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Arctic Report July 21, 2017

July 21, 2017 By Andrea Wagner 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

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 August 4, 2016

August 4, 2016 By Andrea Wagner In Alaska Native, Fisheries, Indigenous Affairs, Law of the Sea, State of Alaska, Traditional Knowledge No Comments

Susan “Sudie” Hargis, Tribal Liaison for the U.S. Coast Guard’s 17th District (Alaska), spoke about tribal relations in Alaska—relating specifically to incident response, search and rescue, and subsistence hunting—as part of a speaker series sponsored by the Committee on Marine Transportation System in Washington D.C. on Aug. 4.
Hargis described the history and complex nature of government-tribal relations in Alaska.

Capitol Hill Ocean Week 2016

May 20, 2016 By Andrea Wagner In Alaska Native, Climate Change & Environment, Coastal Erosion, Economic Development, Fisheries, Indigenous Affairs, Maritime, Permafrost, Sea Level Rise, Shipping, Traditional Knowledge, Transportation No Comments

June 9, 2016 – The Newseum, Washington, DC The Arctic Report will report on the following panels, in addition to parts of other panels: Closing the Loop on Trash: A […]

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 […]

Arctic Economic Development Forum

April 6, 2016 By Andrea Wagner In Arctic Council, Climate Change & Environment, Economic Development, Fisheries, Indigenous Affairs, Infrastructure, International Relations, National Security, Public-Private Partnerships, Science & Research, Shipping, State of Alaska, Telecommunications, Transportation, Wilson Center No Comments

April 6, 2016 – Wilson Center, Washington, DC The Wilson Center’s Polar Initiative and Institute of the North co-hosted a forum that addressed the potential for Arctic economic development, the […]

Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife Oversight Hearing "Federal Interactions with State Management of Fish and Wildlife"

February 9, 2016 By Andrea Wagner In Climate Change & Environment, Congress, Economic Development, Fisheries, Indigenous Affairs, Natural Resource Extraction, Senate Committee Hearing, State of Alaska, Wildlife No Comments

February 9, 2016 – 406 Dirksen, Washington, DC In his opening statement, Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) said the purpose of the hearing is to examine the interactions of the state […]

National Academies of Sciences' Arctic Matters Day

January 14, 2016 By Andrea Wagner In Alaska Native, Climate Change & Environment, Coastal Erosion, Economic Development, Energy, Fisheries, Indigenous Affairs, Infrastructure, International Relations, Microgrids, National Security, Permafrost, Public-Private Partnerships, Science & Research, Sea Level Rise, State of Alaska, Traditional Knowledge, Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, Wildlife No Comments

January 14, 2016 – NAS building, Washington, DC On January 14th, The National Academies of Sciences held a public symposium “Arctic Matters Day” to provide an overview of the dramatic […]

Polar Research Board Fall Meeting

December 4, 2015 By Andrea Wagner In Climate Change & Environment, Coastal Erosion, Conventional Energy, Economic Development, Energy, Fisheries, Infrastructure, International Relations, Law of the Sea, Permafrost, Public-Private Partnerships, Renewable Energy, Science & Research, Sea Level Rise No Comments

December 3-4, 2015 – Washington, D.C. The National Academies of Sciences convened its Polar Research Board in Washington, DC on Dec. 3-4 to review recent Arctic and Antarctic research. — […]