The House bill, called the Lower Energy Costs Act, tackles permitting reform and overhauls parts of a 2022 landmark climate law, but is dead on arrival in the Senate.
Anchorage Democrats say candidate Rachel Ries distributed campaign literature “falsely claiming” her opponent, Zac Johnson, is endorsed by the group. Ries has accused Johnson’s campaign of hoodwinking voters into believing he’s been endorsed by the police union, rather than its PAC.
The Biden administration’s decision to approve an $8 billion ConocoPhillips Alaska oil project in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska swiftly drew both celebration and condemnation in Alaska and Outside.
Biden administration officials actively worked behind the scenes last week to tank a decision green-lighting the Willow Project, an oil drilling project derided by environmentalists.