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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 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.

Arctic Report November 15, 2016

November 15, 2016 By Andrea Wagner In Congress, Conventional Energy, Economic Development, Energy, House Committee Hearing, Infrastructure, Wildlife No Comments

The House Natural Resources Committee heard testimony on the Federal Lands Freedom Act which would make it much easier for federally held lands to be transferred to state control and would remove much of the regulations placed on land management.

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 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 […]

Senate Energy & Natural Resources Hearing to examine the Near-term Outlook for Energy and Commodity Markets

January 19, 2016 By Andrea Wagner In Congress, Economic Development, Energy, International Relations, Natural Resource Extraction, Senate Committee Hearing, Wildlife No Comments

January 19, 2016 – Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington DC The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources held a hearing to examine the near-term outlook for energy and commodity markets. Please […]

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 […]