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Homeland Defense Secretary Chertoff plans trip to Alaska's arctic

Alaska Public Media
Published March 4, 2008 at 11:16 PM AKST

With climate change opening access to the Arctic Ocean, the Coast Guard is gearing up to increase its presence there. So Homeland Defense Secretary Michael Chertoff plans to come up and get a first-hand look at the situation in coming months.Joel Southern, APRN - Washington, DC