Biden Approves ConocoPhillips’ Willow Project to Drill Oil in the Alaskan Arctic Despite the administration’s announcement of new protections for other North Slope and coastal areas of the state, environmentalists roundly criticized Monday’s decision. By Nicholas Kusnetz
This Arctic US Air Base Has Its Eyes on Russia. But Climate is a Bigger Threat By Natasha Maki Jessen-Petersen
One of the World’s Coldest Places Is Now the Warmest it’s Been in 1,000 Years, Scientists Say By Bob Berwyn
Despite Misunderstandings, Scientists and Indigenous Peoples in the Arctic Have Collaborated on Research Into Mercury Pollution By Myriam Vidal
The Biden Administration Rethinks its Approach to Drilling on Public Lands in Alaska, Soliciting Further Review By Nicholas Kusnetz
Beavers Are Flooding the Warming Alaskan Arctic, Threatening Fish, Water and Indigenous Traditions By David Hasemyer
ConocoPhillips’ Plan for Extracting Half-a-Billion Barrels of Crude in Alaska’s Fragile Arctic Presents a Defining Moment for Joe Biden By Nicholas Kusnetz
Alaska’s Dalton Highway Is Threatened by Climate Change and Facing a Highly Uncertain Future By David Hasemyer
Unleashed by Warming, Underground Debris Fields Threaten to ‘Crush’ Alaska’s Dalton Highway and the Alaska Pipeline By David Hasemyer
‘A Trash Heap for Our Children’: How Norilsk, in the Russian Arctic, Became One of the Most Polluted Places on Earth By Marianne Lavelle
Warming Trends: Where Have All the Walruses Gone? Plus, a Maple Mystery, ‘Cool’ Islands and the Climate of Manhattan By Katelyn Weisbrod
Polar Bears Are Suffering from the Arctic’s Loss of Sea Ice. So Is Scientists’ Ability to Study Them By David Hasemyer
In the Arctic, Less Sea Ice and More Snow on Land Are Pushing Cold Extremes to Eastern North America By Bob Berwyn
Warming Trends: Climate Clues Deep in the Ocean, Robotic Bee Hives and Greenland’s Big Melt By Katelyn Weisbrod, Bob Berwyn