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  • Murkowski, Young Express Concerns Over New EPA Regulations
    Posted in Press Releases on September 17, 2013 | Preview rr
    Tags: Natural Resources

    WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, wrote to President Obama to express their concerns over new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations limiting greenhouse gas emissions from new power plants. The EPA is reportedly scheduled to release the new regulations by Friday. Such rules would disproportionately affect fossil fuel-based electricity plants, which have been and remain the foundation for stable and low-cost power generation in America. “Th... Read more

  • Offshore Revenue Sharing Legislation Passes U.S. House with Congressman Young’s Support
    Posted in Press Releases on June 28, 2013 | Preview rr
    Tags: Natural Resources

    WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives today passed H.R. 2231, the Offshore Energy and Jobs Act, with Alaskan Congressman Don Young’s support. The legislation would open new offshore areas to exploration by requiring the Obama Administration to create a new five year leasing plan for the United States’ offshore energy resources in areas containing the most oil and gas potential. Additionally, it would create a fair and equitable offshore revenue sharing program for coastal states l... Read more

  • Rep. Young Welcomes Natural Resource Committee Approval of Energy Bills Beneficial to Alaskans, Including Offshore Revenue Sharing Legislation
    Posted in Press Releases on June 12, 2013 | Preview rr
    Tags: Alaska Energy Issues, Natural Resources, Native Economic Development

    WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Natural Resources Committee today approved 14 bills, including two pieces of energy legislation sponsored by Alaskan Congressman Don Young. The bills now head to the House floor for consideration by the full House. H.R. 1964, the National Petroleum Reserve Alaska Access Act, would remove governmental roadblocks to ensure that Alaska’s oil and gas resources in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A) are responsibly developed by requiring annual lease sales, firm... Read more

  • Rep. Young Comments on Proposed Hydraulic Fracturing Regulations by Dept. of Interior
    Posted in Press Releases on May 16, 2013 | Preview rr
    Tags: Alaska Energy Issues, Natural Resources, Native Economic Development

    WASHINGTON, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young released the following statement today regarding the proposed regulations of hydraulic fracturing on federal and tribal lands announced by the Department of Interior: “Today’s announcement by the Department of Interior is very disappointing, but I have come to expect nothing less from an Administration beholden to environmental special interests. The new proposed rule on hydraulic fracturing on federal and tribal lands is unwarranted and unnecessa... Read more

  • Legislation Introduced to Protect and Expand Energy Production on Federal Lands
    Posted in Press Releases on May 15, 2013 | Preview rr
    Tags: Alaska Energy Issues, Natural Resources

    WASHINGTON, D.C. – Members of the House Natural Resources Committee introduced two bills to protect and expand U.S. onshore energy production on federal lands. The bills would remove government roadblocks and hurdles that delay American energy production, promote production of our oil shale resources, and ensure that oil and natural gas resources in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A) are developed and transported in a timely, efficient manner. “Our onshore federal lands contain incred... Read more

  • Alaska Delegation Successful in Push to Lower Costs Associated with Diesel-Generator Emissions for Small Alaska Communities
    Posted in Press Releases on January 15, 2013 | Preview rr
    Tags: Natural Resources

    WASHINGTON, DC – Today the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule for emissions standards for stationary internal combustion engines used in power generation. In response to calls from Alaska utilities and a united Alaska Congressional delegation (letter attached), the final rule specifically exempts diesel generation in Alaska not connected to the Railbelt energy grid. In recognition of the challenges faced by Alaska utilities, the rule specifically references the “high energ... Read more

  • Congressman Young Statement on NPR-A Management Decision
    Posted in Press Releases on December 19, 2012 | Preview rr
    Tags: Alaska Energy Issues, Natural Resources

    Washington, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young released the following statement today on the Department of Interior’s announcement of the Integrated Activity Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement on management of the National Petroleum Reserve (NPR-A). “I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, this plan is misguided, and I remain concerned about the economic feasibility of future pipelines it would allow,” Rep. Young said. “As producers begin to develop offshore in the Chukchi and Be... Read more

  • Rep. Young Votes to Rein in Job-Killing Regulations
    Posted in Press Releases on September 21, 2012 | Preview rr
    Tags: Alaska Energy Issues, Natural Resources

    The House of Representative today passed H.R. 3409, the Stop the War on Coal Act of 2012 – which contains language similar to Alaskan Congressman Don Young’s bill, H.R. 517. The Stop the War on Coal Act, reins in many of the job-killing regulations President Obama has enacted during his first term that specifically target fossil fuels. H.R. 3409 passed the House with a bipartisan vote of 233-175. The Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act of 2011, one of the five bills contained in H.R. 3409, wo... Read more

  • Rep. Young Votes to Expand American-Made Energy
    Posted in Press Releases on June 21, 2012 | Preview rr
    Tags: Alaska Energy Issues, Natural Resources

    Continuing its focus on creating jobs and expanding American-made energy, the House of Representatives voted to pass H.R. 4480, the Domestic Energy and Jobs Act – a bill that includes, among other things, a provision co-sponsored by Alaskan Congressman Don Young which would cut the red tape and streamline production in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A). The bill passed the House with a bipartisan vote of 248 to 163. “With the pipeline running at a third of its capacity, the need to d... Read more

  • Rep. Young Comments on Approval of Shell’s Beaufort Response Plan
    Posted in Press Releases on March 28, 2012 | Preview rr
    Tags: Alaska Energy Issues, Natural Resources

    Alaskan Congressman Don Young released the following statement today in response to the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) approving Shell’s Oil Response Plan (OSRP) for the Beaufort Sea: “Today’s approval of Shell’s Response Plan puts the state of Alaska one step closer towards development in the Beaufort Sea. As gas prices continue to rise and unemployment continues to hover around 8%, the Beaufort Sea as well as the Chukchi Sea, will provide much needed oil to help fill a p... Read more

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