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U.S. House calls for more research on ocean acidification

10 June 201914 June 2019 Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Congress, legislation, oceans, wildlife

The U.S. House last week passed four bills aimed at beefing up research on ocean acidification. “To have four bills

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Why are the US lagging behind in the Arctic? Clues emerge at Washington hearing

9 May 2019 Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, China, Coast Guard, Congress, defence, icebreakers, military, navy, Nome

The United States is losing control over the Arctic to Russia and China because it failed to build the ships,

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Bill to protect ANWR passes early hurdle in Washington

2 May 20192 May 2019 CBC News 0 Comments Alaska, ANWR, Arctic drilling, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, caribou, Congress, energy, First Nations, gas, Gwich’in, indigenous, legislation, oil

Indigenous Gwich’in leaders say they’re hopeful after a U.S. bill to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), located in

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Alaska’s senators diverge on vote to block Trump’s border wall emergency

15 March 201915 March 2019 Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, borders, Congress, Dan Sullivan, Donald Trump, Lisa Murkowski, US Senate

Alaska’s U.S. senators split on the vote Thursday to block President Trump’s declaration of an emergency. If, as expected, Trump

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Trump’s emergency declaration splits Alaska delegation

28 February 201928 February 2019 Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, borders, Congress, Dan Sullivan, Don Young, Donald Trump, House, Lisa Murkowski, military, US Senate

The vote is expected to be close when the U.S. Senate decides whether to reverse President Donald Trump’s declaration of

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Alaska Congressman seeks legal path for cannabidiol

25 February 2019 Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, cannabis, Congress, Don Young, marijuana

Alaska Congressman Don Young has joined a group of House Democrats who are seeking legal status for a product called

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Public lands bill passing U.S. Senate a big win for Alaska’s Murkowski

13 February 2019 Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, Congress, indigenous, Lisa Murkowski, US Senate, veterans

The U.S. Senate Tuesday passed a massive public lands bill, and to the delight of its sponsor, Sen. Lisa Murkowski

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Drilling opponents in U.S. House launch bill to close ANWR

12 February 201912 February 2019 Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, ANWR, Arctic drilling, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Congress, energy, oil

In the U.S. House, opponents of development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (northern Alaska) filed a bill Monday that

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U.S. government shutdown will doom Arctic projects in court, critics say

28 January 201928 January 2019 Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, ANWR, Congress, court, Donald Trump, energy, gas, justice, legal, oil, shutdown

Now that U.S. President Donald Trump has agreed to temporarily fund the Interior Department, the Coast Guard and other closed

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Alaska’s US senators veer apart on shutdown votes

25 January 201925 January 2019 Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, budget, Congress, Dan Sullivan, Lisa Murkowski, shutdown, US Senate

In the U.S. Senate Thursday, two bills that would have ended the partial government shutdown failed to get enough votes

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In Congress, Alaskans are split over shutdown

10 January 201911 January 2019 Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, budget, Congress, Dan Sullivan, Don Young, Lisa Murkowski

Republicans in Congress remain mostly united behind President Trump and his rejection of legislation to re-open government departments unless it

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Why Alaska’s US senators oppose a bipartisan criminal justice reform bill

20 December 2018 Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, Anchorage, Congress, crime, Dan Sullivan, Juneau, Lisa Murkowski

With help from the Trump White House, a criminal justice reform bill is cruising through Congress. The First Step Act

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Will Congress put off building an icebreaker to fund a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border?

29 November 201829 November 2018 Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments borders, budget, Congress, icebreakers, Lisa Murkowski, security, US Senate

U.S. President Donald Trump is in a stand-off with Congress. He said he’ll shut down the government if he doesn’t

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U.S. Congress authorizes six icebreakers in Pentagon bill

2 August 20183 August 2018 Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Congress, defence, icebreakers, military, naval, ships, U.S. Coast Guard

The United States’ annual defense policy bill cleared Congress Wednesday with a pay raise for the troops and a provision

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New farm bill program aims to fight food insecurity in Alaska

30 July 201830 July 2018 Erin McKinstry, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, Congress, food, food security, law, Lisa Murkowski, rural

Around one in eight Alaskans have wondered at some point in the last year where their next meal will come

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