“This isn’t about building more housing or energy dominance. It’s about giving their billionaire buddies YOUR land and YOUR money.” Senate Republicans unveiled legislation Wednesday that would require the sale of millions of acres of U.S. public land in Western states, a proposal that conservation groups slammed as a giveaway to corporate interests and the […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Nick Begich (R-AK) introduced H.R. 2815, the Cape Fox Land Entitlement Finalization Act of 2025, legislation that would resolve long-standing issues under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) and support critical infrastructure and economic development in Southeast Alaska. The bill authorizes the conveyance of approximately 180.3 acres of federal land […]
Poking holes in the sea floor that used to be part of the Bering Land Bridge, researchers have found that large swaths of it were floodplains pocked with bogs and ponds that may have restricted passage of animals like the woolly rhino and short-faced bear. Those two species and a few others never seemed to […]