<p>Pew’s Arctic Ocean Program works to protect the ecosystems and the peoples supported by North America’s Arctic waters. This pristine region is threatened by global warming, loss of sea ice and pressure to expand unrestrained or poorly regulated industrial development.</p> http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room.aspx In a public radio documentary airing on stations nationwide through early November, reporter Elizabeth Arnold takes listeners north of the Arctic Circle to hear from the people who will feel the impacts of oil development firsthand. Mon, 22 Oct 2012 14:20:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899424910&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Oceans North - Protecting Life in the Arctic&WT.rss_a=Public Radio Looks at Impacts of Offshore Drilling&WT.z_contenttype=Summary An opinion editorial by Scott Highleyman, Director of the Pew Environment Group's International Arctic Program regarding the Central Arctic Ocean. Mon, 17 Sep 2012 11:45:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899418718&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Oceans North - Protecting Life in the Arctic&WT.rss_a=One way to protect the melting Arctic&WT.z_contenttype=OpinionEditorial A statement by the Pew Environment Group applauding Interior Secretary Ken Salazar’s announcement of a plan for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A), located on Alaska’s North Slope. Mon, 13 Aug 2012 13:30:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899411088&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Oceans North - Protecting Life in the Arctic&WT.rss_a=Pew Applauds Balanced Planning for National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska&WT.z_contenttype=PressRelease The Pew Environment Group’s Oceans North Canada, in cooperation with Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans and the province of Manitoba, is launching a three-year study this month to gather data about how belugas rely on the estuaries and to assess the importance of protecting this habitat in the future. Fri, 06 Jul 2012 14:00:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899403519&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Oceans North - Protecting Life in the Arctic&WT.rss_a=Hudson Bay Beluga Project&WT.z_contenttype=Summary Royal Dutch Shell could drill several exploratory oil wells into the waters off the north shore of Alaska this summer. The potential prize is huge, but so is the risk, should there be an oil spill in this pristine and remote region. Tue, 03 Jul 2012 09:00:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899402919&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Oceans North - Protecting Life in the Arctic&WT.rss_a=Ahead Of Alaska Drilling, Shell Practices Cleaning Up&WT.z_contenttype=NewsArticle Marilyn Heiman, director of the U.S. Arctic Program, discusses the Obama administration's new approach to offshore oil and gas leasing in the Arctic in a New York Times article. Wed, 27 Jun 2012 09:50:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899401675&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Oceans North - Protecting Life in the Arctic&WT.rss_a=Shell Is Likely to Receive Permits for Oil Drilling Off Alaska&WT.z_contenttype=NewsArticle A Los Angeles Times article about the expansion of offshore leasing in the Arctic quotes Eleanor Huffines, U.S. Arctic program manager, on the strategy of placing environmentally sensitive areas off-limits. Wed, 27 Jun 2012 09:45:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899401677&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Oceans North - Protecting Life in the Arctic&WT.rss_a=Salazar: U.S. to Open More of Arctic Ocean to Oil, Gas Drilling&WT.z_contenttype=NewsArticle Trevor Taylor, policy director for Oceans North Canada, advocates for international fishing rules in the Arctic to ensure that industrial fishing is done in a sustainable manner. Thu, 31 May 2012 10:15:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899395238&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Oceans North - Protecting Life in the Arctic&WT.rss_a=Taylor: Canada Must Protect High Arctic Fisheries&WT.z_contenttype=OpinionEditorial Henry Huntington, the Pew Environment Group’s Arctic science director, and Trevor Taylor, policy director for Oceans North Canada, discuss the need for Arctic leaders to develop an international fisheries agreement in the Central Arctic Ocean. Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:30:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899382339&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Oceans North - Protecting Life in the Arctic&WT.rss_a=Leaders Urged to Impose Moratorium on Industrial Fishing in the Arctic&WT.z_contenttype=NewsArticle Terms and Conditions Page http://www.pewtrusts.org/terms_and_conditions.aspx