ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 24 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP Applauds President Trump for Helping Unleash Alaska Energy Production * ARLINGTON, VA On Thursday, the Trump administration announced plans to allow oil and gas drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), as well as a handful of other actions, aimed at "modernizing land and resource management" as well as "public health and safety" across the state.   more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 24 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP-Alaska Celebrates Landmark Victory as Trump Administration Advances ANWR Development * Anchorage, Alaska AFP-Alaska celebrates a historic moment for Alaskans as the Trump administration reaffirms its commitment to the state's economic future and a significant step in unlocking the vast potential of Alaska's natural resources through the Arctic National Wildlife Refug  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 20 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP-Alaska Names Brett Huber New State Director * # Oct 20, 2025 by AFP Anchorage, AK - Today, Americans for Prosperity--Alaska (AFP-AK) welcomed Brett Huber as its new state director. Huber will draw on his 30 years of Alaskan public policy experience to help AFP-AK articulate its vision for Alaska. "As someone who has spent my life devoted to freedom and prosper  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Alaska Delegation Applauds President Trump's Approval of Federal Disaster Declaration for Western Alaska * WASHINGTON U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Nick Begich (all R-Alaska) today thanked President Donald Trump for swiftly approving Governor Mike Dunleavy's (R-Alaska) request for a federal disaster declaration in response to the widespread devastation caused by the  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Alaska Delegation Applauds President Trump's Approval of Federal Disaster Declaration for Western Alaska * WASHINGTON U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski, and Congressman Nick Begich (all R-Alaska) today thanked President Donald Trump for swiftly approving Governor Mike Dunleavy's (R-Alaska) request for a federal disaster declaration in response to the widespread devastation caused by the r  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Begich Boasts About Hurting Alaskan Families in Crisis * Nick Begich is once again proudly touting his vote for the GOP's Big, Ugly Bill that stands to rip health care away from nearly 40,000 Alaskans and make it harder for almost 40,000 Alaskan households to put food on their tables. REMINDER: Begich already said he had " no doubt " over his decision, that he was " honored " to   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Alaska State Office is seeking nominations and public comments on unleased tracts for the upcoming 2025 National Petroleum Reserve--Alaska (NPR-A) Oil and Gas Lease Sale. This call is a standard component of the leasing process as the BLM prepares to conduct its first NPR-A lease sale since 2019. The upcoming sale will also be the initial lease sale held under direction provided in the One Big Beautiful  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 [Category: Environment] -- The Wilderness Society posted the following news release: * * * Burgum grants rights of way for destructive Ambler Road * In defiance of Alaska hunters, fishers, outdoor recreationists and 88 Tribal governments that have passed resolutions opposing construction of the controversial Ambler Road, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum today reissued the rights-of-way and Clean Water Act permit needed for the project in a significant step toward bul  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Coast Guard Authorization Advances in FY 2026 NDAA with Sullivan's Alaska Priorities * WASHINGTON --U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), chairman of the Senate Commerce Coast Guard, Maritime and Fisheries Subcommittee, celebrated the Senate's recent passage of the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which incorporates the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2026. The legislation  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Coast Guard conducts post-storm assessments, cleanup operations in western Alaska * ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The Coast Guard is conducting post-storm assessments and cleanup operations in Western Alaska where communities have been impacted by severe flooding from Ex-Typhoon Halong. "The Coast Guard continues to support local, state and federal disaster recovery efforts by conducti  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Rep. Nicholas J. Begich III, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Delegation Celebrates Series of Interior Announcements for Alaska Day * Washington, DC U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, U.S. Congressman Nick Begich, and Governor Mike Dunleavy, all R-Alaska, today participated in an "Alaska Day" ceremony at the U.S. Department of the Interior with Secretary Doug Burgum. Secretary Burgum announced a series of administrative actions, including   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Delegation Celebrates Series of Interior Announcements for Alaska Day * Washington, DC U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, U.S. Congressman Nick Begich, and Governor Mike Dunleavy, all R-Alaska, today participated in an "Alaska Day" ceremony at the U.S. Department of the Interior with Secretary Doug Burgum. Secretary Burgum announced a series of administrative actions, including the sign  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Delegation Celebrates Series of Interior Announcements for Alaska Day * WASHINGTON U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, U.S. Congressman Nick Begich, and Governor Mike Dunleavy, all R-Alaska, today participated in an "Alaska Day" ceremony at the U.S. Department of the Interior with Secretary Doug Burgum. Secretary Burgum announced a series of administrative actions, including the signing of  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following news release: * * * DOI Pushes Forward with with Drilling Treasured Lands in Alaska, Greenlights Roads in National Wildlife Refuge * Washington, D.C.- In response to the Department of the Interior (DOI) recklessly advancing oil and gas leasing in the Coastal Plain of the Arctic Refuge, greenlighting a road through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, and approving the right-of-ways for the   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 [Category: Environment] -- The Defenders of Wildlife posted the following news release: * * * DOI Trades Away Alaskan Refuges, Sells Out Public Lands * The Trump administration dealt a blow to the National Wildlife Refuge System by removing protections from the Arctic and Izembek National Wildlife Refuges. During what Defenders of Wildlife dubbed "Selling Out Alaska Day," Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum opened the entirety of the coastal plain of the Arctic Refuge  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 [Category: Energy] -- Oil Change International posted the following news release: * * * During Trump's Japan visit, Prime Minister Takaichi must avoid doubling down on risky LNG deals * President Trump will visit Japan between October 27-29. He is expected to meet with the new