U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski released Wednesday legislation that would open part of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling. Murkowski’s part of the bill would lift the ban on drilling in the so-called 1002 area, along the coastal plain of the refore. It would split revenues 50-50 between the state and the federal government.
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Alongside Trump in China, Alaska gets a new deal on its LNG
State will explore marketing, financing and investment with China for the $45 billion mega-project
Only some voices resonate when U.S. senators listen to Arctic testimony
Eleven Alaskans testified before the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Thursday — for and against drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. While senators said they wanted to listen to the people of the Arctic, many seemed to hear selectively.
Can Congress squeeze $1B from ANWR?
The U.S. Senate will hold a hearing today on whether to allow drilling in the refuge as part of the Republican tax plan, and now the environmental argument has shifted.
After BP leak report, state calls for review of all North Slope wells
The emergency order comes after BP blamed an April oil and gas spill on a piece of a flawed well design and thawing permafrost.
ANWR drilling clears another hurdle in Congress
The U.S. House has passed the Senate’s budget resolution, and with it the seeds of legislation that could open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling. The resolution itself has no force of law but it tells committees in the House and Senate to draw up a bill that includes tax cuts.