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Video: Orphaned walruses at SeaLife Center
The now famous walruses were being cared for at the Alaska SeaLife Center. Now, both have new homes in Indianapolis and New York.
White House, key Congress members still committed to Arctic drilling
Critics want a halt to offshore Arctic drilling in the wake of Shell's latest mishap in the waters off Alaska but there's no sign the Obama administration and key members of Congress are backing off their support for drilling in the sensitive region.
Environment
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ENVIRONMENT
Feds let industry pollute nation's underground water supply
Federal officials have given energy and mining companies permission to pollute aquifers in more than 1,500 places across the country, releasing toxic material into underground reservoirs that help supply more than half of the nation's drinking water.
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ENVIRONMENT
Washington state confronts ocean acidity
Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire, a Democrat, ordered state agencies on Tuesday to take steps to address the ocean's increasing acidity, making it the first state to adopt a policy to address what scientists describe as a growing environmental concern.
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ENVIRONMENT
Obama issues disaster declaration for storms
President Barack Obama has issued a disaster declaration for large parts of Alaska affected by storms, winds, flooding and landslides during the last half of September.
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ENVIRONMENT
Climate talks must consider impact of melting permafrost, scientists say
Scientists who study the Arctic say they're worried that nations meeting this week to set targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions aren't adequately considering how much carbon dioxide and methane could be released from the world's rapidly thawing permafrost.
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ENVIRONMENT
Glass recycling starts up again in Anchorage
Glass recycling is returning to Anchorage. The glass will be turned into gravel-like products and used in utility and road construction.
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ENVIRONMENT
Coast Guard: No sign of spill in area where oiled wildlife was found
Investigating oiled wildlife found on St. Lawrence Island, a U.S. Coast Guard plane on Thursday found no signs of an oil spill along the Bering Sea island coast or surrounding waters.
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CRIME
German shippers plead guilty to oily discharge en route to Alaska
The Susan K's owners, Nimmrich and Prahm Bereederung and Nimmrich and Prahm Reedrei, pleaded guilty Friday to obstruction of justice and failing to prevent pollution from the Susan K and agreed to a $1.2 million fine.
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STATE NEWS
Obama administration backs ban on polar bear trade
SEATTLE -- Faced with growing concerns about the hunting of polar bears in Canada, the Obama administration announced Friday it will again support a ban on trade of the animals, whose hides fetch up to $16,000 each on the international market.
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ENVIRONMENT
'Corrosive waters' emerge as a new threat to climate, fishing
Homer's worries about the changing chemical balance of the ocean and its impact on fish has made an arcane scientific buzzword common parlance here, along with the phrase "corrosive waters."
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FAIRBANKS
Fairbanks rejects borough oversight of wood-burning emissions
Voters in the Fairbanks North Star Borough have approved an initiative that bans borough officials from regulating air pollution from home heating devices, including hydronic heaters that burn wood.
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