Murkowski Comments On Federal – Industry Agreement

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                     CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 AUGUST 23, 2011                                                                                                                   or MEGAN HERMANN (202) 224-7875 Murkowski Comments On Federal – Industry Agreement   WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today welcomed an agreement between federal regulators and companies invested in the responsible development of Alaska’s offshore resources in the Beaufort and Chukchi […]

Sen. Murkowski: Federal Jurisdiction Limited on State Waters

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 AUGUST 15, 2011                                                   MEGAN HERMANN (202) 224-7875                                                Sen. Murkowski: Federal Jurisdiction Limited on State Waters Conflicts with Federal Agents on State Waterways Prompts Review of Authority   WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today made the following comments at a roundtable […]

Murkowski: Law Clear on No More Wilderness in Alaska

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 AUGUST 12, 2011                                              or MEGAN HERMANN (202) 224-7875        Murkowski: Law Clear on No More Wilderness in Alaska USFWS Conservation Plan Includes Three New Wilderness Designations in ANWR   WASHINGTON, D.C. ­ U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today criticized the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service […]

Sen. Murkowski Welcomes Conditional Approval of Beaufort Sea Plan

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 AUGUST 4, 2011                                                     MEGAN HERMANN (202) 224-7875                                                Sen. Murkowski Welcomes Conditional Approval of Beaufort Sea Plan   WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today commended the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) for issuing conditional approval of Shell’s […]

Murkowski: FERC Responses Raise New Concerns About Reliability

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                 CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 AUGUST 3, 2011                                                      MEGAN HERMANN (202) 224-7875                                                Murkowski: FERC Responses Raise New Concerns About Reliability   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today said she remains concerned about the impacts that new regulations by the Environmental Protection Agency could have […]

Murkowski Applauds SAFE Report on Directional Drilling in ANWR

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 AUGUST 3, 2011                                                     MEGAN HERMANN (202) 224-7875                                                Murkowski Applauds SAFE Report on Directional Drilling in ANWR Report Advocates Directional Drilling Pilot Program to Tap 1002 Area Oil   WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today commended a new report by the […]

Sen. Murkowski Comments on Approval of Southeast Mining Permits

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                 CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 AUGUST 2, 2011                                                      MEGAN HERMANN (202) 224-7875                                                Sen. Murkowski Comments on Approval of Southeast Mining Permits Forest Service OKs Exploration at Woewodski and Bokan Mountain by Helicopter   WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today released the following statement […]

Week Ahead: Aug. 1 – 5

On Wednesday, August 3, the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests will receive testimony on five bills:   —S. 1024, the Organ Mountains–Doña Ana County Conservation and Protection Act; —S. 1090, the Tennessee Wilderness Act; —S. 1144, the Soda Ash Competition Act; —S. 1149, the Geothermal Production Expansion Act; and —S. 1344, the Arizona Wallow […]

Sen. Murkowski: Bill Allows Natives to Continue Traditional Harvest

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 JULY 28, 2011                                                         MEGAN HERMANN (202) 224-7875                                                Sen. Murkowski: Bill Allows Natives to Continue Traditional Harvest   WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today made the following comment in support of legislation she’s introduced to allow the Huna Tlingit of Southeast, […]