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BLM opened nine bids on five tracts for an oil and gas lease sale on the Arctic Coastal Plain, potentially reshaping Arctic energy development and governance.

An oil lease sale in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge brought in $3.7 million, yet attracted little interest, signaling weak commercial appetite for Arctic drilling.

A U.S. administration lease sale of an Arctic Refuge has been announced, sparking debate over policy and market responses.

Ottawa will buy 26 HIMARS launchers, adding land‑based anti‑ship missile capability that could defend Canada’s Arctic coasts and bolster NATO and Indo‑Pacific expeditionary operations.

The latest Arctic National Wildlife Refuge lease sale yielded only $3.7 million from two bidders, underscoring the lack of major oil company interest and sparking debate among conservationists and local indigenous groups.

Charles Lampe says the Bureau of Land Management’s first lease sale in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge marks a new era of Indigenous self‑determination for Kaktovik, giving the community authority over development and tax revenues for local services.

The Trump administration’s proposal would grant a blanket environmental approval for oil projects on the National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska, accelerating drilling amid the region’s oil revival.

Sahtu Secretariat, Gwich’in Tribal Council and Pehdzéh Kı̨ First Nation signed a memorandum to coordinate Indigenous input on the Mackenzie Valley Highway, a road linking Sahtu communities to Inuvik supporting response.

The Trump administration announced an auction to grant oil leases in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, with Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm outlining the plan.

India's new space deal with Norway will allow ISRO satellite data to monitor Arctic climate and support its diplomatic outreach in the High North.

The Trump administration has opened an auction of drilling rights in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’s Coastal Plain, the first time such tracts are offered for sale.

The Trump Administration’s auction of oil‑and‑gas leases in the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge marks the first time the area is opened to drilling, after removing earlier restrictions and following a record $163.7 million sale in the National Petroleum

The Trump administration has opened sealed bids for almost 690,000 acres of oil and gas drilling rights in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, marking the first of four auctions required by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

Bishop Chris Williams, who led the Anglican Diocese of the Arctic until his death in May 2026, was noted for empowering Indigenous leaders.

Fortune Minerals is moving its Nico cobalt‑gold project toward 2027 construction after publishing an updated feasibility study, but financing remains the key hurdle.

The Trump administration has begun sealed bids for about 690,000 acres in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a move that will gauge industry interest in expanding drilling in the region.

The upcoming lease sale attracted David Goldberg and 181 others, possibly making it the only oil and gas leasing opportunity in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

The Trump administration will auction 689,000 acres of oil and gas leases in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a move that may spur industry interest while sparking debate among local native groups and environmental advocates.

UiT applied to host the secretariat for the International Polar Year 2032‑2033, positioning itself as a central hub for Arctic research coordination.

Inuvik’s Midnight Sun Complex now runs on a 689‑kW solar array that supplies about 96 % of its daytime power, cutting diesel use and saving roughly $12 k per month.

The U.S. ambassador to the EU said that President Trump never intended to invade Greenland, clarifying that earlier remarks about annexation were not serious.

Trump is auctioning the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to gauge oil companies' interest, testing industry appetite for Arctic development.

The 28,000‑ton warship, reactivated for Arctic duty, is set to become a key asset of Russia’s Northern Fleet, signaling a renewed military focus in the region.

Satellite images show a sanctioned Russian LNG carrier making a rare early‑season Arctic transit, adjusting its course several times as it searched for safe passage.