Policy

Only five of the 58 tracts in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge received bids in the latest oil and gas lease auction, prompting critics to call the sale a flop.

Senators Murkowski and Shaheen introduced a resolution that reiterates congressional commitment to engage with Arctic allies amid rising geopolitical and environmental pressures.

Alaska lawmakers weigh a $1 billion annual property tax break for a proposed North Slope LNG pipeline, a move that could lock communities into a 36‑year loss of about $13 billion, contrasting with the tax‑paying 1970s Trans‑Alaska pipeline.

Federal leases to drill for oil in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge sold last week are now facing immediate litigation over tribal rights, potentially delaying drilling.

The IMO has adopted the world's largest emission control area, tied to the Clean Arctic Alliance, setting new emissions limits that will alter Arctic shipping operations.

After Typhoon Halong, 19 of Kipnuk’s 700 residents stayed to rebuild, while most voted to relocate to higher ground, illustrating the community’s resilience and long‑term relocation planning in a climate‑vulnerable Arctic region.

China's crude imports fell to an eight‑year low while only five new leases were awarded in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, tightening supply dynamics that have capped oil price gains.

Big oil companies oppose President Trump's proposal to drill in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, citing concerns over environmental impacts and regulatory hurdles.

Big Oil firms decline drilling permits in Alaska’s Arctic Wildlife Refuge amid political uncertainty.

NWT premier RJ Simpson endorses free, prior and informed consent as the right approach for the Mackenzie Valley Highway, with Sahtu, Gwich’in, and Pehdzéh Kı̨ governments signing an MOU but the project remains unfunded.

Azat Miftakhov, a Russian‑Tatar mathematician, was transferred to the harsh Kharp Arctic prison where he alleges torture, sparking a global advocacy campaign for his release.

Trump’s Arctic oil push is called political theater, with the latest auction of drilling rights in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge announced amid criticism.

Russia has reopened its Arctic LNG 2 export corridor via the Northern Sea Route after the icebreaker Christophe de Margerie completed a 13‑day early‑summer transit, reactivating a logistics chain to Asian LNG markets.

The Federal Subsistence Board approved three wildlife special action requests for the Western Arctic Caribou herd, a decision that will shape subsistence rights and governance for Arctic communities.

Lisa Weissler warns that Alaska’s 90% gas‑property‑tax reduction for the North Slope LNG project could repeat past costly concessions, leaving the state exposed to unknown future costs.

Only two companies purchased oil lease rights in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, highlighting limited interest in Arctic oil development.

Donald Trump offered 689,000 Arctic acres for drilling, but only 72,000 have been leased, and buyers have rarely operated in the Arctic.

NATO launched Task Force X (TFX)-Arctic, a new unit led by Allied Command Transformation to strengthen Arctic security and coordinate responses to emerging threats.

The Trump administration's lease sale in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge attracted little interest from the oil and gas industry, indicating limited demand for new Arctic drilling permits.

Only two entities won nearly 690,000 acres of drilling rights in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge during Trump‑era auction, as major oil firms stayed out amid environmental concerns.

The Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies and the Office of the Governor of Alaska signed a Memorandum of Understanding to address algal toxins in Alaska’s Arctic waters.

Five oil and gas leases were awarded in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’s Coastal Plain after a BLM auction, expanding potential extraction in a protected Arctic area.

Greenland’s government rejected a proposal by the Naleraq party to register Inuit citizens, affecting Inuit governance and rights in the Arctic.

Donald Trump proposes auctioning almost 700,000 acres of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil and gas drilling, a move opposed by Tribal Nations.