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Alaska Delegation Fillets GM Salmon Report
Channel 2 NewsAlaska’s congressional delegation was united in its opposition Friday to a draft report from the federal Food and Drug Administration saying that the nation’s health and environment wouldn’t be significantly harmed by genetically...Tags: Don Young, Genetic Engineering, Food and Drug Administration, Mark Begich, Health Organizations
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House Passes Defense Funding Bill with Alaska Amendments
Channel 2 NewsThe U.S. House passed a conference version Thursday of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2013, containing a number of amendments affecting Alaska’s military forces made by the state’s congressional delegation. Rep. Don...Tags: National Defense Authorization Act, Barack Obama, Armed Forces, U.S. Congress, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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3 GOP senators join call for action on toxic flame retardants
The first signs of bipartisan support for overhauling the nation's chemical safety law emerged Monday, as three Republicans joined 23 other senators calling for tough restrictions on toxic flame retardants. Citing the Tribune's "Playing With Fire"...
Tags: Daniel Akaka, Patrick Leahy, Al Franken, Dianne Feinstein, Bernard Sanders
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Alaska's Senators Aim to Block Funding for Eielson F-16 Move
Channel 2 NewsAlaska's U.S. senators are taking yet another approach in their efforts to ground an Air Force plan to move an F-16 fighter squadronfrom Fairbanks to Anchorage. Sens. Mark Begich and Lisa Murkowski have written a letter (PDF) requesting that no money...Tags: Armed Forces, U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, Mark Begich, Thad Cochran, Daniel Inouye
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Senator Murkowski Honors Ted Stevens' Birthday
Channel 2 NewsToday would have been the 89th birthday of Senator Ted Stevens. Stevens, who died in a plane crash in 2010, served as a United States Senator from December 24, 1968 to January 3, 2009. His 41 years in office make him the longest-serving Republican...Tags: U.S. Navy, Frank Murkowski, Human Interest, Ted Stevens
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Lisa Murkowski Speech Opens 2nd Day of 2012 AFN Convention
Channel 2 NewsThe second day of the 2012 Alaska Federation of Natives convention was highlighted by a speech from Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who addressed delegates in Anchorage for her 10th time as a senator Friday. Murkowski took the stage at the Dena’ina Center...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Daniel Akaka, Mark Begich, Elections, Home Heating
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From Pellets to Plants, Chena Renewable Energy Fair Promotes Innovation
When the Renewable Energy Fair started seven years ago at Chena Hot Springs near Fairbanks, a lot of what we saw back then wasn't tried and true. Today, many of those technologies -- wind, solar and biomass -- are in use across Alaska, where some of the...
Tags: Bodies of Water, Biofuels, Petroleum Industry, Alternative Energy, Science and Technology
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Shell Oil Rigs -- The First to Explore the Arctic Ocean in Decades -- Delayed by Sea Ice
Channel 2 NewsOn Sunday, the Vice President of Shell Oil in Alaska told Governor Sean Parnell (R-Alaska) and Senator Lisa Murkowski(R-Alaska) that heavy sea ice in the Bering Straight will delay historic drilling operations -- scheduled for this summer. Those...Tags: Sean Parnell, Greenpeace, Bodies of Water, Oceans, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010)
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More Tsunami Debris Discovered on Kenai
It's not the big chunks of debris that we've seen wash up along Alaska and the Pacific coasts in the months since the March 2011 tsunami, but conservationists are still worried about the large amounts of Styrofoam that has washed up along the Kenai...
Tags: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Natural Disasters
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Alaskans See Pipeline Threat from Reserve Proposal
Dan JolingAlaska's congressional delegation says restrictions on land proposed for the 36,000-square mile National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska could create problems for Arctic offshore drilling. Sens. Mark Begich and Lisa Murkowski and Rep. Don Young say the...Tags: Don Young, Petroleum Industry, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities
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More Than 1,500 Attend Sen. Al Adams' Memorial
Channel 2 NewsMore than 1,500 people attended the late state Sen. Al Adams' memorial service at ChangePoint Church in Anchorage on Wednesday. In addition to family and friends, many state dignitaries also attended. Adams died Monday following a long battle with...Tags: Sean Parnell, Human Interest, Reggie Joule
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