Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy held a press conference to discuss the impacts of President Donald Trump's recent executive orders on the state. Dunleavy lauded Trump's focus on energy and natural resource production, particularly the reversal of Biden-era policies that hindered fossil fuel development. He emphasized the potential benefits for Alaska's economy and energy security, while acknowledging concerns about climate change and environmental impact. The governor also expressed his desire to work with the legislature to prioritize development and benefit all Alaskans.
Anchorage, Alaska (KTUU) - Gov. Mike Dunleavy highlighted the impacts that some of President Donald Trump’s executive orders will have on Alaska . Dunleavy held a lengthy press conference Wednesday to discuss how many of Trump’s orders will have a ripple effect on Alaska ’s economy, particularly on energy and natural resource production.
The governor focused on many of his key talking points during the election, including immigration, transgender rights, federal bureaucracy, climate action, and the ban on the social media app TikTok. At the press conference, Dunleavy was joined by other state officials in speaking about what these executive orders might mean for Alaska. Dunleavy began the conference by expressing thanks to President Trump and saying the executive orders as they pertained to Alaska were “absolutely incredible.” “President Trump is moving full steam ahead,” Dunleavy said. “Thank God. Glad I voted for him. Glad I supported him. Best president, in my opinion, in Alaska’s history.” Some of the key orders Dunleavy highlighted include a directive to halt the implementation of any policies deemed to hinder the development and production of fossil fuels on federal and state lands in Alaska. This order also prioritizes the development of a liquid natural gas pipeline and the removal of Biden-era bans on oil and gas exploration on the coastal plain of ANWR, as well as millions of acres of federal land. When asked about concerns surrounding climate change, Dunleavy said that resource development in Alaska and the U.S., as opposed to other countries, minimizes the impact on the environment. “If you believe that the carbon issue is a contributor, which many folks do, to climate change,” Dunleavy said. Then really the culprit for climate change, it’s not here in Alaska, certainly, and it’s not here in America, but it’s in China.' Alaska Department of Natural Resources Commissioner John Boyle said that the state is in an “energy emergency” and has a need for more Cook Inlet energy, despite the impact it may have on local wildlife. “I love the belugas and, you know, wish them all the luck in the world,” Boyle said. “But I’m more concerned about my house being warmed, and the lights turning on and Alaskans having a secure energy future than I am about a couple of whales in the inlet.” Alaska Gasline Development Corporation President Frank Richards said he appreciated the order from Trump, adding it will allow the state to turn away from Russian gas and prioritize Alaskan gas for military and defense uses. “AGDC looks forward to working closely with the Trump administration and Governor Dunleavy as we develop Alaska LNG,” Richards said. “To give Alaskans and our Pacific allies access to Alaska’s abundant and economic clean-burning natural gas.” President Trump’s executive orders could also put an end to litigation regarding resource development. Attorney General Treg Taylor expressed hope this would put an end to lawsuits regarding the ANWR, Ambler Mining Region, and the National Petroleum Reserve. “What this executive order means for Alaska is, and I quote from the executive order with a little clarifier added,” Taylor said. “‘An immediate end to the assault on Alaska sovereignty and its ability to responsibly develop these resources.’ And here’s the part I added, ‘By the federal government for the benefit of the nation.’ Others will still carry on their assault on Alaska.” The order rescinds the rejection of a right-of-way permit to build a road through a wilderness area in the Ambler mining district and looks to repeal the Roadless Rule that limits logging in the Tongass National Forest in Southeast Alaska. Trump’s move to unlock energy resources in the state is getting praise from all three members of Alaska’s congressional delegation and scorn from many conservation groups who are vowing to fight it. Dunleavy said he hopes to work with the legislature to work on policy that prioritizes development, and hopes that development benefits the state, and its population, especially Native Alaskans. “I hope members of the legislature really want to develop resources again in the rural parts of the state of Alaska, where some of our most economically disadvantaged fellow Alaskans live,” Dunleavy said. Dunleavy also touched on the renaming of Denali, previously known as Mt. McKinley. When asked about Denali, Dunleavy said he would seek the opportunity to have a conversation about it with President Trump. “I look forward to sitting down with him and having a conversation to just truly understand the motivation,” Dunleavy said.
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