A pioneering advocate of Alaska tribal sovereignty will have an important job at the U.S. Interior Department, assuming the Senate confirms him.
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Management of Kuskokwim king salmon uncertain after Dunleavy order
State and federal fishery managers are waiting on more information to determine which government entity will have the authority to manage king salmon on the lower Kuskokwim River this summer.
Hilcorp seeks permit for offshore survey
Hilcorp purchased several blocks of federal leases in Cook Inlet in 2017, but before it can even think about exploring for oil and gas there, the company has to survey for potential geological hazards in the area.
Alaska Native support for Interior nominee puts Murkowski on the spot
Deb Haaland, a Laguna Pueblo tribal member from New Mexico, would be the first Indigenous cabinet secretary. Alaska Native leaders have mounted a big campaign to confirm her.
Kaktovik Iñupiat Corporation misses deadline for seismic work in Arctic refuge this winter
The missed deadline effectively kills the corporation’s proposal to use seismic exploration to search for oil in part of the Arctic refuge’s coastal plain this winter.
Murkowski pays virtual visit to Haines as Biden approves major disaster declaration for Southeast Alaska
Murkowski said she is pursuing ways to aid the hard-hit tourism sector, including exceptions to the Passenger Vessel Service Act that keep large cruise ships out of the state this year.
Alaska’s US senators want to thwart Biden’s energy policies. Here’s what they’re trying.
With President Biden issuing executive orders pausing oil and gas leases and permits, Alaska’s U.S. senators are seeing years of their accomplishments erased.
Cook Inlet oil lease sale process on pause
The federal government has hit pause on preparations for an oil lease sale in Cook Inlet after President Joe Biden signed an executive order indefinitely halting new leases.
Federal mask orders mean small changes for public transportation in Alaska
President Biden and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have issued orders requiring masks for most people traveling on public planes, trains, boats and road vehicles. The measures are meant to slow the spread of COVID-19.
While Murkowski and GOP moderates pitch smaller COVID relief bill, Democrats go their own way
Democrats in the U.S. Senate took the first step Tuesday toward a $1.9 trillion coronavirus aid bill through a process that would allow it to pass without any Republican votes.