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BigLaw firm made 'Herculean' effort to avoid discovery obligations, judge concludes - ABA Journal
BigLaw firm made 'Herculean' effort to avoid discovery obligations, judge concludes ABA Journal
📢 Published on 📅 18 November 2025 🕒 8:59 pm
Trump administration finalizes plan to open pristine Alaska wildlife refuge to oil and gas drilling - NPR
Trump administration finalizes plan to open pristine Alaska wildlife refuge to oil and gas drilling NPR
📢 Published on 📅 24 October 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Trump administration to open up Alaska wildlife refuge to drilling - Al Jazeera
Trump administration to open up Alaska wildlife refuge to drilling Al Jazeera
📢 Published on 📅 24 October 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Meet Albert, the Fattest Polar Bear on the Planet - AOL.com
Meet Albert, the Fattest Polar Bear on the Planet AOL.com
📢 Published on 📅 3 September 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Arthur Cooke Smith III - Legacy | Obituary
Arthur Cooke Smith III Legacy | Obituary
📢 Published on 📅 22 July 2025 🕒 7:00 am
North Slope leaders applaud tax breaks for whalers in the GOP megabill - KNBA
North Slope leaders applaud tax breaks for whalers in the GOP megabill KNBA
📢 Published on 📅 15 July 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Alaskan Native village to welcome new drilling in its ‘backyard’ with open arms - Washington Examiner
Alaskan Native village to welcome new drilling in its ‘backyard’ with open arms Washington Examiner
📢 Published on 📅 5 July 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Federal government will allow more harm to polar bears near oil facilities - Alaska Beacon
Federal government will allow more harm to polar bears near oil facilities Alaska Beacon
📢 Published on 📅 25 June 2025 🕒 7:00 am
The ANWR is Iñupiaq land. We deserve a say in its future | Op-Ed - The Seattle Times
The ANWR is Iñupiaq land. We deserve a say in its future | Op-Ed The Seattle Times
📢 Published on 📅 23 May 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Arthur ("Swifty") C. Smith III Obituary - Star-Gazette
Arthur ("Swifty") C. Smith III Obituary Star-Gazette
📢 Published on 📅 1 May 2025 🕒 7:00 am
2025's Most Underrated Towns In Alaska - WorldAtlas
2025's Most Underrated Towns In Alaska WorldAtlas
📢 Published on 📅 28 April 2025 🕒 7:00 am
A Journey Into the Heart of Alaska’s Pristine and Imperiled Arctic Refuge - National Audubon Society
A Journey Into the Heart of Alaska’s Pristine and Imperiled Arctic Refuge National Audubon Society
📢 Published on 📅 25 April 2025 🕒 1:44 am
Trump’s order targets fossil fuels in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge - Fast Company
Trump’s order targets fossil fuels in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Fast Company
📢 Published on 📅 22 January 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Meet Fat Albert: The adorable giant of the Arctic world - Times of India
Meet Fat Albert: The adorable giant of the Arctic world Times of India
📢 Published on 📅 5 December 2024 🕒 8:00 am
New report highlights increased polar bear presence and challenging travel in Northwest Alaska as the Arctic warms up - Anchorage Daily News
New report highlights increased polar bear presence and challenging travel in Northwest Alaska as the Arctic warms up Anchorage Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 3 December 2024 🕒 8:00 am
Alaska political leaders hope to see Trump undo restrictions on oil drilling - 毎日新聞
Alaska political leaders hope to see Trump undo restrictions on oil drilling 毎日新聞
📢 Published on 📅 17 November 2024 🕒 8:00 am
