WASHINGTON D.C.-Both Senator Lisa Murlowski and Representative Don Young responded to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and Enforcement's issuing of a conditional approval of Shell's revised exploration plan regarding the Beaufort Sea today. Shell has been seeking approval since 2005.
PETERSBURG-Arne Fuglvog, a long-time, fifth generation fisherman from Peterburg, and Fisheries Aide to Senator Murkowski, resigned from her team and agreed to a plea deal for serious fishing violations that occurred between 2001 and 2006 according to reports.
JUNEAU-Governor Sean Parnell is fighting the federal government’s recent attempt at regulatory expansion and control under the Clean Water Act (CWA). Parnell detailed Alaska’s concerns with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) expanding their control over private, state, and municipal lands under the agencies’ “Draft Guidance on Identifying […]
ALASKA-The Pebble Limited Partnership has filed an emergency petition with Alaska Superior Court asking for an August 15th decision on the "Save our Salmon" initiative. The initiative's aim is to amend the Lake and Peninsula Borough code to preclude granting permits for mining operations of greater than 640 acres that would give rise to a […]