U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan and Representative Mary Peltola introduced legislation Jan. 19 that seeks to forego a unique restriction in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA). The bill aims to settle a decades-old dispute that has prevented the Cape Fox Corporation from claiming all of the land they are entitled to under the act.
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Cruise ships are now returning to Alaska for the first full-length season since the pandemic. For the past two years, CoastAlaska has been investigating the impact of “scrubbers” – air pollution control systems that allow large ships to save money by burning cheaper, dirtier fuels. It found that EPA has granted special waivers for Carnival-owned ships’ scrubbers to exceed the normal water pollution standards while in Alaska waters.
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The governor’s chief of staff says the Dunleavy administration is working to leverage federal infrastructure dollars to revitalize the Alaska Marine Highway System. Federal dollars have helped the state forward fund the ferry for 18 months, though Dunleavy vetoed about $8.5 million of the state’s appropriation earlier this summer.
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“It’s going to be a short season, but we’re going to have a season,” Sen. Lisa Murkowski said.
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The Biden administration announced June 11 intentions to reinstate protections for Tongass National Forest. It’s the latest twist in a long-running battle over logging and other development on federal lands in Southeast Alaska.
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The U.S. Senate on Thursday blocked quick consideration of a waiver that would have allowed foreign-flagged cruise ships to visit Alaska ports this summer.
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Supporters of President Trump verbally clashed with counter-protesters days before Congress is set to certify the results of the 2020 presidential election.
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In 30 days the Trump administration can exempt Tongass National Forest from the Roadless Rule. A future presidential administration could reverse it, but only by starting the multi-year rule-making process from scratch.
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