Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is the federal agency that leases offshore energy resources on the U.S. outer continental shelf. It is part of the Department of the Interior and oversees oil and gas leasing in Cook Inlet, the Beaufort Sea and the Chukchi Sea, plus offshore wind permitting.
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Mike West
“The National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, known as NEHRP, is one of the most successful pieces of hazards legislation ever, coming up on its 50th anniversary. It coordinates the efforts of 4 agencies: the U.S. Geological Survey, the National Science Foundation, FEMA, NIST.”House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources (Begich): Leg Hrg on the following bills · May 20, 2025
House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources (Begich): Leg Hrg on the following bills · May 20, 2025
House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources (Begich): Leg Hrg on the following bills · May 20, 2025
Mike West
“The problem is that most U.S. volcanoes aren't monitored like SPUR. Fully implementing NVIEWS would fix this.”House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources (Begich): Leg Hrg on the following bills · May 20, 2025
Ms. DelBene (Representative)
“11 Years ago, on March 22nd, 2014, Washington experienced one of our nation's worst natural disasters. In a matter of seconds, the side of a mountain, a tragic massive landslide near Oso, Washington, killed 43 people, destroyed an entire neighborhood of over 40 homes, and severely damaged public infrastructure and private property.”House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources (Begich): Leg Hrg on the following bills · May 20, 2025
Mike West
“Just 3 states so far have the USGS's ShakeAlert system, which is capable of providing warning before shaking even starts. 4 Months ago, the USGS published a ShakeAlert plan for Alaska.”House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources (Begich): Leg Hrg on the following bills · May 20, 2025
Feds propose second Cook Inlet oil lease sale on the same terms after first drew no bids
Federal regulators propose a second Cook Inlet oil and gas lease sale for March 2027, offering 1.05 million acres on the same terms as a March 2026 sale that drew no bids.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
Interior proposes dropping the Arctic relief rig rule and a whaling check
Interior proposes revising the 2016 Arctic drilling rule to drop the relief rig requirement and a whaling-ground discharge provision. Comment closes Oct. 5th
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago5 min read
Murkowski flagged Alaska parallels at a Senate deep-sea mining hearing
Sen. Murkowski flagged Alaska's "northern waters" at a Senate hearing where Pacific territorial governors testified against federal deep-sea mining decisions
by Maggie AlaskaNews4mo ago3 min read
Dunleavy was at Trump's signing reopening 500,000 square miles of Western Pacific to commercial fishing
President Trump signed a proclamation Thursday reopening nearly 500,000 square miles of Western Pacific waters to commercial fishing, reversing Obama-era closures that had barred U.S. fishermen while foreign vessels continued to operate. Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy attended the White House signing.
by Cale Green4mo ago2 min read