ANCHORAGE – Governor Bill Walker applauded Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan Thursday for introducing legislation to allow limited oil and gas development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). Titled the Alaska Oil and Gas Production Act, the bill would allow for the development of no more than 2,000 surface acres in the 1002 […]
WASHINGTON DC – Governor Bill walker testified before the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Thursday on the implementation of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) of 1980. During his testimony, Governor Walker provided the committee with the state’s perspective on the Act’s impacts, and talked about Alaska’s need to be self-sufficient […]
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 […]
Juneau, Alaska – In light of recent announcements by the federal government to lock up more of Alaska’s resource abundant land, the Alaska House Monday unanimously passed a resolution by House Resources’ Co-Chair Dave Talerico telling them they’re doing it wrong. House Joint Resolution 9 urges the United States Congress to open the coastal plain […]