The U.S. House of Representatives voted Wednesday to reverse the federal government’s decision to cancel oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and restrict oil development in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, but Alaska Rep. Mary Peltola, in an unexpected move, declined to vote for or against the reversal. The House bill isn’t […] The post Peltola declines to vote for Arctic drilling bill she previously supported, citing fish policy appeared first on Alaska Beacon.
The U.S. House passed a bill Wednesday to counter an Interior Department order banning mining in a section of Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, taking aim at the Biden administration’s conservation agenda that Republicans say weighs environmental concerns too heavily at the expense of economic opportunity. But the Republican majority also suffered a setback on […] The post U.S. House splits on GOP-led Alaska and mining industry bills aimed at Biden agenda appeared first on Iowa Capital D
The U.S. House passed a bill Wednesday to counter an Interior Department order canceling oil and gas leases in a section of Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, taking aim at the Biden administration’s conservation agenda that Republicans say weighs environmental concerns too heavily at the expense of economic opportunity.
Alaska Republicans take aim at Rep. Mary Peltola over her support for Biden's agenda, which has impacted Alaska's "resource development" and "economic prosperity" in the U.S.