ANCHORAGE – Governor Bill Walker signed Administrative Order 280, establishing the Alaska Mariculture Task Force. With the vision to develop a sustainable mariculture industry producing shellfish and aquatic plants for the long-term benefit of Alaska’s economy, AO 280 directs the task force to present recommendations to the Governor on a long-term plan to advance the […]
Juneau, Alaska – The Alaska House of Representatives Monday passed a bill to incentivize natural gas refining and fertilizer production, in an effort to help restart the Kenai Peninsula’s Agrium fertilizer plant. House Bill 100, by Speaker of the House Mike Chenault, allows a company that produces urea or ammonia or gas-to-liquids products to credit […]
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, Tuesday criticized the Forest Service and Department of Agriculture for failing to actively manage federal forest lands in Alaska and across the West. Murkowski said the Forest Service’s reluctance to issue timber sales has harmed local communities that depend on jobs in the industry and revenue from timber harvests to pay […]