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Biden blocks Pebble gold mine in salmon-rich area of Alaska

The Biden administration banned the dumping of mining waste near Bristol Bay, Alaska, issuing a decree that thwarts longstanding plans to extract gold, copper and molybdenum because of potential harm to the region’s thriving sockeye salmon industry.

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Feds use rare veto to block Alaska copper, gold mine plan

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has effectively vetoed a proposed open-pit copper and gold mine in a remote region of southwest Alaska that supports the world’s largest sockeye salmon fishery

The Independent UK

EPA blocks mine in Alaska's Bristol Bay watershed - Roll Call

A proposed gold and copper mine in Alaska’s Bristol Bay watershed will be vetoed by the EPA in a decision to be announced Tuesday.

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‘The story was so remarkable’: what happened after a devastating climbing accident

In a fascinating new book, climber and author Michael Wejchert tells of two couples, remote mountains in Alaska and the tragedy that followed

The Guardian - US

Now is your chance to nab a permit to watch McNeil River bears feast on salmon this summer

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — If you're intent on seeing some of Alaska's brown bears mow down migrating salmon this summer, now is the time to enter the McNeil River bear viewing lottery.

Tribune News Service

The U.S. reinstates road and logging restrictions on the largest national forest

A federal agency said it is reinstating restrictions on road-building and logging on the Tongass National Forest in southeast Alaska. USDA's move repeals a Trump administration-era decision.

WEKU

US reinstates road, logging restrictions on Alaska forest

The federal government is reinstating restrictions on road-building and logging on the country’s largest national forest in southeast Alaska

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US airlines ranked from worst to best

Delta Air Lines takes top spot with Alaska Airlines second, Southwest remains high despite holiday meltdown

The Independent UK

Dunleavy says he wants Alaska to be the nation’s ‘most pro-life state’

JUNEAU, Alaska — Gov. Mike Dunleavy said he wanted to make Alaska “the most pro-life state in the entire country” during his annual address to the Legislature, marking the Republican governor’s second term in office.

Tribune News Service

Alaskan Wolves Have Eaten So Many Deers They’re Now Hunting Sea Otters

Scientists claim that wolves have recently turned to sea otters as their primary prey.

Zenger

How an Alaskan 'puppy bus' went viral on TikTok

In the small city of Skagway, there's a one-of-a-kind bus service, that is designed for a very particular type of customer — puppies.

WEKU

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Polar bear's fatal attack on young mother and son leaves Northwest Alaska community reeling

Tribune News Service

Rare attack in Alaska renews interest in polar bear patrols

A polar bear attack that killed a mother and her 1-year-old son in far western Alaska this week underscores the risks of living alongside the world's largest land carnivores and has renewed interest in prevention programs known as bear patrols

The Independent UK

Polar bear's fatal attack on young mother and son leaves Northwest Alaska community reeling

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Two days after a polar bear killed a 24-year-old woman and her year-old son in the Bering Strait village of Wales, community members continued to grieve as questions linger over what may have contributed to the fatal mauling.

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The Independent UK

Pictures released of mother killed with baby by polar bear outside Alaska school

A GoFundMe account has been set up to help the family

The Independent UK

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Polar bear emerged unseen from squall to kill mother, son

Officials in Alaska say a mother and her 1-year-old boy were killed by a polar bear this week as she walked about 150 yards from a school to a health clinic

Daily Mirror

UK snow forecast: Warnings as 10inches to fall in -8C freeze making it colder than Alaska

The Met Office has yellow warnings for ice and snow in Scotland and the west of the country that will run during Thursday morning with temperatures dropping to -8C

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Woman and year-old son identified as victims in fatal polar bear mauling in Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A day after an extremely rare attack by a polar bear in the Northwest Alaska village of Wales on Tuesday, authorities identified the victims as a mother and her young son.

Al Jazeera

Mother and one-year-old son killed in rare polar bear attack

The ‘traumatic’ attack occurred on Tuesday near a school in an isolated Alaska Native village in the northwest US.

The Independent UK

Rare attack: 2 dead in polar bear mauling in Alaska village

A polar bear chased several residents around a small Alaska Native village, killing two people before a community resident shot and killed the bear

WEKU

A polar bear kills a woman and a boy in a remote Alaska village

A polar bear entered the remote northwestern village of Wales and chased multiple people before being fatally shot by a local resident, according to the Alaska State Troopers.

Irish Mirror

Polar bear kills woman and boy in western Alaska

The bear was shot and killed by a local resident after it attacked the pair

Tribune News Service

National Park Service proposes ban on 'controversial' hunting and trapping methods in Alaska's federal preserves

The National Park Service wants to reinstate bans on what it describes as "controversial" hunting and trapping activities on Alaska's federal preserves, including luring bears with bait, shooting swimming caribou or killing wolf pups in their dens.

Evening Standard

Polar bear kills woman and boy after chasing villagers in Alaska

‘Initial reports indicate that a polar bear had entered the community and had chased multiple residents,’ troopers said

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