The announcement drew swift condemnation, including in Alaska where conservation groups and some village leaders in the region said it could hurt subsistence and remove buffers against climate change. The move is also likely to prolong the decades-long fight over the issue.
The Alaska House Judiciary Committee held a fact-finding hearing on the conditions surrounding the federal detainees currently being held at the Anchorage Correctional Complex under an agreement between the state and ICE.
The federal Board of Geographic Names has rejected a proposal to name a summit in Denali National Park and Preserve after a Mat-Su mining pioneer. (via Alaska Beacon)
A plan to sell millions of acres of federal lands has been ruled out of Republicans’ big tax and spending cut bill after the Senate parliamentarian determined the proposal would violate the chamber’s rules.
President Donald Trump said a ceasefire between Iran and Israel was in effect today after the deal initially faltered, and the American leader expressed deep frustration with both sides.