The ability to cast a ballot isn’t always guaranteed in Alaska’s far-flung Native villages - Airdrie City View
The ability to cast a ballot isn’t always guaranteed in Alaska’s far-flung Native villages Airdrie City View
📢 Published on 📅 28 October 2024 🕒 7:00 am
The ability to cast a ballot isn’t always guaranteed in Alaska’s far-flung Native villages - AP News
The ability to cast a ballot isn’t always guaranteed in Alaska’s far-flung Native villages AP News
📢 Published on 📅 28 October 2024 🕒 7:00 am
What to do about one of America’s last wild places - The Washington Post
What to do about one of America’s last wild places The Washington Post
📢 Published on 📅 22 October 2024 🕒 7:00 am
October earthquake uptick south of Kaktovik - Alaska Earthquake Center
October earthquake uptick south of Kaktovik Alaska Earthquake Center
📢 Published on 📅 18 October 2024 🕒 7:00 am
Melting Arctic Sea Ice Threatens Polar Bears - VOA - Voice of America English News
Melting Arctic Sea Ice Threatens Polar Bears VOA - Voice of America English News
📢 Published on 📅 17 November 2023 🕒 8:00 am
Joshua Soplu Obituary (1951 - 2023) - Fairbanks, AK - Daily News-Miner - Legacy | Obituary
Joshua Soplu Obituary (1951 - 2023) - Fairbanks, AK - Daily News-Miner Legacy | Obituary
📢 Published on 📅 18 October 2023 🕒 7:00 am
Kaktovik captain landed the first whale of the season for the region - Anchorage Daily News
Kaktovik captain landed the first whale of the season for the region Anchorage Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 14 September 2023 🕒 7:00 am
Construction of Kaktovik school is underway - Anchorage Daily News
Construction of Kaktovik school is underway Anchorage Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 31 August 2023 🕒 7:00 am
Counting in Iñupiaq, Alaska students build clocks using Kaktovik numerals - Anchorage Daily News
Counting in Iñupiaq, Alaska students build clocks using Kaktovik numerals Anchorage Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 25 June 2023 🕒 7:00 am
Kaktovik numerals preserve Iñupiaq culture through mathematics - Alaska's News Source
Kaktovik numerals preserve Iñupiaq culture through mathematics Alaska's News Source
📢 Published on 📅 17 May 2023 🕒 7:00 am
Puzzle Monday: A Number System of Their Own - Atlas Obscura
Puzzle Monday: A Number System of Their Own Atlas Obscura
📢 Published on 📅 8 May 2023 🕒 7:00 am
8 Most Underrated Towns In Alaska - WorldAtlas
8 Most Underrated Towns In Alaska WorldAtlas
📢 Published on 📅 14 April 2023 🕒 7:00 am
A Number System Invented by Inuit Schoolchildren Will Make Its Silicon Valley Debut - Scientific American
A Number System Invented by Inuit Schoolchildren Will Make Its Silicon Valley Debut Scientific American
📢 Published on 📅 10 April 2023 🕒 7:00 am
Rare attack in Northwest Alaska renews interest in polar bear patrols - Anchorage Daily News
Rare attack in Northwest Alaska renews interest in polar bear patrols Anchorage Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 20 January 2023 🕒 8:00 am
'Just horrific': Fatal polar bear mauling happened during storm - Alaska Public Media
'Just horrific': Fatal polar bear mauling happened during storm Alaska Public Media
📢 Published on 📅 19 January 2023 🕒 8:00 am
Polar bear kills mother, son in Alaska village, state troopers say - LiveNOW from FOX
Polar bear kills mother, son in Alaska village, state troopers say LiveNOW from FOX
📢 Published on 📅 18 January 2023 🕒 8:00 am
Digitized Kaktovik Numerals Engage Native American Students - GovTech
Digitized Kaktovik Numerals Engage Native American Students GovTech
📢 Published on 📅 7 November 2022 🕒 8:00 am
Kaktovik, Alaska - America's Polar Bear Capital - WorldAtlas
