AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoArctic Drilling: The Bureau of Land Management is shortening environmental reviews for some winter oil and gas exploration in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve, allowing qualifying work to proceed without a new assessment for each project. Climate Policy: At an Arctic Circle gathering, Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy and a federal Arctic official sidestepped questions about what the U.S. is doing to address climate change. Wildlife: An orphaned Pacific walrus calf rescued near Point Lay is recovering at the Alaska SeaLife Center after a cross-state effort involving local residents, biologists and wildlife responders. Southeast Alaska: A mountain goat hunt near Juneau has closed after years of low numbers. Izembek Refuge: Alaska, federal officials and an environmental group agreed to dismiss a dispute over a land exchange that would allow road construction on refuge land.
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