Alaska Congressman Don Young voted against the bill. On the House floor, he told ANWR drilling opponents, “You’re wasting our time.”
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Trump administration rolls out final environmental review for Arctic Refuge oil leasing
On Thursday, the Trump administration took one of the last steps to allow oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
More than 2,000 Fort Wainwright soldiers to deploy to Iraq
The soldiers are part of a joint task force that will mainly be helping train Iraqi troops, law enforcement officers and other security forces.
Below-average sea ice levels are expanding Arctic shipping options
As of Aug. 31, Arctic sea ice coverage dropped to the third-lowest extent on satellite record for that day, according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center.
US-China trade dispute stalls timber sale negotiations in Haines
The tariff clash between the Trump administration and China is working in favor of local conservation groups, who hope to keep the forests near Haines standing.
Democratic presidential candidates spent 7 hours talking climate change. Alaska was barely mentioned.
In a prime-time presidential climate change forum, Democrats spent seven hours on the issue. But there was no substantive discussion of Alaska, even though the state is one of the most affected by global warming.