Kaktovik, Alaska - America's Polar Bear Capital WorldAtlas
📢 Published on 📅 20 October 2022 🕒 7:00 am
Coast Guard Cutter Stratton Crew Visits Kaktovik, Alaska, During Arctic Patrol - Homeland Security Today
Coast Guard Cutter Stratton Crew Visits Kaktovik, Alaska, During Arctic Patrol Homeland Security Today
📢 Published on 📅 13 October 2022 🕒 7:00 am
Human garbage is a plentiful but dangerous source of food for polar bears - Alaska Beacon
Human garbage is a plentiful but dangerous source of food for polar bears Alaska Beacon
📢 Published on 📅 22 July 2022 🕒 7:00 am
New air quality monitoring station provides clear data in Arctic - Bureau of Land Management (.gov)
New air quality monitoring station provides clear data in Arctic Bureau of Land Management (.gov)
📢 Published on 📅 1 April 2022 🕒 7:00 am
Here’s the best spot on Earth to see polar bears in the wild - National Geographic
Here’s the best spot on Earth to see polar bears in the wild National Geographic
📢 Published on 📅 29 December 2021 🕒 8:00 am
Life on the edge: Iñupiat communities and polar bears on Alaska's wild North Slope - National Geographic
Life on the edge: Iñupiat communities and polar bears on Alaska's wild North Slope National Geographic
📢 Published on 📅 21 October 2021 🕒 7:00 am
'Hey, lay off my carcass!' Grizzlies chase polar bears away from important food source - Science | AAAS
'Hey, lay off my carcass!' Grizzlies chase polar bears away from important food source Science | AAAS
📢 Published on 📅 2 October 2021 🕒 1:57 am
Last-minute Trump administration order targets Alaska polar bear guides - Anchorage Daily News
Last-minute Trump administration order targets Alaska polar bear guides Anchorage Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 24 March 2021 🕒 7:00 am
Kaktovik tribe says Biden didn’t reach out before agreement with Canada on Arctic refuge caribou - Alaska Public Media
Kaktovik tribe says Biden didn’t reach out before agreement with Canada on Arctic refuge caribou Alaska Public Media
📢 Published on 📅 4 March 2021 🕒 8:00 am
Kaktovik Iñupiat Corp. blames feds for missed ANWR deadline, demands apology - Alaska Public Media
Kaktovik Iñupiat Corp. blames feds for missed ANWR deadline, demands apology Alaska Public Media
📢 Published on 📅 26 February 2021 🕒 8:00 am
Kaktovik voters overturn decades-old alcohol ban - Alaska Public Media
Kaktovik voters overturn decades-old alcohol ban Alaska Public Media
📢 Published on 📅 16 June 2020 🕒 7:00 am
Native groups object to prison sentence of Kaktovik man who shot and wasted polar bear - Alaska Public Media
Native groups object to prison sentence of Kaktovik man who shot and wasted polar bear Alaska Public Media
📢 Published on 📅 5 March 2020 🕒 8:00 am
Alaska Native groups object to prison sentence for Kaktovik man who killed and wasted polar bear - Anchorage Daily News
Alaska Native groups object to prison sentence for Kaktovik man who killed and wasted polar bear Anchorage Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 4 March 2020 🕒 8:00 am
Kaktovik is crawling with polar bears. Now a man is going to prison for wasting one. - Alaska Public Media
Kaktovik is crawling with polar bears. Now a man is going to prison for wasting one. Alaska Public Media
📢 Published on 📅 2 March 2020 🕒 8:00 am
‘We will rebuild’: Kaktovik prioritizes getting kids back to class following school fire - KTOO
‘We will rebuild’: Kaktovik prioritizes getting kids back to class following school fire KTOO
📢 Published on 📅 11 February 2020 🕒 8:00 am
Investigators look for answers in Kaktovik school fire - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Investigators look for answers in Kaktovik school fire Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
