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Chico; More back ground on the Senator:

Sen. Murkowski's public comments are a good thing and echo certain previous comments and actions. Lets hope the current admin in DC takes some action.

It should also be recognized that she did not support NAK/Pebble mine whose permitting was denied by U.S. Corp of Army Engineers. (According to posters on the NAK board their denial was based only on a comparison of similar mining projects and did not even include a site visit.)

Sen. Murkowski is currently facing a strong primary challenge and this might account for some of her current mineral mining position statements.

(*Slide into U/S Alaska politics / mining legislation. Skip if not intersted.)

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https://politicalwire.com/2021/06/09/murkowski-trails-in-early-poll-of-re-election-race/

Murkowski Trails In Early Poll of Re-Election Race

June 9, 2021 at 3:16 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 77 Comments

"A new Change Research poll in Alaska finds Kelly Tshibaka (R) leading the U.S. Senate race on the initial ballot with 39%, followed by Al Gross (D/I) by 25%, and Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R) by 19%.

Alaska will used (sic) a ranked-choice ballot this year so a second choices would matter." (More at link)

(This mirrors previous articles published in April.)
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This earlier legislative initiative complements her most recent postion statement:

https://www.energy.senate.gov/2019/5/murkowski-manchin-colleagues-introduce-bipartisan

U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., Martha McSally, R-Ariz., and Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, yesterday introduced bipartisan legislation that takes a comprehensive approach to begin reducing the United States’ dependence on foreign minerals. Murkowski made the announcement about S. 1317, the American Mineral Security Act, yesterday morning while delivering remarks at the Benchmark Minerals Summit...(Snip...more at link)

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In opposition to that stand, there is her opposition to the Pebble Mine.

https://www.eenews.net/stories/1061707775

Snip..."While Murkowski is often a powerful advocate for oil and gas and timber development in her vast state, her position on mining projects is often more nuanced.

Take for instance the deeply controversial Pebble mine, a proposed gold and copper mine that is strongly opposed by environmentalists and fishing interests, who fear its impact on the sockeye salmon population in nearby Bristol Bay.

For years, Murkowski has highlighted the need for a thorough assessment of environmental impacts, something she emphasized in a September event.

She said the project should not proceed if federal regulators cannot address environmental "deficiencies" in the permitting process (Greenwire, Sept. 19)...(..Snip, more at link if interested.)

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Yes, I think that most of her "SE Alaska" comments were directed at UCORE and its separation facility. (For now...) Along with NioCorp they applied for the DOD Grants (Awarded to Australian company Lynas If I Recall correctly...)


We will see if the administration attempts to provide her with some legislative wine and reelection support since she is would be more likely to vote their way in the Senate than any Republican replacement.