WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The American Energy Alliance issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: This week, the House passed a series of bills sponsored by Natural Resources Committee and Western Caucus Members related to resource development and mining on federal lands. AEA included H.R. 6285, "Alaska's Right to Produce Act of 2023" in its American Energy Scorecard. This legislation affirms that the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska and a portion of the Alaska Coastal Plain should - by c  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 30 -- Consumer Energy Alliance issued the following news release: Consumer Energy Alliance, the leading advocate for affordable and reliable energy for families and small businesses, voices its support for H.R. 6285, which reverses the Biden Administration's ill-advised cancellation of valuable oil leases in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge - over the objections of a majority of Alaska's consumers. These leases are crucial to contributing to America's oil supply, n  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The Competitive Enterprise Institute issued the following news release: The House is expected to vote this week on legislation to reverse the Biden administration's cancellation of oil leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and block the Interior Department's recently finalized rule to limit oil and gas leasing on 13 million acres of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. Competitive Enterprise Institute energy policy experts support the bipartisan bill called Alask  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 30 [Category: Construction] -- Associated General Contractors of America issued the following news release: Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Calif., Baton Rouge, La. and Fairbanks, Alaska Top Lists of Year-over-Year Rise in Industry Employment While New York City and Decatur, Ill. See Worst Job Loss Total & Rate for the Year Construction employment rose in 234, or 65 percent, of 358 metro areas between March 2023 and March 2024, according to an analysis by the Assoc  more

NOME, Alaska, May 2 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: In an incident stunning in its symbolism, the Iditarod burled arch has disintegrated from apparent wood rot, prompting PETA to send a letter to Iditarod CEO Rob Urbach and Mayor of Nome John Handeland today offering to cover the cost of building a new sturdy, modern archway--if they agree to rebrand the Iditarod as a race for willing human athletes only. "Even the Iditarod's shabby old sign is  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 (TNSres) -- The National Partnership for Women and Families issued the following news release: The National Partnership for Women & Families (NPWF) released a new analysis (https://nationalpartnership.org/report/state-abortion-bans-harm-disabled-women/) on post-Dobbs America, which finds that more than half of all disabled women live in the 26 states that have banned or are likely to ban abortion. The devastating impact of abortion bans puts the health and safety of more than   more

DENVER, Colorado, April 30 -- The National Wildlife Federation issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: The U.S. House of Representatives should reject legislation this week that would reverse efforts to conserve iconic lands and wildlife in Alaska and undermine Bureau of Land Management (BLM) efforts to restore and mitigate degraded federal lands and waters. House bill 6285 would reinstate cancelled oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and expand opportunities   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 2 -- The Evangelical Lutheran Church of America issued the following news release: The Rev. Timothy R. Oslovich, Vernon, Conn., was elected April 27 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the Alaska Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). The election took place during the synod assembly, April 26-28, at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Anchorage. Oslovich was elected on the fifth ballot, with 52 votes. The Rev. Susan Halvor, manager of the Spiritual Care  more