Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Don Young (R-AK) and Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) applauded Commissioner Andrew Wheeler’s announcement that the EPA plans to issue a rule in June relaxing air pollution standards for diesel generators in remote areas of Alaska. Diesel generators are the exclusive power source for many remote areas in Alaska. EPA […]
Alaska’s support for the National Park Service’s recently proposed amendments to hunting and trapping practices on national preserves in Alaska is not about trophies. It does not concern sport or recreation. It has nothing to do with predator control. Alaska’s scale and geography are incomprehensible to most Americans. The state is enormous, largely without roads, […]
CLEVELAND—Hopes by Donald Trump and the Republican Party to hold a carefully scripted national convention were thrown into disarray Monday, after a chaotic shouting match erupted on the convention floor, displaying long-standing tensions between pro- and anti-Trump factions of the party. In scenes of disorder not seen in a Republican convention in several decades, hundreds […]
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service earlier this month published a final rule that supports the conservation of one of the most visited and enjoyed refuges in Alaska, the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. Consistent with the Refuge’s 2010 Comprehensive Conservation Plan, the final rule amends Refuge public use regulations to ensure natural resource conservation while maintaining […]