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The Trump administration formally announced Thursday that it planned to expand drilling in the Arctic, including in the contentious Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The Interior Department said that ...

Hours after former President Donald Trump was declared the winner of the 2024 election, the Biden administration moved Wednesday to limit oil drilling in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Oil ...

Even as global emissions plateau, new research shows that wildlife in the Arctic is exposed to rising levels, posing a risk to those who eat it. By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey Levels of mercury in Arctic ...

Bids for oil exploration rights in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’s coastal plain will be opened on Jan. 10, a day later than originally scheduled, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management has said.

PORTLAND, Ore. — A mysterious animal that was spotted at Willamette Park in Portland over the weekend was an Arctic fox, wildlife experts confirmed on Tuesday. People took to social media, sharing ...

FILE - The Kaktovik Lagoon and the Brooks Range mountains of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge are seen in Kaktovik, Alaska, Oct. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File) JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The ...

The arctic fox found wandering the streets of Portland last month “is doing well and is in great health” — feasting on mice and climbing around her enclosure, the Bird Alliance of Oregon announced ...

Toxins released by long-extinguished fossil fuel fires and gold smelters are showing up in the bodies of Arctic wildlife, according to new research pointing to mercury released by pollution hundreds ...