Japanese Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, to discuss Japanese investments in U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects, among other topics. Trump may continue to pressure Japan to invest in the impra  more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Oct. 25 -- GCI, a telecommunications company, issued the following news release: * * * GCI opens Alaska Airlines Center support site to help Alaskans displaced by Typhoon Halong Teams are providing real-time help in Anchorage while partnering on long-term recovery for Western Alaska communities * GCI employees are stepping up to support Western Alaska residents who were forced to leave their homes after Typhoon Halong. Starting October 23, GCI has opened a temporary suppo  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2025: * * * Huffman Denounces Trump's Effort to Hand Over U.S. Coasts to Big Oil Amid Shutdown Today, Natural Resources Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) issued the following statement following reporting that the Trump administration is advancing plans to open nearly all federal waters along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts and s  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * Interior Takes Bold Steps to Expand Energy, Local Control and Land Access in Alaska * ANCHORAGE During an event with Alaska's congressional delegation and Alaska's governor, the Department of the Interior announced a sweeping package of actions to boost energy development, modernize land and resource management across Alaska, and improve public health and safety for Alaskans. These steps inclu  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Murkowski Speaks at Alaska Federation of Natives Convention * Anchorage, AK -- Today, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) addressed the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) at their annual convention in Anchorage, Alaska. The AFN Convention "serves as the principal forum and voice for the Alaska Native community in addressing critical issues of public policy and government." This year's theme was "Sta  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The National Parks Conservation Association issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2025: * * * Alaska, America's National Parks at a Crossroad with Interior Department Announcement "Permitting the Ambler mining road ignores the cost, the wishes of the people of the region, the impact to America's wildlife and national parks, and the engineering challenges of building a 211-mile road across melting permafrost," -- NPCA's Jim Adams * FAIRBANKS, ALASKA - Today, D  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sens. Schiff, Sullivan Introduce DOE-NASA Research Bill Strengthening U.S. Energy and Space Innovation * Washington, DC U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) yesterday introduced the DOE and NASA Interagency Research Coordination Act to strengthen collaboration between the Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Sea Change: Reviving Commercial Shipbuilding Coast Guard Subcommittee Chairman Sullivan Announces Subcommittee Hearing on October 28th * U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation's Subcommittee on Coast Guard, Maritime, and Fisheries, will convene a hearing titled   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Commerce Advances Bill to Reauthorize the Young Fishermen's Development Program * Washington, D.C. - The U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee yesterday advanced bipartisan legislation--introduced by Senators Dan Sullivan and Lissa Murkowski (both R-Alaska), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) in July--to reauthorize the Young Fishermen's Development   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Commerce Advances Bill to Reauthorize the Young Fishermen's Development Program * WASHINGTON --The U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee yesterday advanced bipartisan legislation--introduced by Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) in July --to reauthorize the Young Fishermen's Development Progr  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Democrats Block Bill to Pay Federal Workers During Schumer Shutdown * WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), an original cosponsor of the Shutdown Fairness Act, urged his Democratic colleagues in the Senate to support the legislation today before they voted to block it. The Shutdown Fairness Act, introduced by Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.) and cosponsored by Senator Sullivan, would g  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey Celebrates Commerce Committee Advancing Bill to Reauthorize the Young Fishermen's Development Program * Washington (October 22, 2025) - The U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee yesterday advanced bipartisan legislation--introduced by Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) in J  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club Statement on Trump Administration's Alaska Lands Giveaway * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum announced a series of decisions that increase threats to Alaska landscapes, wildlife, and local communities. In a brief ceremony with members of Alaska's congressional delegation and governor, Burgum announced a decision opening vast swaths of the Arctic Nation  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Sullivan Outlines Senate Work Promoting Alaska Native Interests at Annual AFN Convention * ANCHORAGE, ALASKA --Addressing the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) annual convention today, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) opened his remarks by talking about the devastation wrought by Typhoon Halong across the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, and reaffirmed his commitment to securing federal support for recove  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Sullivan Secures 53 Provisions, Prioritizes Alaska in FY 2026 Defense Authorization * Bill Incorporates Sullivan's GOLDEN DOME Act, Authorizes $284 Million in New Alaska Military Construction WASHINGTON --U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), and his colleagues recently advanced the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) th  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Sullivan, Schiff Introduce DOE-NASA Research Bill Strengthening U.S. Energy and Space Innovation * WASHINGTON U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) yesterday introduced the DOE and NASA Interagency Research Coordination Act to strengthen collaboration between the Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The bill encourages bot  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2025: * * * Trump Actions Unleash Alaska's Extraordinary Resource Potential and Boost Native Communities Today, the Trump administration announced a series of actions to unleash Alaska's energy resources and improve public health and safety in the state. House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the follow  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration OKs Destructive Land Swap for Alaska's Izembek Refuge * ANCHORAGE, Alaska The Trump administration today approved a deal trading away federal lands to pave the way for building a road through the center of Alaska's Izembek National Wildlife Refuge. The deal would privatize federal refuge lands and reverse decisions made by previous administrations con  more