WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Catherine Heroy, federal program manager at Alaska Department of Natural Resources, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management urging the department to proceed with the rescission of the Conservation and Landscape Health Rule. The state commended the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for reconsidering the policy, stating the 2024 Rule was incompatible with Alaska's legal, cultural, and land management framework. The sta  more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Nov. 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska posted the following news release on Nov. 14, 2025: * * * Anchorage woman guilty of drug trafficking conspiracy A federal jury convicted an Anchorage woman yesterday for her role in a local drug trafficking conspiracy to traffic cocaine, cocaine base, methamphetamine, and heroin. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Erica Elisoff, 51, and her boyfriend and co-defendant, Larry Ken  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 [Category: Energy] -- The American Petroleum Institute posted the following news release: * * * API Welcomes Administration Move to Rescind Restrictive NPR-A Rule * The American Petroleum Institute (API) today released the following statement from Senior Vice President of Policy, Economics and Regulatory Affairs Dustin Meyer after the Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced that it will soon be rescinding the Biden-era restrictive final rule m  more

BINGHAMTON, New York, Nov. 12 -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * John Green inspires with stories of humanity, humor and hope Bestselling author and YouTube personality discusses writing, mental health and global health By Laura Reindl Students, faculty, staff and community members filled the Anderson Center's Osterhout Concert Theatre on Friday, Nov. 7 for "A Conversation with John Green." The New York Times best-selling author, known for novels such as Looking for A  more

SEATTLE, Nov. 13 -- Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group, issued the following news release on Nov. 12, 2025: * * * Collect 'em all! Hawaiian Airlines debuts exclusive collectibles available only inflight Summary * Starting today, guests can ask a crewmember for one of four exclusive trading cards designed in partnership with Hawaiian Airlines pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA). * In an industry first, we're launching digital cards rep  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Rep. Nicholas J. Begich III, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Begich Statement on Funding Bill to Reopen the Government * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Nov. 12, 2025 Congressman Nick Begich (R-AK) released the following statement following House Republicans passing a funding bill to reopen the government: "Tonight, the House took decisive action to reopen the federal government and ensure that essential services and paychecks are restored to hardwo  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 [Category: Environment] -- The Wilderness Society posted the following news release: * * * ConocoPhillips exploration plan is destructive for Western Arctic * The federal Bureau of Land Management yesterday released the details of plans by oil giant ConocoPhillips to expand its harmful footprint in the Western Arctic by drilling new test wells and conducting seismic studies near the company's massive Willow project in the Western Arctic's National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Doyon Ltd., Fairbanks, Alaska, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior opposing the proposed rescission of the Conservation and Landscape Health Rule. The rule was originally adopted by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on May 9, 2024, and the proposed changes have drawn scrutiny regarding their potential impact on both resource development and the welfare of Alaska Native communities. Doyon is known as the largest private landowner   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * DSCC Launches New Digital Ad Campaign Sounding the Alarm on Republicans' Health Care Price Hikes * New digital ad campaign holds Republicans accountable for doubling health insurance costs As voters face skyrocketing health insurance costs thanks to Senate Republicans, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee launched a new digital ad campaign to run across news, financial plann  more

