Frustrated by a lack of progress on an Alaska natural gasline, U.S. Sen. Mark Begich yesterday introduced legislation that would streamline federal regulations and extend key benefits to apply to Alaska-based segments of a gasline that could eventually be connected to the lower 48.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Lisa Murkowski questioned the United States Postal Service’s decision-making process behind the proposed closure of the Eielson Air Force Base, Fort Wainwright and Elmendorf Air Force Base post offices. In a letter to Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe, she pointed out that not only is the USPS using 17-year old population data […]
ROME – Governor Sean Parnell welcomed news that Escopeta Oil has reported a major natural gas discovery in Cook Inlet.
NEW YORK-The humanitarian emergency caused by last month's devastating floods in Central America is only just beginning, a top United Nations relief official said this weekend, warning that the situation could get worse for the estimated 1.2 million people affected without urgent international support.