Murkowski and Colleagues Advance Legislation to Block Department of Education Interagency Agreements

Murkowski and Colleagues Advance Legislation to Block Department of Education Interagency Agreements

Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) Thursday joined Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Senator Susan Collins (R-ME)—all members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee—in voting to advance S. 5046, legislation they introduced to block certain Interagency Agreements issued by the Department of Education that would transfer critical offices and programs to […]

EPA Authorizes Alaska to Administer Federal Hazardous Waste Program

EPA Authorizes Alaska to Administer Federal Hazardous Waste Program

JUNEAU, Alaska — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted Alaska final authorization to administer the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Subtitle C hazardous waste management program. The milestone follows a four-year effort under Governor Mike Dunleavy’s administration and close collaboration among the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), EPA Region 10, the […]

BLM Announces Fall Fortymile Caribou Federal Subsistence Hunt 

BLM Announces Fall Fortymile Caribou Federal Subsistence Hunt 

FAIRBANKS, Alaska – The Bureau of Land Management Eastern Interior Field Office will open the Fortymile caribou federal subsistence hunt in Units 20E, 25C and a portion of 20F in August. This hunt is limited to federally qualified rural residents hunting on federal public lands only, including federal public lands accessible from the Steese and Taylor highways.  This year’s hunt establishes different opening dates by Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) State Fortymile Caribou […]