Alaska’s all-Republican delegation to Congress praised President Donald Trump for delivering a positive message in his State of the Union address Tuesday night.
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Trump’s pick for Interior secretary has worked for Alaska and energy industry
David Bernhardt previously worked as a lobbyist for several energy companies. He also represented the state of Alaska in 2014 in an unsuccessful lawsuit over seismic testing in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Calls for ‘vigilance’ on Russian military buildup in Arctic
Moscow has been building its military presence in the Arctic, and one Russia scholar says she’s grown increasingly concerned. While Russia’s Arctic ambitions worry regional experts, so do the lack of ambitions on the part of the United States.
‘Uber for icebreakers’ idea gains traction in Congress
A Senate proposal has $750 million for a third Coast Guard icebreaker, but that money is caught in a fight over President Trump’s wall at the southern border. Still, there’s more than one way to break ice.
Defense Dept. says climate change threatens bases around the country
The Pentagon’s report looks at 79 major military installations around the country, assessing both the current and future risks of flooding, drought, wildfires, desertification and thawing permafrost.
Alaska’s U.S. senators veer apart on shutdown votes
Two bills that would have ended the partial government shutdown failed to get enough votes in the U.S. Senate. Alaska’s senators took different tacks.