NOAA rejects nomination for Aleutian Islands sanctuary BY DJ SUMMERS The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration rejected a nomination to establish the Aleutian Islands National Marine Sanctuary on Jan. 23. Washington, D.C. conservation group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, or PEER, submitted the nomination to the administration on Dec. 22, 2014. The Washington group con... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young, a senior member of the House Natural Resources Committee, today shared the following statement in response to the Obama Administration’s Draft Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2017 to 2022, which places massive portions of the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas off limits to future oil and gas leases. “With today’s announcement,... Read more »
Arctic Ocean may be next as Alaska officials seethe over ANWR move By Alex Demarban | Alaska Dispatch News, Anchorage Emotions continued to rise on Monday over President Barack Obama’s initiative to increase protection for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, with Rep. Don Young calling the president a “wacko,” the North Slope Borough saying Obama was acting by “executive fiat,” and Sen. Lisa Murk... Read more »
Mixed Messages? Obama floats Atlantic drilling plan, moves to lock down Alaska The Obama administration pitched a plan Tuesday to open up parts of the Atlantic Ocean to drilling for the first time, even as it moved to lock down parts of Alaska indefinitely. The approach has President Obama taking criticism from both sides of the aisle, and both sides of the country. Alaska Republican lawmakers are... Read more »
Obama proposes new oil drilling off Atlantic coast while adding limits in Alaska By Joby Warrick The Obama administration on Tuesday outlined a politically fraught plan for allowing oil and gas drilling offshore along parts of the Atlantic coast while imposing new restrictions on environmentally fragile waters off northern Alaska. The proposals, if finalized, could lead to the appearance of the fi... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, and Rep. Don Young today held a press conference to discuss their plans to work together to reverse the Obama administration’s decision to further block access to Alaska’s oil and natural gas resources in federal areas. Click here to view the press conference video The administration on Sunday announced it was recommending that nearly ... Read more »
Arctic Ocean may be next as Alaska officials seethe over ANWR move By Alex DeMarban Emotions continued to rise on Monday over President Barack Obama’s initiative to increase protection for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, with Rep. Don Young calling the president a “wacko,” the North Slope Borough saying Obama was acting by “executive fiat,” and Sen. Lisa Murkowski saying the Alaska delegation... Read more »
At ANWR presser, rhetoric escalates At a joint press conference Monday, the members of Alaska’s U.S. congressional delegation had little good to say about President Barack Obama’s proposal to designate the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge a wilderness. Sen. Dan Sullivan called the move a blow to Alaska’s middle class. Sen. Lisa Murkowski went further, saying the president “had effectively declared ... Read more »
Murkowski Says Obama Plans 3 Gut Punches to Alaska Economy This Week By Liz Ruskin, APRN Alaska’s governor and congressional delegation are furious over President Obama’s announcement this weekend that he’s seeking wilderness status for the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. That would put the area off-limits to oil and gas development. Permanent wilderness designation would req... Read more »
Don Young: King George Obama has gone ‘completely wacko’ on ANWR By Austin Baird The Alaska Congressional Delegation came together in Washington to speak jointly in opposition to President Barack Obama’s executive order, which adds a roadblock to potential oil and gas development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Here’s what the delegation had to say: Sen. Lisa Murkowski “This Administration... Read more »
