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Congress votes to overturn Central Yukon conservation management plan

Congress votes to overturn Central Yukon conservation management plan

by Lexi Newsom | Nov 6, 2025 | Environment, Featured

WASHINGTON — On Oct. 9, the U.S. Senate passed a joint resolution of disapproval seeking to overturn the newly passed protection of federal land in the Central Yukon region of Alaska and open lands designated for conservation to the mining industry. The resolution...
Capitol Christmas Tree lighting ceremony highlights Alaskan culture and people

Capitol Christmas Tree lighting ceremony highlights Alaskan culture and people

by Marisa Guerra Echeverria and Emma Richman | Dec 4, 2024 | Featured, Topics

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson and members of the Alaskan congressional delegation celebrated Alaskan culture and inter-state unity at the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree lighting ceremony on the Capitol’s West Lawn Tuesday night. A crowd of a couple hundred...
Congress presses Coast Guard on Arctic icebreaker shortfalls amid growing international competition

Congress presses Coast Guard on Arctic icebreaker shortfalls amid growing international competition

by Jonas Blum | Nov 14, 2024 | Environment, Featured

WASHINGTON — Transportation committee ranking member Richard Larsen (D-Wash.), questioned Coast Guard leadership on the U.S. ability to ice break in the Arctic Circle compared to competitors Russia and China after the Government Accountability Office released a...
Tribal leaders, fearing ‘losing a generation’ to the fentanyl crisis, press for federal help

Tribal leaders, fearing ‘losing a generation’ to the fentanyl crisis, press for federal help

by Kristen Axtman | Nov 9, 2023 | Featured, Health & Science

WASHINGTON — Tribal leaders on Wednesday urged the federal government for more money and law enforcement support to help them tackle the spread of fentanyl – a synthetic opioid that is up to 100 times as potent as morphine –  in Native communities. At a Senate Indian...
Experts: Workforce shortages, stigma add to mental health and substance abuse crises

Experts: Workforce shortages, stigma add to mental health and substance abuse crises

by Maia Pandey | Feb 1, 2022 | Featured, Health & Science

WASHINGTON — Communities and healthcare providers urgently need federal funding to address twin mental health and substance abuse crises, healthcare experts and advocates told senators on Tuesday “Almost 130 million Americans live in areas with less than one mental...
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