Freshman Lawmaker Supports Opening ANWR to Oil and Gas Development

By Michael Mason | AKLeg on Jan 20, 2017   Featured, State, The Arctic and Alaska Science  

Juneau – As his first legislative action since assuming office, Representative Dean Westlake (D-Kotzebue) Wednesday introduced House Joint Resolution 5 urging the United States Congress to pass legislation to open the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas development. HJR 5 further urges the United States Department of the Interior […]