Latest Arctic News

Appeals court weighs whether to let stand Biden's approval of Willow oil project in Alaska

Feb. 05, 2024 18:17 PM EST

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An appeals court panel is deciding whether to let stand the Biden administration's approval of the massive Willow oil project in a federal petroleum reserve on Alaska's North Slope. Environmentalists and a grassroots group called Sovereign Iñupiat for a...

How to book a unique all-inclusive vacation that’s not terrible

Jan. 24, 2024 09:18 AM EST

All-inclusive vacations can conjure images of food under heat lamps, too many poolside piña coladas, and being trapped on resort grounds. But sun-soaked packages are not the only type of all-inclusives. Sure, sprawling mega-resorts exist — and their numbers are growing....

US in deep freeze while much of the world is extra toasty? Yet again, it's climate change

Jan. 16, 2024 18:24 PM EST

Much of the United States is shivering through brutal cold as most of the rest of the world is feeling unusually warm weather. However strange it sounds, that contradiction fits snugly in explanations of what climate change is doing to Earth, scientists said. In a map of global...