Beaufort Sea

• Judge blocks Trump’s attempt to open up Arctic, Atlantic areas to oil and gas leasing

   A federal judge in Alaska has overturned U.S. President Donald Trump’s attempt to open vast areas of the Arctic and Atlantic oceans to oil and gas leasing.

  Environment

  Mar 30, 2019
  
• Mackenzie Gas Pipeline Project cancelled and partnership dissolved

  Imperial Oil says its much-delayed $16.1-billion project to build a natural gas pipeline across the Northwest Territories from the coast of the Beaufort Sea to northern Alberta has finally been cancelled.

  Money

  Dec 28, 2017
  
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• Fort McMurray wildfire tops list of Canada’s biggest 2016 weather stories

  The "beast" of a wildfire that charred Fort McMurray, Alta., was named Canada's biggest weather story of the year in an annual list compiled by the country's top meteorologists.

  Canada

  Dec 28, 2016
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• Polar bears swim longer with less ice due to climate change: study

  Research suggests polar bears are being forced to take long swims more often as climate change reduces Arctic sea ice.

  Environment

  Apr 19, 2016
• Polar bear population drops nearly in half in southern Beaufort Sea: study

  A 10-year study shows that polar bears in Canada's northwestern Arctic have declined in both health and abundance.

  Environment

  Nov 17, 2014
• Arctic oil spills likely to spread across borders: study

  New research suggests a major oil spill in Canada's western Arctic would likely spread quickly and foul oceans around Alaska and possibly as far west as Russia.

  Canada

  Jul 25, 2014