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Arctic Report June 9, 2017

June 27, 2017 By Andrea Wagner 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

Arctic Report May 19, 2017

June 27, 2017 By Andrea Wagner 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

Arctic Report April 28, 2017

June 27, 2017 By Andrea Wagner In Congress, Energy, House Committee Hearing, Senate Committee Hearing, Uncategorized No Comments

Report Contains:
A Review of the Technical, Scientific, and Legal Basis of the “WOTUS” Rule – Senate Committee on the Environment, and Public Works
Outdoor Recreation: Vast Impact of the Great Outdoors – House Energy and Commerce Committee
Arctic News Roundup

Arctic Report March 31, 2017

March 24, 2017 By Andrea Wagner 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

Arctic Update March 24, 2017

March 24, 2017 By Andrea Wagner In Alaska Native, Arctic Council, Climate Change & Environment, Congress, Fisheries, Indigenous Affairs, Infrastructure, International Relations, Law of the Sea, National Security, Senate Committee Hearing No Comments

Broadband: Deploying America’s 21st Century Infrastructure – Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
Report: Arctic Imperative, Reinforcing U.S Strategy on America’s Fourth Coast – Council on Foreign Relations
State of the Coast Guard: Ensuring Military, National Security, and Enforcement Capability and Readiness – Senate Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries and Coast Guard

Arctic Report February 15, 2017

February 15, 2017 By Andrea Wagner In Congress, Senate Committee Hearing, Wildlife No Comments

Modernizing and improving the Endangered Species Act (ESA) was the subject of a hearing in the Senate Environment & Public Works Committee on Feb. 15. The hearing focused mostly on streamlining the act and removing inefficiencies in the act with the listing and de-listing process.

Senate Energy & Natural Resources hearing to Examine the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s 2017-2022 OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program

May 19, 2016 By Andrea Wagner In Alaska Native, Congress, Conventional Energy, Economic Development, Energy, Indigenous Affairs, Natural Resource Extraction, Oil & Gas Development, Senate Committee Hearing No Comments

May 19, 2016 – Senate Dirksen Building, Washington, D.C. In her opening statement, Sen. Murkowski (R-AK) said that over the past seven years, the Department has slowly but steadily abrogated […]

Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing Marine Debris and Wildlife: Impacts, Sources, and Solutions

May 17, 2016 By Andrea Wagner In Congress, Fisheries, International Relations, Marine Debris, Pacific Northwest Economic Region, Senate Committee Hearing, Transportation, Wildlife No Comments

May 17, 2016 – Senate Dirksen Building, Washington, D.C. In his opening statement, Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) stated that for coastal states, particularly those on the West Coast, the prevalence […]

Senate Energy & Natural Resources Hearing to Examine the Opportunities and Challenges of Oil and Gas Development in Different Price Environments

April 26, 2016 By Andrea Wagner In Congress, Conventional Energy, Economic Development, Energy, Natural Resource Extraction, Oil & Gas Development, Senate Committee Hearing No Comments

April 26, 2016 – Senate Dirksen Office Building, Washington, D.C. In her opening statement, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) said that oil and gas production is capital intensive with a long […]

Senate Energy & Natural Resources hearing on the U.S. Geological Survey

April 7, 2016 By Andrea Wagner In Budget, Climate Change & Environment, Coastal Erosion, Congress, Infrastructure, Permafrost, Science & Research, Senate Committee Hearing, State of Alaska No Comments

April 7, 2016 – Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. In her opening statement, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) said her committee had not conducted a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) direct […]