The mining newspaper for Alaska and Canada's North
The mining newspaper for Alaska and Canada's North
Murkowski uses Appropriations chair to reign in EPA, overreaching feds
As chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, provides the 49th State a strong voice when mining issues are discussed on Capitol Hill. Her chairmanship of a lesser known appropriations subcommittee that holds the checkbook for the Environmental Protection Agency and Interior Department, however, also is proving to be a powerful weapon in...
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