Washington, D.C. – Representatives Don Young, Sam Farr (D-CA), and Lois Capps (D-CA) Friday introduced H.R. 2717, the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring (FOARAM) Act of 2015, to expand NOAA’s efforts to study the impacts of ocean acidification, which could threaten an estimated $350 billion blue economy that employees over 2.9 million people in […]
Washington, D.C. – By voice vote, the U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday passed Alaska Congressman Don Young’s amendment to H.R. 2822, the 2016 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, which would limit funds from being used to implement the Obama Administration’s revised conservation plan for managing the coastal plain of ANWR […]
Washington, D.C. – A panel of Alaskan witnesses testified Tuesday before the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy & Minerals Resources to discuss the future of Arctic offshore energy development and recent regulatory decisions by the Obama Administration that would significantly harm development in the region. The oversight hearing, titled “Arctic Resources and American Competitiveness,” […]
Washington, D.C. – Alaska Congressman Don Young today announced the 2015 Congressional Art Competition winner for Alaska, East Anchorage High School student Laura Horton recognized for her piece titled “Celebrating the Generations.” “Each year I am impressed by the artistic talents displayed by young Alaskan artists and this year was no exception,” said Congressman Don […]