WASHINGTON, June 18 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * 100 Groups Urge Senate Leadership Against Public Lands Sell-off in Budget Bill * More than 100 organizations urged senate leadership today to remove the unprecedented sell-off of millions of acres of public lands from the Senate budget bill. Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), chairman of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, wants to mandate the sell-off of millions of acres of   more

SEATTLE, June 20 [Category: BizAerospace] -- Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group, issued the following news release: * * * A seamless security solution - coming to an Alaska Airlines hub near you * Following launches in Atlanta (ATL) and Washington D.C. (DCA) earlier this year, Alaska is bringing the TSA PreCheck(r) Touchless ID program to our guests departing select hub airports, starting with Seattle on June 26, followed by Los Angeles on July 8 and Portland on July 10. Bui  more

SEATTLE, June 18 [Category: BizAerospace] -- Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group, issued the following news release: * * * Aviation Day: where future aviators learn how to take wing * This weekend, Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air wrapped up their annual Aviation Day events in Seattle, Portland, and San Francisco. With nearly 4000 participants and over 600 volunteers in attendance across the three cities, Aviation Day provides local youth with the opportunity to learn about ca  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Families USA, a nonpartisan consumer health advocacy organization, issued the following news release: * * * Big Budget Bill's Impact on Alaska's Health System: More Alaska Residents Uninsured, Higher Health Care Costs, and More Consequences of the Many Cuts to Care New Families USA Analysis Details How Steep Cuts Will Hurt Alaska Residents * JUNEAU, AK - A new fact sheet from Families USA details how the pending budget bill, set to be voted on by the Senate in the nex  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 17 (TNSjou) -- Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Official US Records Underestimate Native Americans Deaths and Life Expectancy A new study in JAMA reveals the "statistical erasure" of Indigenous Americans, finding that the gap between AI/AN life expectancy and the national average was 2.9 times greater than official vital statistics indicate. * Death rates for American Indians' and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) are far higher tha  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Congressional Delegation Introduces Southcentral Foundation Land Transfer Act of 2025 * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan and U.S. Congressman Nick Begich (all R-Alaska), introduced S.2098/H.R.3620, the Southcentral Foundation Land Transfer Act of 2025. Within two years of enactment, the bill would transfer ownership of the Quyana Clubhouse in downtown Anchorage from the Depa  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Nicholas J. Begich III, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Begich Co-Leads Fire Weather Development Act to Bolster Wildfire Preparedness and Forest Protection * WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 17, 2025 - Congressman Nick Begich (AK-AL), joined by Representatives Jeff Crank (CO-05), Luz Rivas (CA-29), and Jeff Hurd (CO-03), introduced the Fire Weather Development Act, legislation aimed at improving our nation's ability to forecast, detect, and r  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * County Employment and Wages in Alaska -- Fourth Quarter 2024 * Employment rose 1.3 percent in Alaska's only large county, Anchorage Municipality, from December 2023 to December 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the rate of employment growth in An  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Delegation Applauds Passage of Alaska Native Legislation * H.R. 42 and H.R. 43 Pass the U.S. Senate; headed to President's Desk Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, along with U.S. Representative Nick Begich (all R-Alaska), applauded Senate passage of two important bills--H.R. 42, the Alaska Native Settlement Trust Eligibility Act, and H.R. 43, the Alaska Native Villa  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * Department of the Interior Moves to Expand Oil and Gas Development in Alaska's National Petroleum Reserve * Date: June 17, 2025 Contact: Interior_Press@ios.doi.gov WASHINGTON -- The Department of the Interior today announced a new step to support American energy independence and unleash the vast resource potential of Alaska's National Petroleum Reserve. A draft analysis released for publi  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 18 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Earthjustice Statement on Trump Administration Plan to Open Most of the Western Arctic to Oil and Gas Drilling * Anchorage, Alaska -- The Department of Interior yesterday released a draft environmental analysis selecting a disastrous drilling plan for the Western Arctic that would allow oil and gas drilling on 82% of the public lands within the National Petroleum Reserve-Alas  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on June 20, 2025: * * * ENR Ranking Member Heinrich Releases State-Specific Data on Economic Impact of Republicans' "Big, Beautiful Betrayal" on Republican-Led States WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member on the U.S. Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released a report that outlines the econo  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (14 CFR Part 71; Docket No. FAA-2024-2333) entitled "Establishment, Modification, and Revocation of Class E Airspace; Alaska, AK." This action proposes to establish a new Class E domestic en route airspace, known as Class E6, within a specific landmass and within 12 miles of a designated coastline in Alaska. This measure is intended to help guide aircraf  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Murkowski, Whitehouse, Pingree, and Moylan reintroduce legislation to address ocean acidification * Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and Representatives Chellie Pingree (ME-01) and James Moylan (R-GU) reintroduced the bipartisan, bicameral Coastal Communities Ocean Acidification Act. This legislation provides resources for the National Ocean  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration issued the following news release: * * * Philippine national indicted for aggravated identity theft and false impersonation of a U.S. citizen while on a cruise ship * JUNEAU, Alaska - A federal grand jury in Alaska returned an indictment last week charging a Philippine national legally residing in the U.S. with stealing the identity of a U.S. citizen and falsely impersonating the victim whi  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Pingree, Murkowski, Whitehouse, and Moylan Reintroduce Legislation to Support Coastal Communities Impacted by Ocean Acidification * Today, U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and James Moylan (R-Guam), alongside Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), reintroduced the bipartisan, bicameral Coastal Communities Ocean Acidification Act. This legislation provides   more

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska, June 18 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: * * * Red Flag-Alaska 25-2 begins, enhancing Indo-Pacific readiness By Maria Galvez, JBER PA Red Flag-Alaska 25-2 commenced June 12, bringing together approximately 1,500 participants and more than 70 aircraft from across the United States and allied nations for two weeks of multi-service, multi-platform, coordinated exercises. The joint combat scenarios build  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murkowski Celebrates Passage of Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization in Senate * Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) today helped facilitate the Senate's passage of legislation she is cosponsoring, the Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025, by unanimous consent. Murkowski worked with the leaders of the Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee and her Democrati  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club: Trump Set to Give Free Rein to Corporate Polluters to Pollute Public Lands * Yesterday, the Department of the Interior released a draft plan that would open up the largest contiguous piece of public lands in the country to oil and gas drilling. The draft plan would open up 82 percent of the Western Arctic to drilling. The Western Arctic comprises 23 million acres of public lan  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 (TNSLrpt) -- The non-profit organization Friends of the Earth released a report titled "Donald Trump's Pipeline to Nowhere: The Risk of Alaska LNG to Taxpayers and the Climate," outlining the potential fiscal and environmental implications of the Alaska liquefied natural gas (LNG) project. The report, published in May 2025, raises alarm over the project's staggering price tag of $43.8 billion and how it could leave American taxpayers footing the bill amid political maneuvers   more

WASHINGTON, June 17 [Category: Environment] -- The Wilderness Society posted the following news release: * * * Trump plan for Western Arctic threatens to worsen climate crisis * The Trump administration announced today that it will replace the balanced and science-based Integrated Activity Plan for the Western Arctic with an aggressively pro-drilling version implemented during the president's first term. The plan attempts to dictate management of the 23.6 million-acre National Petroleum Re  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young, Colleagues Introduce Resolution to Honor Dalai Lama, Express Support for Tibetan People * Today, U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), John Curtis (R-Utah), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) introduced a resolution recognizing the Dalai Lama's upcoming 90 th birthday and expressing support  more