Tag: Alaska

Former Sen. Mike Gravel, D-Alaska, the lawmaker who entered the infamous Pentagon Papers into the public record, said lawmakers are cowards if they don't release a memo prepared by House Republicans supposedly detailing surveillance abuses by the Obama administration. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

National Security

Senator who released Pentagon Papers: Republicans are ‘cowards’ if they don’t release FISA memo

Steven Nelson · January 30, 2018 2:28 am

The Obama administration had denied the Pebble Mine in Alaska a permit for years because of the potential impact it would have on water quality and the number of salmon that indigenous populations rely upon. (AP Photo/Al Grillo,File)

Energy and Environment

EPA’s Scott Pruitt reverses his prior decision, halts approval process for Alaskan gold mine

Josh Siegel · January 27, 2018 2:33 am

A letter sent on Friday to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke (pictured right) by Alaska's congressional delegation says "We believe the strongest near-term offshore program in Alaska is one that focuses on the Chukchi, Beaufort, and Cook Inlet." Zinke had proposed 14 Arctic areas as targets to include in a final drilling plan. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Energy and Environment

Alaska GOP tells Ryan Zinke to back off on offshore drilling plan

John Siciliano · January 27, 2018 1:13 am

Ryan Zinke on Monday morning will sign a land swap deal to allow King Cove, Alaska, to build a road through a wildlife refuge to a neighboring town. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Energy and Environment

Ryan Zinke announces deal allowing road through Alaska wildlife refuge

Josh Siegel · January 22, 2018 2:30 pm

Ten of 12 members of the National Park Service advisory board quit this week, saying Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is ignoring the panel as well as the issue of climate change. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Energy and Environment

Almost all of Ryan Zinke’s national park advisers quit

John Siciliano · January 17, 2018 5:49 pm

Barnes: The GOP Triumphs of 2017

Fred Barnes · January 12, 2018 9:00 am

There are 10 U.S. attorney offices spread across the six states that opened recreational marijuana markets under the 2013 Cole Memo. But what impact a new crackdown on the industry in those states will have is anyone's guess. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Will a US attorney bust up pot businesses after Jeff Sessions’ policy change?

Steven Nelson · January 7, 2018 5:01 am

On Thursday, the Trump administration announced it was considering about opening almost all American waters for offshore oil and natural gas drilling. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Energy and Environment

Trump plan would allow drilling in almost all U.S. waters

Josh Siegel · January 4, 2018 6:44 pm

Increases in minimum wage in 18 states at the start of 2018, mostly in left-leaning states, follow years of pushing by liberal activists for higher rates after similar efforts stalled in Congress. (iStock)

Minimum wage increases in 18 states put economic claims to the test

Sean Higgins · January 2, 2018 11:16 pm

In light of the resignation of Appellate Judge Alex Kozinski, how should Congress reshape the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals? One idea is to move the current Ninth Circuit "offshore" from its current location in California (see above) to Anchorage, Alaska. (tberning via Wikimedia Commons)

After Kozinski: Cleaning up the 9th Circuit means splitting it up

Bruce Frohnen · December 27, 2017 5:01 am

"Reagan tried to get it [opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling]. Bush tried to get it. Everybody tried to get it. They couldn't get it passed," President Trump said in discussing the energy piece of major tax legislation before the House passed it Wednesday and sent to him for his signature. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Energy and Environment

Trump: I did what Reagan and Bushes could not with drilling in Arctic

John Siciliano · December 20, 2017 6:40 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. signals a thumbs-up as he leaves the Senate chamber. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate narrowly passes GOP tax cuts, sends back to House for one last vote

Joseph Lawler · December 20, 2017 5:46 am