The long-lasting heatwave is an “eye-opening sign that climate change is starting to really transform the planet,” a climate scientist said. Antarctica is experiencing its second extreme heatwave in the last three years, with temperatures more than 50°F higher than normal, The Washington Postreported Wednesday. The heatwave is notable not just for its intensity but also its […]
WASHINGTON—This week, Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (AK-AL) introduced the Domestic Seafood Production Act (DSPA), legislation to help address food security in communities historically reliant on coastal and marine resources by helping them build seafood processing capacity for local use. Peltola’s bill would prevent rapid offshore finfish aquaculture permitting and its harmful effects on the environment and local […]
(ANCHORAGE, AK) — Tuesday in Anchorage Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy signed three energy bills into law. HB 50 creates a regulatory framework for the State of Alaska to utilize its geologic resources for carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS). HB 307 prioritizes the reliability, stability, and cost to consumers for power along the interconnected Railbelt […]
One campaigner called the Energy Permitting Reform Act “a shameless attempt by Sen. Joe Manchin to line the pockets of his fossil fuel donors, sacrifice communities, and endanger our climate.” A bipartisan energy permitting reform bill introduced last week in the U.S. Senate—and described by one campaigner as “the biggest giveaway in decades to the fossil fuel […]