Alaska Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott and Gov. Bill Walker’s administration has taken steps recently toward a climate change action plan. Just this week, Mallott was in Nome for Kawerak’s Leadership Summit, but also, he says, to discuss Arctic policy.
Arctic
ANWR advances with GOP budget
The U.S. House on Thursday passed a budget plan that could open the door to drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The vote was 219-206. Eighteen Republicans joined the Democrats in voting “no.”
ANWR takes tiny step down rocky Senate road
The effort to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling made a baby step forward Wednesday in the Senate, with the debut of a Republican budget plan in a committee.
Is the Pacific walrus adapting to warming? Feds say no need for more protections
“If the Fish & Wildlife Service had protected the Pacific walrus from threats of climate change, the Trump administration would have to admit that climate change is real,” said Shaye Wolf with the Center for Biological Diversity.
Enviros sound the alarm on ANWR
Sen. Lisa Murkowski chairs the energy committee. Opening the refuge to drilling is a top priority for her, as it’s been for Alaska’s congressional delegation for 40 years.
Trump administration moves to lift ban on oil assessment in ANWR
The Washington Post is reporting that the Trump administration is trying to allow more in-depth studies of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’s oil potential.