Policy

Jean and Roy Erasmus are pursuing an additional $15 million, after securing $7 million from the federal Green and Inclusive Community Program, to build a trauma healing centre in Yellowknife that would host up to 24 clients for eight‑week stints and keep Indigenous patients in the North.

Canada’s federal emergency‑management minister, Eleanor Olszewski, unveiled new funding for Inuvik’s Mike Zukbo Airport and a national volunteer search‑and‑rescue agreement, while updating the Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangement to boost community resilience amid rising wildfire threats in the Northwest Territories.

Author contends that President Trump's approach to Greenland is right and outlines steps for the United States to curb Russian supremacy in the Arctic.

Norway has been named host of the 2032‑2033 International Polar Year, with the University of Tromsø serving as the central coordinating hub, boosting the country’s role in global polar research.

Rescued beluga whales—species native to the Arctic—have been transferred from the shuttered Marineland of Canada to Georgia Aquarium, where they will begin a new chapter.

NOAA’s new rule permits trained dogs to hunt rats on Alaska’s Pribilof Islands—an exception that helps protect the islands’ fragile wildlife from invasive rodents.

The committee report highlights India’s expanding role in the Arctic and Antarctic, noting a broader shift of these regions from scientific frontiers to strategic arenas.

Julie Sande argues that eliminating or sharply restricting Alaska’s pollock trawl fisheries would devastate coastal communities by cutting key jobs, income, and essential services, citing the industry’s contribution of 58% to seafood harvest volume and $832 million in statewide economic activity.

Russia is constructing a fleet of LNG vessels linked to its Arctic LNG 2 project, aiming to export gas before the EU’s 2027 ban takes effect. The fleet will rely on about 30% of supply from Gazprom’s Sakhalin‑2 and target China as its primary customer.

The Interior Department has drafted new regulations aimed at updating oversight of exploratory oil and gas drilling on the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf.

An agreement has been reached to construct a road corridor linking Nunavut’s Arctic coast with the Northwest Territories, creating Canada’s first permanent land‑based route into the region and offering continuous year‑round road access.

A U.S. oil company has postponed its planned drilling project in Greenland after permit negotiations stalled and the government publicly rebuked the venture.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced an expedited “pitch‑briefing” process in Juneau to select a contractor for a proposed $600 M–$1 B tunnel that would drain the Mendenhall Glacier’s Suicide Basin and prevent future glacial outburst flooding.

Candidates in Alaska's Senate race are being attacked over their stances on factory trawling and bycatch, with both parties claiming legislative achievements while opposition groups scrutinize donations from the industry.

Federal Canada is injecting $15 million into the Northwest Territories’ Dempster Highway to replace three aging culverts at km 40.1, 147 and 266.1, a move aimed at bolstering safety, reliability and long‑term resilience of a critical Arctic transport link.

The article argues that Brussels must first produce an accurate map of the European Arctic before developing a comprehensive policy, framing the region as integral to geopolitical Europe rather than a remote frontier.

Starting fall 2027 the University of Alaska Southeast will charge all students—whether residents or not—the same tuition. The change has already boosted out‑of‑state applications by 18 %, admissions by 43 % and enrollment by 33 %. It adds less than $1.4 million in revenue loss but could expand the state’s talent pool for Arctic work.

India’s Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs has called for a dedicated polar ambassador and a Polar Affairs Desk in the Ministry of External Affairs, arguing that India’s scientific presence in the Arctic and Antarctic is insufficient without coordinated diplomatic, maritime, and economic policy—critical for safeguarding its coastlines, supply chains, and climate‑security interests.

Honey Badger Silver’s acquisition of the Prairie Creek silver‑zinc‑lead mine could bring first production in 2027, bolstering critical metal supply for green technologies while benefiting nearby First Nations through benefit agreements.

Acho Dene Koe First Nation is moving toward a direct‑use geothermal project in Fort Liard, backed by $2 million federal funding and targeting the Mattson Formation for drilling by late 2027, aiming to heat homes, support greenhouse agriculture, and reduce diesel reliance.