“Voters strongly support transitioning to clean energy projects instead of building fossil fuel projects on public lands,” according to new research published as the White House moved forward with a massive lease sale Survey data published Wednesday shows that the U.S. electorate’s approval of President Joe Biden’s handling of the climate crisis has declined since October. Voters’ […]
JUNEAU – The Senate Rules Committee introduced legislation Friday to fix several flaws in Alaska’s oil tax structure. Senate Bill 114 would level the playing field by having all oil producers pay the same corporate income tax rate as corporations at 9.4%. This would only apply after the first $4 million in annual net income. […]
“Permitting Willow to go forward is greenlighting a carbon bomb,” said one campaigner. “It would set back the climate fight and embolden an industry hell-bent on destroying the planet.” Environmental groups filed two separate lawsuits on Tuesday and Wednesday to fight the Biden administration’s decision to approve a massive fossil fuel drilling project on Alaska’s […]
Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska) and Representative Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) today welcomed the Biden administration’s decision to reapprove ConocoPhillips’ Willow Project within Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve (NPRA). After litigation, a court remand, years of supplemental environmental analysis, and a united statewide push in strong support, the administration’s final Record of Decision reapproves an economically viable […]