Congressman Young Appointed to Represent House on Energy Conference Committee
House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) appointed Alaska Congressman Don Young to serve on a conference committee charged with producing final energy and natural resources legislation between the House and...
View ArticleHouse Passes Water Resource Development Bill
Alaska Congressman Don Young and the U.S. House of Representatives today passed H.R. 5303, the Water Resource Development Act (WRDA) of 2016, bipartisan legislation to promote economic competitiveness...
View ArticleMurkowski, Sullivan Introduce Four Alaska Energy, Lands Bills
Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, both R-Alaska, this week introduced four Alaska-focused bills. The bills would expand the use of clean, renewable hydropower to generate affordable electricity...
View ArticleIndian Country and Insular Territories in Desperate Need of Infrastructure...
The Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs held an oversight hearing exploring ways to improve infrastructure in tribal and insular communities.
View ArticleFERC Proposal Would Roll Back Land Use Fee Hikes for Alaska Hydropower...
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today welcomed the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) proposal of a new method to calculate annual charges for hydropower projects on federal lands in...
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