WASHINGTON, April 30 (UPI) -- Sens. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, have introduced legislation requiring nutrition standards for food sold in school vending machines.

Policies that cut carbon emissions may be counterproductive if they strain dwindling water supplies -- a problem that has already stemmed from some poorly crafted laws, experts said.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (UPI) -- The $787 billion economic stimulus bill that cleared Congress this week is bloated, Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska said Saturday.

SACRAMENTO, July 14 (UPI) -- California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger fired back at the Bush administration Monday for its decision to lift the ban on offshore oil drilling.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, May 23 (UPI) -- Oil reserves in the Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge would have a minor impact on the price of crude oil, a government report said.

Putin assures Nord Stream will happen; Iran section of IPI pipeline 66 percent complete; EIA chief says Alaskan gas still relevant post-2020; Iran dedicates $500M for gas projects; Myanmar-China oil pipeline talks continue; Sinopec, GE reach deal on West-East pipeline technology

MOSCOW, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- The Arctic is rapidly becoming a scene of "competition and conflict for access to natural resources."

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Ethics charges against Alaska's congressional delegation could interfere with the federal funding that keeps the state economy afloat. The FBI raided Republican Sen. Ted Stevens' house last Monday, searching for evidence that he improperly handled federal

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, July 26 (UPI) -- An ethics complaint against U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, alleges she got special treatment in a real estate land deal.