📢 Published on 📅 10 February 2020 🕒 8:00 am
Kaktovik mourns ‘heart of the village’ after school fire; officials scramble to resume classes - Anchorage Daily News
Kaktovik mourns ‘heart of the village’ after school fire; officials scramble to resume classes Anchorage Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 9 February 2020 🕒 8:00 am
Kaktovik mourns burned school; workers were thawing pipes before the blaze - Alaska Public Media
Kaktovik mourns burned school; workers were thawing pipes before the blaze Alaska Public Media
📢 Published on 📅 7 February 2020 🕒 8:00 am
UPDATE: Aid expected Saturday after Kaktovik's only school declared a "total loss" from fire - Alaska's News Source
UPDATE: Aid expected Saturday after Kaktovik's only school declared a "total loss" from fire Alaska's News Source
📢 Published on 📅 7 February 2020 🕒 8:00 am
Fire in North Slope village of Kaktovik engulfs school overnight - KTOO
Fire in North Slope village of Kaktovik engulfs school overnight KTOO
📢 Published on 📅 7 February 2020 🕒 8:00 am
Fire destroys much of school in Kaktovik as extreme cold and wind hamper firefighters - Anchorage Daily News
Fire destroys much of school in Kaktovik as extreme cold and wind hamper firefighters Anchorage Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 7 February 2020 🕒 8:00 am
As newly-renovated Kaktovik school continues to burn, villagers express shock, officials say it's 'a total loss' - Alaska Public Media
As newly-renovated Kaktovik school continues to burn, villagers express shock, officials say it's 'a total loss' Alaska Public Media
📢 Published on 📅 7 February 2020 🕒 8:00 am
A Native Whaler's View - Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (.gov)
A Native Whaler's View Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (.gov)
📢 Published on 📅 19 November 2019 🕒 2:29 am
What’s baking in Alaska? Alaska tops the list of climate-induced travel destinations. - discovery.com
What’s baking in Alaska? Alaska tops the list of climate-induced travel destinations. discovery.com
📢 Published on 📅 1 November 2019 🕒 9:20 pm
Symbol of the Arctic: Kaktovik's polar bears - Brainerd Dispatch
Symbol of the Arctic: Kaktovik's polar bears Brainerd Dispatch
📢 Published on 📅 13 October 2019 🕒 7:00 am
Nuiqsut and Kaktovik crews land whales as fall hunt begins on North Slope - Anchorage Daily News
Nuiqsut and Kaktovik crews land whales as fall hunt begins on North Slope Anchorage Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 4 September 2019 🕒 7:00 am
With ANWR drilling on its doorstep, an Alaska Native village is poised to profit - Alaska Public Media
With ANWR drilling on its doorstep, an Alaska Native village is poised to profit Alaska Public Media
📢 Published on 📅 29 July 2019 🕒 7:00 am
As polar bears encroach on this Alaska village, feds charge man with illegally shooting one - KTOO
As polar bears encroach on this Alaska village, feds charge man with illegally shooting one KTOO
📢 Published on 📅 11 July 2019 🕒 7:00 am
As Oil Drilling Nears In Arctic Refuge, 2 Alaska Villages See Different Futures - NPR
As Oil Drilling Nears In Arctic Refuge, 2 Alaska Villages See Different Futures NPR
📢 Published on 📅 3 July 2019 🕒 7:00 am
As Oil Drilling Nears In Arctic Refuge, 2 Alaska Villages See Different Futures - Jefferson Public Radio
As Oil Drilling Nears In Arctic Refuge, 2 Alaska Villages See Different Futures Jefferson Public Radio
📢 Published on 📅 3 July 2019 🕒 7:00 am
In the Alaska village where ANWR is the backyard, many see drilling as an opportunity - Alaska Public Media
In the Alaska village where ANWR is the backyard, many see drilling as an opportunity Alaska Public Media
