The Senate voted for $100 million in executive branch cuts that aren’t allocated.
Arctic
Alaska senators unhappy with Arctic agreement after Canadian PM visits Washington
After Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s first official visit to Washington D.C. Thursday, he and President Barack Obama released an agreement on the Arctic, energy and climate. Alaska’s senators aren’t happy with it.
Recent international sea ice report ‘difficult’ to correlate
The National Snow and Ice Data Center reported the lowest January Arctic sea ice extent in the satellite record. The center also says Arctic sea ice growth has stalled.
What’s so critical about polar bear habitat?
A federal appeals court last week ruled the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was following the law when it designated a California-sized piece of the Alaskan Arctic as critical habitat for the polar bear.
Murkowski urges construction of multiple icebreakers
In another effort to increase presence in the Arctic, Murkowski encouraged homeporting a National Security Cutter in Alaska. The closest cutter right now is near San Francisco.
As first legislative budget cuts emerge, some question rural impact
Reductions include $9.8 million in cuts to education programs, as well as cutting all $2.7 million in state funding for public broadcasting.