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Eight state supreme court vacancies announced by mid-March 2023

As of March 14, there have been eight state supreme court vacancies or vacancy announcements in 2023 for judges whose replacements are chosen via appointment instead of election. Alaska, California, North Dakota, and Tennessee each have one state supreme court vacancy. Delaware and Missouri each have two state supreme court…

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Bowhead whales' migration patterns have shifted in the Arctic

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — With ice declining, bowhead whales of the Pacific Arctic are staying longer in the waters up north. A change in migration patterns could affect the bowheads' health and safety, as well as hunters' access to the subsistence resource.

Tribune News Service

Go wild in these 8 Alaska National Parks

Alaska’s eight National Parks showcase the state’s stunning wilderness as well as abundant wildlife viewing opportunities, all without the crowds

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Alaska education board supports keeping transgender girls off girls sports teams

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — In an unannounced move, the Alaska board of education unanimously passed a resolution Thursday afternoon that urges the state education department to limit the participation of transgender girls in girls school sports.

Tribune News Service

Haaland criticized over ‘difficult’ choice on Willow project

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is facing criticism from political allies after the Biden administration approved a contentious oil drilling project in Alaska

The Independent UK

Will Bunch: Biden's right turns on oil, crime, border 'a slap' to young voters. Will he pay in '24?

If you've never heard of the Willow project — the massive, up-to-600-million-barrels oil-drilling venture on federal lands in the Alaska wilderness that was greenlighted this week by the Biden administration — then you're probably also not a teen or 20-something who spends a good chunk of your day on TikTok.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

What's next for Alaska's Willow oil project? AP explains

The Biden administration’s approval this week of the largest new oil project in years on Alaska’s petroleum-rich North Slope has immediately been met by lawsuits seeking to stop the Willow project

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The Willow project explained

The venture is supposed to secure energy independence and Alaskan prosperity. It probably won’t do either

Salon

Biden climate legacy at stake after backlash over Willow

President Joe Biden has made fighting climate change a core part of his agenda

The Independent UK

Controversy over Willow Project as US approves oil drilling in Alaska

The Biden administration has made tackling climate change a key plank of its platform. But a new decision from the White House has left environmental activists fuming. This week, it approved a massive oil drilling project in Alaska known as the Willow Project. We take a closer look and get…

France 24

Major oil project approval intensifies Alaska Natives' rift

The Biden administration’s approval this week of the biggest oil drilling project in Alaska in decades promises to widen a rift among Alaska Natives

The Independent UK

Minnesota lawmakers pushing ranked-choice voting for all state, federal races

MINNEAPOLIS — Nearly 15 years ago, Minneapolis became the first Minnesota city to switch to ranked-choice voting, acting as a laboratory for a new system that supporters argued would tamp down the sharp division that ails politics.

Tribune News Service

Food influencers are not new

With dishes like fried rice medley and bombe Alaska, "Debbie" helped to influence a generation of Australian cooks

Salon

Colbert on Trump rejecting ‘Meatball Ron’ nickname: ‘He draws the line at meatballs’

Late-night hosts discuss Trump blaming Mike Pence for January 6, nickname options for Ron DeSantis and Biden’s approval of the Willow oil drilling project in Alaska

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US lawsuit filed to stop Willow oil drilling project in Alaska

The Alaska venture will add 239 million metric tons of carbon emissions to the atmosphere over the next 30 years.

Axios

Environmental groups sue Biden admin in bid to halt Willow oil project in Alaska

The coalition alleges the project will spew toxic emissions and greenhouse gas pollution, undermining Biden's climate promises.

Tribune News Service

Interior secretary withdraws land exchange but signals support for road through Alaska’s Izembek National Wildlife Refuge

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on Tuesday signaled her support for a road through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge that has been at the center of a decades-long battle between the largely Indigenous people of King Cove, who say it will provide lifesaving access to a Cold Bay…

The Conversation

Tangy apricot Bavarian whip, fried rice medley and bombe Alaska: what Australia's first food influencer had us cooking

Our food choices are being influenced every day. On social media platforms such as YouTube, Instagram and TikTok, food and eating consistently appear on lists of trending topics.

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The Independent UK

Joe Biden approves huge Willow oil project in Alaska

Climate activists say Biden putting climate legacy at risk

The Guardian - US

Biden just betrayed the planet – and his own campaign vows

Biden promised no more drilling on federal lands, ‘period, period’. This week he approved the massive Willow project

Al Jazeera

Willow oil drilling project in Alaska: Here’s what to know

US government decision to greenlight ConocoPhillips Alaska’s $8bn Willow oil project received praise and condemnation.

The Guardian - US

Biden’s approval of Willow project shows inconsistency of US’s first ‘climate president’

Biden may have promised ‘no more drilling on federal lands, period’ during his campaign, but the reality has been very different

The Independent UK

Alaska oil project approval adds yet another climate concern

The Biden administration’s approval of a massive oil development in northern Alaska commits the U.S. to yet another decadeslong crude project

Salon

Biden breaks pledge, OKs oil venture

The administration approved the controversial ConocoPhillips venture while also limiting future drilling elsewhere

Tribune News Service

Alaska oil project approved as protection sought for other areas

WASHINGTON — The Interior Department on Monday approved the operation of a massive oil and gas facility on Alaska’s North Slope, a ConocoPhillips project called Willow supported by the state’s congressional delegation but opposed by environmental groups.

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