📢 Published on 📅 2 July 2019 🕒 7:00 am
Kaktovik rookie Reitan hopes the Yukon Quest helped prepare his team for the Iditarod - Anchorage Daily News
Kaktovik rookie Reitan hopes the Yukon Quest helped prepare his team for the Iditarod Anchorage Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 4 March 2019 🕒 8:00 am
Oil giant donates money to save thawing Arctic ice cellars - CBC
Oil giant donates money to save thawing Arctic ice cellars CBC
📢 Published on 📅 30 January 2019 🕒 8:00 am
Alaska: Earth's Frozen Kingdom - BBC
Alaska: Earth's Frozen Kingdom BBC
📢 Published on 📅 13 January 2019 🕒 6:00 am
Newport man visits Arctic National Wildlife Refuge - Monroe Evening News
Newport man visits Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Monroe Evening News
📢 Published on 📅 2 October 2018 🕒 7:00 am
Would your dog tussle with a polar bear? This one did, and it was caught on camera - Alaska's News Source
Would your dog tussle with a polar bear? This one did, and it was caught on camera Alaska's News Source
📢 Published on 📅 13 September 2018 🕒 7:00 am
Polar bears turn tiny Alaska town into tourist attraction - The Columbus Dispatch
Polar bears turn tiny Alaska town into tourist attraction The Columbus Dispatch
📢 Published on 📅 9 September 2018 🕒 7:00 am
Tiny Alaska village experiences boom in polar bear tourism - CBC
Tiny Alaska village experiences boom in polar bear tourism CBC
📢 Published on 📅 4 September 2018 🕒 7:00 am
Alaska Village Experiences Boom in Polar Bear Tourism - VOA - Voice of America English News
Alaska Village Experiences Boom in Polar Bear Tourism VOA - Voice of America English News
📢 Published on 📅 4 September 2018 🕒 7:00 am
Tiny Alaska village experiences a tourism boom focused on polar bears - Anchorage Daily News
Tiny Alaska village experiences a tourism boom focused on polar bears Anchorage Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 4 September 2018 🕒 7:00 am
In Kaktovik, sea ice loss means a boom in polar bear tourism - KTOO
In Kaktovik, sea ice loss means a boom in polar bear tourism KTOO
📢 Published on 📅 3 September 2018 🕒 7:00 am
6.4 earthquake hits northeast Alaska. It was the strongest quake ever recorded in the region. - Anchorage Daily News
6.4 earthquake hits northeast Alaska. It was the strongest quake ever recorded in the region. Anchorage Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 12 August 2018 🕒 7:00 am
M6.4 Kaktovik earthquake: the largest ever on the North Slope - Alaska Earthquake Center
M6.4 Kaktovik earthquake: the largest ever on the North Slope Alaska Earthquake Center
📢 Published on 📅 12 August 2018 🕒 7:00 am
Biggest-ever earthquake recorded on North Slope - Alaska Public Media
Biggest-ever earthquake recorded on North Slope Alaska Public Media
📢 Published on 📅 12 August 2018 🕒 7:00 am
Alaska Whale Hunt Keeps Polar Bears Alive - Sierra Club
Alaska Whale Hunt Keeps Polar Bears Alive Sierra Club
📢 Published on 📅 9 June 2018 🕒 7:00 am
Video Polar bears, Alaskan villagers way of life at risk, experts say: Part 2 - ABC News
Video Polar bears, Alaskan villagers way of life at risk, experts say: Part 2 ABC News
📢 Published on 📅 19 February 2018 🕒 8:00 am
The Great Polar Bear Feast - The Great Polar Bear Feast - Twin Cities PBS - TPT - Twin Cities PBS
The Great Polar Bear Feast - The Great Polar Bear Feast - Twin Cities PBS TPT - Twin Cities PBS
📢 Published on 📅 9 February 2018 🕒 9:41 pm
Those who would open ANWR do not speak for Kaktovik - Anchorage Daily News
Those who would open ANWR do not speak for Kaktovik Anchorage Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 13 December 2017 🕒 8:00 am
