Lawsuit Challenges Massive Oil and Gas Sale Over Harms to Western Arctic Public Lands and the Climate
Vast natural areas long protected from extraction will now be offered to oil companies for drilling
Expanded Arctic Drilling Faces a Wave of Lawsuits
Now, a second Trump administration is backing a relentless effort to open access in Arctic to oil companies even in areas local Iñupiat people consider most vulnerable to disturbance.
Greenland Reports Growing Investor Interest in Mining Opportunities
Many potential sites are located in remote regions with limited to no road coverage, ports or energy supply.
Alaska Offshore Lease Sale Receives No Bids from Oil and Gas Companies
The failure of the recent Cook Inlet offshore lease sale is therefore not an isolated incident but speaks to a pattern of industry hesitancy.
Canada and Norway Strengthen Shipping Emission Rules in Arctic Waters
By applying stricter sulfur and nitrogen oxide standards, the new emission control areas (ECAs) bring parts of the Arctic in line with other maritime regions subject to enhanced emission controls, like the North Sea.
A Louder Arctic: New Research Expands Understanding of Underwater Noise
Using 10 years of underwater observations from 2015 to 2024, the researchers found that a multitude of sources in the Arctic, including ships, snowmobiles, machinery, and aircraft, are sizable contributors to underwater noise.
What Trump’s plans for the Arctic mean for the global climate crisis
With plans to sell off over a million acres of natural habitat for oil and gas development, the Trump administration is ignoring the dire impact on its fragile Arctic ecosystem.
Oil Rig Collapse in Alaska
The rig was carrying approximately 4,000 gallons of diesel when it fell, igniting a fire and spilling fuel less than 500 feet from a tributary to the Colville River.
Equinor Invests $400 Million to Boost Output at Newest Arctic Oilfield
Earlier this month, Vår Energi confirmed an oil discovery very close to its Goliat field in the Barents Sea, the first operating Arctic oilfield offshore Norway.