...that federal regulators say are necessary to the survival of Steller sea lions in western Alaska.The U.S. House Natural Resources Committee is led by U.S. Rep. Doc Hastings of Washington state and includes U.S. Rep. Don Young of Alaska...

...everyone should be ashamed of the bureaucracy. This is their land," Young said in the hearing before the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee in Washington, D.C. The bill has been criticized by conservation groups and some local communities...

...deciding whether to send the Izembek Road proposal to the full House for a vote. The legislation before the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee on Wednesday proposes a land swap between the state, the King Cove Native Corp. and the federal government...