Tag: Alaska

Interior officials touted the regulation as being one of the strictest rules ever for offshore drilling due to the unique challenges of drilling in the Arctic. It’s estimated the regulations would cost industry about $2 billion over the next 10 years. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Energy and Environment

House GOP uses funding bill to attack Arctic drilling rules

Kyle Feldscher · July 14, 2016 3:02 am

"If you can survive triplets for 16 years, you can survive EPA," House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Rob Bishop, R-Utah, quipped. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Energy and Environment

Bishop compares EPA to surviving triplets

John Siciliano · June 22, 2016 4:37 pm

"Life is full of ups and downs but in the end, you'll end up where you're supposed to be," Bristol Palin and Dakota Meyer said in a joint statement. (Instagram)

Bristol Palin secretly marries Medal of Honor Marine

Anna Giaritelli · June 9, 2016 2:55 am

Senate natural resources committee to hold field hearing on how federal rules affect outdoor recreation. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Energy and Environment

Lawmakers head to Alaska on the eve of wildfire season

Kyle Feldscher · May 30, 2016 4:01 am

Katie Couric still can’t believe how badly Sarah Palin bombed

Katie Couric still can’t believe how badly Sarah Palin bombed

Becket Adams · May 23, 2016 6:31 pm

Mark Anthony De Simone, 53, is shown in Juneau District Court for his arraignment on Tuesday, in Juneau, Alaska. (Michael Penn/The Juneau Empire via AP)

Former Arizona legislator charged with murder in Alaska

Kelly Cohen · May 18, 2016 12:57 pm

GOP weekly address a subtle call to unite behind Trump

GOP weekly address a subtle call to unite behind Trump

Anna Giaritelli · May 14, 2016 10:00 am

"The president and White House spokesman Josh Earnest need to level with the American people and tell the truth about what our brave troops are doing in the Middle East ," Sullivan said. (AP File Photo/Rashah McChesney)

National Security

Senator: White House ‘diminishing the service’ of fallen Navy SEAL

Joel Gehrke · May 5, 2016 1:04 am

A bald eagle may be to blame for the deaths of four people in a plane crash in Alaska last month, according to federal investigators. (Cheryl McRoberts/American Bald Eagle Foundation via AP)

Energy and Environment

Bald eagle suspected in Alaska plane crash

John Siciliano · May 4, 2016 7:46 pm

Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson says the Pebble Mine decision "is not a political issue." (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Energy and Environment

Dem blasts Republicans over EPA mine decision

John Siciliano · April 28, 2016 4:34 pm

The hearing on Thursday will be the second hearing the committee has held on the Pebble Mine project. (AP Photo)

Energy and Environment

EPA official to face Congress over Alaskan mine

Kyle Feldscher · April 25, 2016 4:01 am

King Cove residents are pushing for a one-lane road through a refuge so they can reach the nearest town. (AP Photo/Al Grillo)

Energy and Environment

Remote Alaskan town begs Congress for road

Kyle Feldscher · April 14, 2016 5:19 pm