Alaskan town's polar bear problem leads to tourism boom - ABC News
Alaskan town's polar bear problem leads to tourism boom ABC News
📢 Published on 📅 28 November 2017 🕒 8:00 am
Alaskan town's polar bear problem leads to tourism boom - Good Morning America
Alaskan town's polar bear problem leads to tourism boom Good Morning America
📢 Published on 📅 28 November 2017 🕒 8:00 am
This Alaskan Town Is Being Overrun by Polar Bears and Tourists - Condé Nast Traveler
This Alaskan Town Is Being Overrun by Polar Bears and Tourists Condé Nast Traveler
📢 Published on 📅 19 November 2017 🕒 8:00 am
Threatened polar bears find sanctuary in Alaska village - New York Post
Threatened polar bears find sanctuary in Alaska village New York Post
📢 Published on 📅 26 September 2017 🕒 7:00 am
For one Arctic musher, the Iditarod is just another adventure in a life full of them - Arctic Today
For one Arctic musher, the Iditarod is just another adventure in a life full of them Arctic Today
📢 Published on 📅 3 March 2017 🕒 8:00 am
The Bounty of the Bone Pile - Hakai Magazine
The Bounty of the Bone Pile Hakai Magazine
📢 Published on 📅 27 February 2017 🕒 8:00 am
The Curious Case of the Kaktovik Polar Bears - TravelAge West
The Curious Case of the Kaktovik Polar Bears TravelAge West
📢 Published on 📅 26 February 2017 🕒 8:00 am
Tiny Eskimo village becomes 'polar bear capital of United States' - The Independent
Tiny Eskimo village becomes 'polar bear capital of United States' The Independent
📢 Published on 📅 24 February 2017 🕒 8:00 am
Polar Bears’ Path to Decline Runs Through Alaskan Village (Published 2016) - The New York Times
Polar Bears’ Path to Decline Runs Through Alaskan Village (Published 2016) The New York Times
📢 Published on 📅 18 December 2016 🕒 8:00 am
Up close and personal with the polar bears in Kaktovik, Alaska - The Denver Post
Up close and personal with the polar bears in Kaktovik, Alaska The Denver Post
📢 Published on 📅 7 December 2016 🕒 8:00 am
Watching polar bears devour a whale made me think they could survive the Arctic melt - The Guardian
Watching polar bears devour a whale made me think they could survive the Arctic melt The Guardian
📢 Published on 📅 4 December 2015 🕒 8:00 am
Polar Bears Take Note: This Food Is Not For You - Defenders of Wildlife
Polar Bears Take Note: This Food Is Not For You Defenders of Wildlife
📢 Published on 📅 2 November 2015 🕒 8:00 am
Alaskan Adventure: The Polar Bears of Kaktovik - Brainerd Dispatch
Alaskan Adventure: The Polar Bears of Kaktovik Brainerd Dispatch
📢 Published on 📅 28 October 2014 🕒 7:00 am
Photos: Life in the Alaska village of Kaktovik - Anchorage Daily News
Photos: Life in the Alaska village of Kaktovik Anchorage Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 24 September 2012 🕒 7:00 am
Stranded polar bears at Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska - in pictures - The Guardian
Stranded polar bears at Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska - in pictures The Guardian
📢 Published on 📅 16 November 2011 🕒 8:00 am
Alaska District receives award for Jago River cleanup - army.mil
Alaska District receives award for Jago River cleanup army.mil
📢 Published on 📅 4 March 2011 🕒 8:00 am
Ice Road Tourist - Leeham News and Analysis
Ice Road Tourist Leeham News and Analysis
📢 Published on 📅 31 October 2010 🕒 7:00 am
Inside the dome: Barter Island radar site opens doors > Air Force > Display - af.mil
Inside the dome: Barter Island radar site opens doors > Air Force > Display af.mil
📢 Published on 📅 26 May 2009 🕒 7:00 am
Storm exposes unknown glacier on Alaska coast - Geophysical Institute
Storm exposes unknown glacier on Alaska coast Geophysical Institute
📢 Published on 📅 17 December 2008 🕒 8:00 am
