The following statement from Dave Alberswerth, senior policy adviser for The Wilderness Society regards S. 761, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act, being voted out of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
The following statement is from The Wilderness Society President Jamie Williams, on the retirement of Department of Interior Deputy Secretary David Hayes.
"Senator Max Baucus will always be remembered for his style of conservation leadership which encouraged people to work together over kitchen tables to reach home-grown solutions for the good of our public lands and water.
Spanish oil and gas company Repsol announced today that it found oil in three exploration wells located on state lands on the North Slope this past winter.
