Washington, D.C. – Alaska Congressman Don Young released the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Interior’s (DOI) final rule governing oil and gas exploration in the Arctic OCS: “If this Administration was serious about Arctic exploration and resource development, about stabilizing the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System and securing energy for U.S. supply, they would not be moving ... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources overwhelmingly approved legislation introduced by Alaska Congressman Don Young to reform the federal government’s broken system of forestry management in a manner that empowers local communities, builds resilient forests and streamlines burdensome management practices. H.R. 3650, the State National Forest Management Act, was introd... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) appointed Alaska Congressman Don Young to serve on a conference committee charged with producing final energy and natural resources legislation between the House and Senate. Young’s appointment comes following House-passage of its own version of the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2016, which includes H.R 8, the North American Energy and ... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Alaska’s congressional delegation – Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan and Rep. Don Young – on Tuesday sent a letter to Interior Secretary Sally Jewell urging the Department to keep all three lease sales proposed for Alaska’s OCS in the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM) final Five-Year Program for the years 2017 to 2022. “The areas under consideration for leasing in ... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – With the support of Alaska Congressman Don Young, this week the House of Representatives passed more than a dozen bills aimed at combating the nationwide epidemic of opioid and heroin addiction through expanded treatment, prevention, and substance abuse programs across the nation. Today, by a vote of 400 to 5, the House consolidated those bills into the Comprehensive Opioid Abus... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Alaska Congressman Don Young issued the following statement upon release of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) methane emissions regulations: “Once again this administration throws garbage at the wall hoping it’ll stick. Much like their Clean Power Plan, WOTUS rule and others, these highly questionable actions, taken unilaterally and without proper consultation, will be... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – In an effort to update the laws governing oil spill response, liability and protection, today the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed H.R. 1684, the Foreign Spill Protection Act of 2015, which modernizes the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90) as it relates to foreign sourced oil spills. Alaska Congressman Don Young, an original sponsor of OPA 90 and H.R. 1684, has w... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Alaska Congressman Don Young today shared the following statement in response to the joint announcement by President Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau: “With months to go in office, the Obama administration has pulled back the curtain and fully exposed its anti-fossil fuel agenda for what it is --- an attempt to stop even the most reasonable forms of resource development... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Alaska Congressman Don Young today successfully fought back against an amendment to H.R. 2406, the Sportsmen's Heritage and Recreational Enhancement (SHARE), which would designate the coastal plain of the Arctic Wildlife National Refuge (ANWR) as wilderness. Representing the first vote on the matter since President Obama’s callous proposal in January 2015, Young says the amendme... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Tomorrow, during House consideration of H.R. 2406, the Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) Act, Alaska Congressman Young will speak on the House floor in defense of key Alaskan interests and priorities offered as Amendments to the bill. WHAT: House consideration of H.R. 2406, the SHARE Act WHEN: Friday, February 26 beginning at approximately 5:30 AM (AK) or... Read more »
