WASHINGTON, D.C. – After months of negotiations, Senator Lisa Murkowski yesterday announced a deal that would return authority over air emissions from offshore activity in the Arctic to the Interior Department via the 2012 Interior Appropriations Bill. Murkowski is the ranking Republican on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee for Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, giving her […]
Compiled from International Security Assistance Force Joint Command News Releases WASHINGTON, Dec. 16, 2011 – A combined Afghan and coalition security force killed Malawi Sahib, a Taliban leader, during an operation in the Baraki Barak district of Afghanistan’s Logar province today, military officials reported.
WASHINGTON-Alaska Congressman Don Young applauded the announcement today that the year-end Appropriations bill will include a provision sought by Rep. Young. The language in the bill specifically forbids the National Parks Service (NPS) from using any funds allocated in this legislation to issue or enforce any regulations related to boating on waters in Alaska’s Yukon-Charley […]
NEW YORK-A United Nations survey launched yesterday points to “significant†increases in opium poppy cultivation in Myanmar and Laos, and calls for greater investment to support alternative livelihoods.