U.S. shoots down ‘high-altitude’ object over Alaska
National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby would not say if the object was a balloon like the Chinese spy balloon that flew over North America last week.
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Unidentified object shot down over Alaska by US military, White House says
Spokesman John Kirby says object, the size of a small car, was ordered by President Biden to be downed• Chinese ‘spy balloon’ wakes up world to new era of war on edge of spaceA US fighter jet has shot down an unidentified high-altitude object over Alas…
Pentagon Shoots Down Unidentified Object At High Altitude Over Alaska
The incident comes less than a week after a U.S. fighter jet brought down a Chinese spy balloon over the Atlantic during a diplomatic crisis.
Outrage as US government advances $8bn Alaska oil drilling plan
Interior department report recommends scaled-back version of Conoco Phillips’ Willow project despite Biden campaign pledgeThe Biden administration has advanced a $8bn drilling project on Alaska’s north slope. The ConocoPhillips Willow project, which wo…
Administration Expected to Endorse Limited Drilling in Alaska Project
An environmental review expected soon would effectively signal that the Willow project proceed, according to people familiar with the report.
EPA vetoes Alaska mine to protect salmon in win for environmentalists
Move is a victory for the environment, economy and tribes of Alaska’s Bristol Bay region, and is ‘victory for science over politics’The US Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday in effect vetoed a proposed copper and gold mine in a remote region of…
Alaskan mother and son killed in first fatal polar bear attack in 30 years
Reason for attack is unknown but scientists found in 2019 that changes in sea ice habitat coincided with polar bears’ use of landSummer Myomick bundled her baby against the freezing winds whipping off the Bering Sea and stepped outside into a blur of b…
Moose with rare tan coat spotted in Alaska winter landscape
The genetic mutation, called leucism, causes a partial lack of pigment in the skin and hair A moose with rare coloring has been spotted by the Alaska department of fish and game during an aerial survey.The department shared a post on Facebook that feat…
Polar bear kills two in remote Alaska village
Bear was shot and killed by local residents of predominantly Indigenous community after chasing multiple peopleA polar bear attacked and killed two people in a remote village in western Alaska, according to state troopers.Alaska state troopers said the…
Biden Moves to End Doughnut Lures and Other Bear Hunting Tactics in Alaska
A new rule proposed by the administration would also bar hunters from invading wolf dens to kill pups.