SEATTLE, Nov. 15 -- Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group, issued the following news release: * * * Earn while you shred: Atmos(TM) Rewards members unlock bonus points with The Mountain Collective pass Snow season is upon us, and legendary slopes around the world are readying for their time to shine. To get our guests up and riding this winter season, Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines are partnering with The Mountain Collective to offer an exclusive bonus to Atmos(TM) Rewards   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Gallego, Sullivan Introduce Resolution Honoring the 80th Anniversary of Stars and Stripes in the Pacific * WASHINGTON - Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) introduced a resolution recognizing the 80th anniversary of Stars and Stripes coverage in the Pacific. Stars and Stripes is an independent military news organization, known for its invaluable service to members of the Armed  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Groups sue Interior for illegal land swap that threatens Izembek National Wildlife Refuge * ANCHORAGE, AK Friends of Alaska National Wildlife Refuges and allied groups sued the Interior Department and King Cove Corporation today in U.S. District Court for signing a land exchange agreement aimed at making way for a road on a narrow isthmus in Izembek National Wildlife Refuge. "The Trump a  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Sen. Sullivan Reiterates Call to End Government Shutdown on KTUU * WASHINGTON In an appearance on Alaska's Political Pipeline on Alaska's News Source on Thursday, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) again called for his Senate Democratic colleagues to vote for the clean, bipartisan continuing resolution (CR) to open the government in order to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * Interior Rescinds 2024 Rule on Alaska Petroleum Reserve, Unlocking Energy Potential * The Department of the Interior announced today a final rule rescinding the 2024 Bureau of Land Management rule governing the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, a major step in unlocking the energy potential of the roughly 23-million-acre reserve. "By rescinding the 2024 rule, we are following the directi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * Interior rescinds 2024 rule on Alaska Petroleum Reserve, unlocking energy potential * The Department of the Interior announced today a final rule rescinding the 2024 Bureau of Land Management rule governing the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, a major step in unlocking the energy potential of the roughly 23-million-acre reserve. "By rescinding the 2024 rule, we  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Kawerak Inc., Nome, Alaska, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior regarding its proposal to rescind the 2024 Bureau of Land Management Public Lands Rule. The organization is calling for a formal government-to-government Tribal Consultation on this critical issue. In its public comment letter, Kawerak, Inc. articulated strong opposition to the proposed rescission, emphasizing the negative implications it would have on Tribal interests  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Challenges Alaska Board of Game Plan to Gun Down Bears * ANCHORAGE, Alaska The Alaska Wildlife Alliance and the Center for Biological Diversity sued the Alaska Board of Game today for violating the Alaska Constitution when adopting a predator control program authorizing the killing of an unlimited number of brown and black bears across 40,000 square miles in southwe  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Challenges Destructive Road in Alaska's Izembek Refuge * ANCHORAGE, Alaska The Native Village of Hooper Bay, the Native Village of Paimiut, Chevak Native Village, and the Center for Biological Diversity sued the Trump administration today for deciding to trade federally protected wilderness to pave the way for a road through Alaska's Izembek National Wildlife Refuge  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 14 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * MIT Haystack scientists study recent geospace storms and resulting light shows * The northern lights, or aurora borealis, one of nature's most spectacular visual shows, can be elusive. Conventional wisdom says that to see them, we need to travel to northern Canada or Alaska. However, in the past two years, New Englanders have been seeing these colorful atmospheric displays on a few  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Murkowski Relieved As Government Reopens Following Longest Shutdown in Nation's History * Washington, DC Following the signing of H.R. 5371, the Continuing Appropriations and Extension Act into law, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) made the following statement: "After 43 days, Congress has passed and the President has signed the Continuing Resolution, putting an end to the longest government sh  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Murkowski Speaks on Vote to Reopen Government * Washington, DC Following the Senate's vote on H.R. 5371, the Continuing Appropriations and Extension Act, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) made the following statement: "Tonight, I joined my Senate colleagues in voting to begin to reopen the federal government. We have agreed to a broad framework to fund government operations through January 30, p  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee released the following written testimony by A.C. Locklear, CEO of the National Indian Health Board, from an Oct. 29, 2025, hearing entitled "Impacts of Government Shutdowns and Agency Reductions in Force on Native Communities": * * * Chairwoman Murkowski, Vice Chairman Schatz, and distinguished members of the Committee, on behalf of the National Indian Health Board (NIHB) and the 574+ sovereign federally recognized American Indian and   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 [Category: Political] -- The National Organization for Women issued the following news release: * * * Native American Heritage Month * Each November, we observe, a time to celebrate and honor the histories, cultures, and contributions of American Indian and Alaska Native peoples. Native American women have played an important and often underrecognized role in shaping feminist thought and activism in the United States. Many Indigenous communities traditionally had social  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murkowski Speaks on Aaron Peterson's Nomination for U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska * Washington, DC United States Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) made the following statement following the President's announcement of his intent to nominate Aaron Christian Peterson to serve as a judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska: "I have been informed by the White Ho  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Sullivan Celebrates End of the Schumer Shutdown * Appropriations Legislation Funds Numerous Alaska Projects & Priorities, Including $441 Million in Military Construction WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) thanked his House colleagues who voted tonight on legislation the Senate passed earlier this week to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. On Monday, November 10, Sen.   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Sullivan Lauds Nomination of Peterson to Alaska's Federal Bench * WASHINGTON Today, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) welcomed President Donald Trump's announcement of his intent to nominate Aaron Christian Peterson to serve as a judge on the United States District Court for the District of Alaska. "I congratulate Aaron Peterson on being nominated to serve on the federal bench for the District o  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Sullivan Statement on Vote to Reopen the Government * WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) today released the following statement after voting to advance legislation to reopen and fund the government, as he has done 14 previous times since the end of September. Senate Democrats have, until tonight, prevented the Senate from reaching the 60 votes necessary to advance legislation. Tonight's v  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Sullivan, Lummis Introduce Legislation to Fix Onerous Cold Weather Roadblocks for Diesel Engines * WASHINGTON U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) recently introduced the Cold Weather Diesel Reliability Act to address Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) emissions system malfunctions that can force diesel engines to shut down in extreme cold. Under current one-size-fits-  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * U.S. Army Reserve 510th RSG deploys to Strengthen European Operations * KAISERSLAUTERN, RHEINLAND-PFALZ, Germany - Deploying U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers with the 510th Regional Support Group, 7th Mission Support Command, participated in a farewell ceremony Oct. 24, at Daenner Chapel on Daenner Kaserne. The 510th RSG is scheduled to mobilize across the European theater, assuming base suppo  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Sen. Sullivan Recognizes Service & Sacrifice of America's Veterans * WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, released the following video message in recognition of Veterans Day. Below is a full transcript of Sen. Sullivan's Veterans Day message. Greetings, Alaska, from Washington, D.C. on this Veterans Day. Thank you to all Alaska  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Joins 30 Bipartisan Colleagues in Urging Trump Admin to Release LIHEAP Home Heating Aid * Federal LIHEAP funding helps 26,000 Vermonters BURLINGTON, VT - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today joined U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), and 27 bipartisan Senate colleagues in calling on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to r  more