Eligible Alaskans to receive $1,174 dividend payment
Parnell cautions that returns may diminish in the future. more
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Forests account for most land-based carbon uptake
Research results suggest that forests account for nearly all of the world's land-based carbon uptake. Boreal forests are estimated to be responsible for 22 percent of the carbon stored in the forests. more
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Interior Secretary to visit Alaska
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI), chair of the Interior Appropriations Subcommittee, will visit Alaska in August at the invitation of Sen. Lisa Murkowski. more
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Murkowski announces agenda for Salazar, Reed trip
Tour to include meeting with community leaders on the North Slope, a visit to Barrow’s new Indian Health Service hospital, which is currently under construction, a trip to Bureau of Land Management firefighting facilities in Fairbanks, and a stop in Denali National Park. more
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Murkowski to hold 'Brown Bag Town Hall' on July 21
Senator to start answering questions on Twitter beginning at noon ADT. more
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Resources available to help preserve your catch
Online lessons and DVDs on canning basics and canning meat and fish, and freezing and smoking fish are available fro free from the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service. more
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Bill would boost health care access for Alaskan children
Legislation aims to counter unintended consequence of health care reform. more
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Free science ed resource for educators available online
Alaska K-12 Science Curricular Initiative is designed to help teachers bring cutting-edge Alaska research to K-12 classrooms. more
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Bill seeks to reduce poverty in rural Native American areas
Bill aims to reduce poverty in rural Native American areas; reward constructive and industrious initiatives proposed in those areas; allow the U.S. government to serve as a partner, and assist in implementation of the projects, and focus on close oversight to make certain that criteria were met along the project’s path. more
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Language inserted into bill to benefit Alaska's vets
Language inserted into 2012 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs appropriations bill will reap physical, mental and emotional benefits for Alaska’s military community. more
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Alaska Senators back 'Pilot's Bill of Rights'
Bill remedies many of the most serious deficiencies in the relationship between general aviation and the FAA, and ensures that pilots are treated in a fair and equitable manner. more
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Alaska Senators continue fight against 'Frankenfish'
Senators urge FDA to listen to widespread opposition to genetically-engineered fish. more
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