WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Rep. Mary Sattler Peltola, D-Alaska, issued the following news release: Representative Mary Sattler Peltola and U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan this week sent a letter to President Joe Biden expressing their continued concern over transboundary mining in British Columbia (B.C.) just upstream of several Southeast Alaska rivers. The delegation has repeatedly urged the Biden administration to help protect Alaska's communities and marine resources from potential more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Rep. Russ Fulcher, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2024: On Tuesday, August 13, U.S. Congressman Russ Fulcher joined Governor Mike Dunleavy and members of the House Committee on Natural Resources in Alaska to learn more about the critical role resource development plays for the state and maintaining American energy independence. "A key pillar of national security is energy security," said Congressman Russ Fulcher. "At a time of increasing global in more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Minnesota, chairman of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, issued the following statement on Aug. 16, 2024: * * * This week, members of the House Committee on Natural Resources traveled to Alaska for a variety of site visits including the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A) and the Native Village of Nuiqsut. Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Chairman Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) issued the following more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Yakutat, AK U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) convened a summit featuring representatives from government agencies and companies responsible for maintaining the Automated Surface Observing Systems (ASOS) in Yakutat to collaborate on better practices to reduce travel delays and bolster safety in Alaska aviation. Participants included Director of the National Weather Service (NWS) Ken Graham, the National O more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: ANCHORAGE, ALASKA--U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska) today applauded the official announcement by the Coast Guard (USCG) that a commercial icebreaker will be homeported in Juneau. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Linda L. Fagan, who is currently traveling with the senators in Alaska, had previously committed to the senators that the icebreaker would be homeported in Juneau. However more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Rep. Mary Sattler Peltola, D-Alaska, issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2024: * * * Members tour Alaska resource development projects, meet with Alaska Native stakeholders * * * Yesterday, Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (AK-AL), along with Governor Mike Dunleavy and Senator Dan Sullivan, hosted several of her House Natural Resource Committee colleagues on a trip to the North Slope to learn more about Alaska energy development and Alaska Native prioritie more PR