U.S. bill would give Alaska Native corporations share of ANWR oil revenue
At the request of Alaska Congressman Don Young, a bill pending in the U.S. House would reduce Alaska’s share of
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Author: Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
US Gov preparing for oil exploration in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
The U.S. Interior Department on Thursday announced it is undertaking a series of construction projects to prepare for oil exploration
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Committee approves nomination of Alaska’s Sweeney to U.S. Indian Affairs
Alaskan Tara Sweeney’s nomination to be Assistant Interior Secretary for Indian Affairs cleared a U.S. Senate Committee today with no
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Alaska Senator Murkowski irked at new tariffs and “confusing” Trump team
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski said President Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs aren’t good for Alaska and she’s frustrated with the
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Trump admin pushes for looser rules on predator hunting in Alaska
The Trump administration is trying to erase another part of President Obama’s environmental legacy in Alaska: It wants to roll
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Senators tell Alaska’s Sweeney to be tough and ethical at U.S. Indian Affairs
Alaskan Tara MacLean Sweeney faced no resistance at a U.S. Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday on her nomination to be assistant
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Agency supporting Alaska’s rural development has new interim leader
Former state senator John Torgerson has been appointed to run the Denali Commission while a search is underway for the
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Washington urged to cancel offshore plans in Arctic
Democrats in Congress are sounding the alarm about the Interior Department’s efforts to hold an offshore oil lease sale in
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Alaska governor says Army Corps of Engineers moving too fast on mining project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is preparing an Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Pebble mine, and the Walker
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Washington wants input on offshore drilling in Arctic, environmentalists cry foul
The United States Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is beginning work on a lease sale next year in Arctic
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Gun tax sends $33M to Alaska
Americans have spent a lot of money on guns and ammunition in recent years, and that has sent revenues pouring
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Trump administration to drop new “critical habitat” for endangered species designation
The Trump administration has agreed to rewrite rules that would have made it easier for the government to designate areas
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Tweets aside, Senator Sullivan says Trump good for Alaska
Sen. Dan Sullivan, in his annual address to the state Legislature, said he doesn’t like all of President Trump’s tweets
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Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey scientist resigns over Petroleum Reserve report
A report on Alaska’s oil potential is at the heart of a controversy at the Department of Interior. The magazine
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5 ways Trump’s budget could pinch Alaska
President Trump’s 2019 budget would cut a lot of line-items that benefit Alaska. It’s more of a statement of values
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