{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.murkowski.senate.gov/press/release/murkowski-noaa-decision-on-chinook-esa-listing-provides-much-needed-clarity", "Murkowski: NOAA Decision on Chinook ESA Listing Provides Much-Needed Clarity", "2026-05-14", "2026", "2026-05", "Republican", "Senate", "AK", "Lisa Murkowski", "M001153", "www.murkowski.senate.gov", "murkowski", "https://www.murkowski.senate.gov/press/press-releases?PageNum_rs=1", "scraper", "Washington, DC\u2014U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) today released the following statement after the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) completed its review process and declined to list Chinook salmon as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). NOAA found that Gulf of Alaska Chinook salmon do not meet the necessary criteria to be classified as threatened or endangered under the ESA.\n\n\u201cNOAA made the right decision here, relying on sound science to determine that it is not appropriate to list Alaska\u2019s Chinook salmon as threatened or endangered,\u201d said Senator Murkowski. \u201cAlaska\u2019s Kings do need help, but the ESA is not the right tool and would not have saved our salmon. This decision lifts the cloud of uncertainty cast by a deeply flawed petition and will hopefully allow everyone\u2014from federal agencies, to the State of Alaska, to coastal communities who depend on fisheries\u2014to focus on more practical solutions to ensure stronger runs.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-05-15T06:17:41Z", "2026-05-15T06:18:51Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.murkowski.senate.gov/press/release/murkowski-noaa-decision-on-chinook-esa-listing-provides-much-needed-clarity"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4961131382733583, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}