News

democratic Press

06.03.14
As Chair of the Senate Energy Committee, I will continue to pressure ArcLight to fulfill its responsibilities and ensure that Louisianians continue to have access to affordable natural gas, and…
06.02.14
While it is important to reduce carbon in the atmosphere, this should not be achieved by EPA regulations. Congress should set the terms, goals and timeframe….
05.29.14
Today’s decision by the Department of Energy to streamline the permit approval process is a positive step forward to responsibly export America’s abundant supply of natural gas….
05.20.14
ArcLight’s plans to abandon a pipeline that has served nine parishes in Northeast and Central Louisiana would effectively end affordable natural gas services to these parishes that are sparsely populated…
05.19.14
U.S. Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., the chair of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, emphasized the job-creation potential of the Toledo Hydroelectric Project during a May 17 Committee…
05.13.14
The Keystone pipeline and the energy efficiency legislation are two significant steps that should be taken now to enhance our energy security and boost job creation throughout the country….
04.29.14
This project sustains thousands of jobs across the country and remains the only way to safely dispose of our weapons grade plutonium stockpile. It is not only critical to our…
04.29.14
I will press hard for a vote in the coming weeks to build this pipeline….
04.21.14
I plan to use my power as chair of the Senate Energy Committee to take the decisive action to get this pipeline permit approved….
04.10.14
A power outage of even a few minutes can be a terrible inconvenience, it can be a costly occurrence, or it could be a real threat to public health, particularly…
03.31.14
We need to build upon GOMESA and pass the FAIR Act to accelerate the payments, lift the arbitrary cap and provide all coastal states the same fair deal that interior…
03.27.14
By a vote of 12-10, the committee voted in favor of Rhea Suh to be Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks. The committee also voted in favor of…
03.25.14
Thanks to extraordinary and swift advances in technology to locate, capture and produce natural gas, today this committee will discuss the expanded opportunities to export LNG, the possibilities to create…
03.24.14
A quick and efficient approval process to responsibly export natural gas from our shores will also reduce the stronghold that countries, like Russia, currently exercise over their neighbors….
03.11.14
Craddock, originally from Delhi, La., joined Sen. Landrieu’s team in 2006 and currently serves as Legislative Director and Counsel, focusing mainly on energy issues. With her appointment to this position,…
02.10.14

       Washington—Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and seven Senate colleagues have asked Mark Wetjen, Acting Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission…

02.07.14

Washington, D.C. – In a letter today, four lawmakers asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) to determine whether stronger federal standards…

02.06.14

Washington, D.C. – Sen. Ron Wyden’s bill to create stable jobs, sustainable forestry and permanent conservation gains on Oregon’s O&C Lands took a step forward today, when the Senate Energy…

02.06.14

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a letter to the Energy Information Administration, U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) recently requested more data on how American gas prices would…

02.04.14

Washington, D.C. –Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., in a hearing today expressed his continued support for two Interior Department nominees and urged the committee to…

01.30.14

Washington, D.C. –Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., promised to make sure impacts on American employers, consumers and families are at the forefront of any discussion about…

01.28.14

Washington, D.C. – Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today applauded congressional leaders for including the bipartisan Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act, which he introduced earlier this year, as part of the Farm…

01.16.14

Washington, D.C. – Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden today introduced a bill to allow for critical upgrades to hundreds of Bureau of Reclamation dams across the western United States, including Scoggins…

01.16.14

Washington, D.C. – The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee today passed 11 nominees to various posts at the Energy Department and the Department of the Interior. The nominations now…

01.09.14

WASHINGTON, D.C.— In the wake of a series of explosive train derailments containing crude oil – including two in the last two weeks – Senators John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV…