WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12006) on Dec. 2, 2024, by natural resources policy specialist Laura B. Comay. Here are excerpts: * * * Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: Status of Oil and Gas Program The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR or the Refuge) comprises 19 million acres in northeast Alaska, administered primarily by the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) in the Department of the Interior (DOI). ANWR'  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (Rep.) -- Del. Aumua Amata Radewagen, R-American Samoa, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata is welcoming House passage of a bipartisan bill she co-introduced, the FISHES Act, H.R. 5103. This effort was in cooperation with a dozen cosponsors at introduction, including sponsor Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) with Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska), and original cosponsors Congresswoman Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (American Samoa), and Congressman Ja  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) wrote a longform essay on King Cove, Alaska, for the latest issue of the American Bar Association's Human Rights magazine. The full piece which is copied below and available online here makes the case for a life-saving road to connect King Cove with the all-weather airport in nearby Cold Bay. This simple, one-lane, gravel, non-commercial use road is needed to ensure reliable tra  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) announced that the Senate passed their bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) through Fiscal Year 2028. Senate passage of the bill comes after a series of major earthquakes struck Northern California this morning, triggering tsunami warnings and underscoring the urgent need fo  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2024: Tonight, Speaker Johnson hosted the 2024 U.S. Capitol Christmas tree lighting ceremony. The 2024 tree - the People's Tree - is an 80-foot-tall Sitka Spruce and was harvested from Alaska's Tongass National Forest and driven across the country for display on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol. Speaker Johnson was joined at the ceremony by the Alaska Congressional Delegation, Alaska   more