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Arctic Report July 21, 2017

July 21, 2017 By In Arctic Council, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Climate Change & Environment, Coastal Erosion, Congress, Economic Development, Fisheries, House Committee Hearing, Indigenous Affairs, Infrastructure, International Relations, Law of the Sea, Maritime, National Security, Natural Resource Extraction, Oil & Gas Development, Science & Research, Shipping, State of Alaska, U.S. Coast Guard, Uncategorized, Wildlife No Comments

Report Contains:
Notes from the United State Arctic Research Commission’s 107th Meeting
Highlights from the 7th Symposium on the Impacts of an Ice-Diminishing Arctic on Naval and Maritime Operations
Icebreaker Amendment Voted Down – House Appropriations Committee Homeland Security Appropriations FY2018 Markup
America’s Arctic Economic Ambitions: Opportunities and Limitations – Center for Strategic and International Studies
Hearing on Opening ANWR to Drilling – House Committee on Natural Resources
Arctic News Roundup

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Arctic Report June 30, 2017

June 30, 2017 By In Climate Change & Environment, Congress, Economic Development, Energy, Indigenous Affairs, Infrastructure, International Relations, Science & Research, State of Alaska No Comments

Report contains:
Oversight Hearing on “Examining Policy Impacts of Excessive Litigation Against the Department of Interior” – House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
Oversight Hearing on “Examining Access to Oil and Gas Development on Federal Lands” – House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
Marine Sanctuaries: Fisheries, Access, the Environment, and Maritime Heritage – Senate Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard

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Arctic Report June 16, 2017

June 27, 2017 By In Climate Change & Environment, Congress, Economic Development, Energy, Indigenous Affairs, Infrastructure, International Relations, Science & Research, State of Alaska No Comments

Report contains:
A Conversation with Vidar Helgesen, Norwegian Minister of Climate and the Environment – CSIS
Aquaculture in the United States – Sea Grant
The Value of America’s Public Waters – Capitol Hill Oceans Week
Congressional Roundtable – Capitol Hill Oceans Week
Arctic News Roundup

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Arctic Report June 9, 2017

June 27, 2017 By In Brooking's Institute, Climate Change & Environment, Congress, Energy, Senate Committee Hearing, U.S. Coast Guard, Uncategorized No Comments

Report Contains:
The National Security Implication of Climate Change, Environmental and Energy Study Institute
Building a 21st Century Infrastructure for America: Coast Guard Sea, Land, and Air Capabilities, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
Future of the Paris Agreement and Global Climate Change: Cooperation without U.S. Leadership, Bookings Institute
Hearing to Study Cost Reductions in Emerging Energy Technologies, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Arctic News Roundup

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Arctic Report May 26, 2017

June 27, 2017 By In Climate Change & Environment, Congress, Economic Development, Energy, Infrastructure, International Relations, Science & Research, Uncategorized No Comments

Report Contains:
Canada’s Defense Policy Review – CSIS
Balance for Oil, Imbalance for LNG? – CSIS
Role of States in EPA Rulemaking – House Subcommittee on Environment
Nomination Hearing to Consider DOE and FERC Nominees – Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Arctic News Roundup

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Arctic Report May 19, 2017

June 27, 2017 By In Arctic Council, Congress, Energy, Maritime, Senate Committee Hearing, Shipping, Transportation, Uncategorized No Comments

Report Contains:
The Future of Energy in America, American Council for Capital Formation
Hearing on Maritime Transportation and Administration, Senate Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure
Overview Week of the Arctic and North by North, Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting
Fairbanks Declaration Overview, Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting
Arctic News Roundup

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Arctic Report May 5, 2017

June 27, 2017 By In Center for Strategic and International Studies, Congress, Energy, House Committee Hearing, Science & Research, U.S. Coast Guard, Uncategorized No Comments

Report Contains:
A Conversation With Admiral Paul Zukunft, USCG Commandant, Center For Strategic and International Studies
Energy In America: a Conversation with Senator Lisa Murkowski and Senator Maria Cantwell, Center For Strategic and International Studies
Hearing on Maritime and Transportation Regulatory Issues, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Arctic Research Seminar with Dr. Robert Corell – Arctic Research Consortium of The U.S.
Arctic News Roundup

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Arctic Report March 31, 2017

March 24, 2017 By In Alaska Native, Climate Change & Environment, Congress, Economic Development, Fisheries, Indigenous Affairs, Infrastructure, International Relations, Natural Resource Extraction, Senate Committee Hearing, State of Alaska, Wilson Center No Comments

The North American Arctic: Building a Vision for Regional Collaboration – The Wilson Center
hearing to Examine the United States’ Increasing Dependence on Foreign Sources of Minerals and Opportunities to Rebuild and Improve the Supply Chain in the United States – Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources
Oversight Hearing on ESA Consultation Impediments to Economic Development – House Committee on Natural Resources
Hearing to Examine the Potential for Infrastructure Improvements to Create Jobs and Reduce the Cost of Living Through All-Of-The-Above Energy and Mineral Production in Alaska – Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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