
US army issues prepare-to-deploy orders amid tension over ICE killing, though it is unclear if units will be sentThe Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active-duty soldiers in Alaska to prepare for a possible deployment to Minnesota, the site of large pr…
Ex-Alaska Democratic representative launches bid for US Senate seat
Mary Peltola seen as Democrat capable of flipping seat in Republican-leaning state as party seeks to reclaim SenateUS politics live – latest updatesFormer Alaska representative Mary Peltola announced on Monday she is running for Alaska’s US Senate seat…
Weather tracker: Australia bushfires could be most dangerous since ‘black summer’
Fires are burning across NSW, with Tasmania also facing an emergency, while in the US, Washington state braces for floodsBushfires have been ravaging Australia, with more than 50 burning throughout New South Wales, destroying homes and causing at least…
Magnitude 7.0 earthquake strikes remote area near Alaska-Canada border
Although people reported ‘things falling off shelves and walls’, no injuries or structural damage were reportedA powerful, magnitude-7.0 earthquake struck a remote area near the border between Alaska and the Canadian territory of Yukon on Saturday. The…
White House announces new oil and gas drilling off California and Florida
But Sunshine state Republicans might oppose drilling off state’s famous beaches that keep tourism dollars coming inThe Trump administration on Thursday announced new oil and gas drilling off California’s and Florida’s coasts, setting the stage for a po…
Trump Administration Revokes Biden Ban on Drilling and Mining in Alaska Wilderness
The decision to allow oil and gas drilling in Alaska’s ecologically sensitive North Slope has the support of the state’s governor and senators.
Trump Administration Revokes Biden Ban on Drilling and Mining in Alaska Wilderness
The decision to allow oil and gas drilling in Alaska’s ecologically sensitive North Slope has the support of the state’s governor and senators.
Trump cuts likely hindered warning process for Alaska storm that displaced hundreds, experts say
Reductions in weather balloon launches could have degraded forecasts that residents depend on to prepareA faltering federal response to one of the worst storms in Alaska’s history, which caused hundreds of people to become homeless, is drawing further …
White House approves increased oil and gas drilling in Alaska’s national wildlife refuge
National Petroleum Reserve lease sales and permitting for road through Izembek wildlife refuge were also approvedThe Trump administration has approved more oil and gas drilling across Alaska’s Arctic national wildlife refuge (ANWR), prompting widesprea…