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Deb Haaland, interior secretary nominee, says she will enact ‘Biden’s agenda, not my own’ on fossil fuels. Video -0:00 Interior Secretary Nominee Questioned on Fossil Fuel Representative Deb Haaland of New Mexico, President Biden’s pick to head the Interior Department, was questioned on past remarks as an activist opposing the fossil fuel industry. “As I’ve learned in this role, there’s no question that fossil energy does and will continue to play a major role in America for years to come. I know how important oil and gas revenues are to critical services, b...

U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan. Sitka, Alaska (KINY) - Congress voted to approve the Young Fishermen's Development Act, a national grant program to support the next generation of America's fishermen. The bill was sponsored by Alaska U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan and Representative Don Young. The program is designed to train, educate and foster the next generation of commercial fishermen. The Act was first proposed in 2015 by the Fishing Communities Coalition, a national advocacy group that represents over 1,000 independent fishermen and business owners f...

(Anchorage) – Today, Governor Mike Dunleavy announced he will issue another 30 day COVID-19 Public Health Disaster Emergency Declaration for the State of Alaska. The declaration will go into effect on 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, December 16, 2020 and expire at 12:01 a.m. on January 15, 2021. “While the first shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine is expected to arrive in Alaska any day now, the threat posed by the virus is still with us,” said Governor Dunleavy. “We can see the light at the end of the tunnel  – but the next 30 days are crucial to advance therapeutic treatments and the vaccin...