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While the Senate is currently focused on our nation’s challenges with healthcare, later this year it will turn to another issue with profound ramifications for economic and human health: transitioning…
“The Committee is conducting a hearing today on two bills, S. 796 and S. 140, which would reform the antiquated Mining Law of 1872, a law that governs the mining…
Bipartisan legislation introduced today by Sens. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME) aims to help repair and restore our nation’s public lands while employing and training thousands of young…
v On Tuesday, July 14, the full committee will consider S. 796, the Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2009, and S. 140, the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Act of 2009….
Six new hires to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee’s Democratic staff have added greater depth and expertise on energy and public lands issues: Linda Lance, most recently vice president…
On Thursday, July 9, the full committee will consider the nominations of Wilma Lewis to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior; Richard Newell to be Administrator of the Energy…
“Secretary Vilsack’s pick for the new Forest Service chief is a great choice. Tom Tidwell is experienced, he has a respected record of working with diverse interests, he knows the…
Chairman Jeff Bingaman: “Getting America running on clean energy has been a key goal of this mark-up. This bill will help shift our country to cleaner sources of energy, and…
Since last September, Senate Energy Committee has been systematically assembling a comprehensive, balanced, bipartisan energy bill. Committee Members started marking up this bill 12 weeks ago. Now, it’s almost done….
v On Tuesday, June 16, the full committee will continue consideration of pending energy legislation. This mark-up is open to the press and the public but will not be…
Ø On Tuesday, June 9, the full committee will vote on three nominees — Catherine Zoi, William Brinkman and Anne Castle — and continue marking-up pending energy legislation. After…
Reporters covering the Senate today heard Chairman Bingaman decry the “secret holds” that one or more Republican senators have placed on a highly regarded nominee for the top legal job…
Wisely, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack issued a directive requiring the Forest Service not to implement, without prior approval from his office, any projects in roadless areas within our…
v On Tuesday, May 19, the full committee will mark-up energy legislation on nuclear waste issues, cybersecurity, and the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. This business meeting is open to the…
The Department of Energy today announced that $2.4 billion from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will be used to expand and accelerate the commercial deployment of carbon capture, transportation…
Today, Sen. Bingaman chaired a hearing on S. 1013, the Department of Energy Carbon Capture and Sequestration Program Amendments Act of 2009. This bipartisan bill was introduced with Sens. Barrasso,…
On Tuesday, May 12, the full committee will consider S. 967, the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Modernization Act of 2009, and S. 283, a bill to amend the Energy Policy and…
As part of the energy legislation that Senate Energy Committee is developing, Chairman Bingaman has introduced S. 967, the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Modernization Act of 2009 to create a refined…
Consistent with providing the press/public with the very latest on the bipartisan energy legislation that Senate Energy is developing, we draw your attention to two new drafts posted to our…
v On Tuesday, May 5, the full committee will consider the nominations of Daniel Poneman to be Deputy Secretary of Energy, David Sandalow to be Assistant Secretary of Energy…
Large-scale deployment of innovative technologies is essential to advancing a new, sustainable and affordable energy and industrial regime. Investments in the deployment of these new energy technologies have lagged far…
At tomorrow’s mark-up, members of Senate Energy plan to “walk-through” draft legislation related to the siting, planning and cost allocations of electricity transmission. “Walk through” is a legislative term which…
This morning, Chairman Jeff Bingaman and Ranking Republican Lisa Murkowski led a full committee hearing on the “21st Century Energy Technology Deployment Act,” legislation designed to increase the availability of…
v On Tuesday, April 28, the full committee will consider legislation to improve the availability of financing for deployment of clean energy and energy efficiency technologies and to enhance…
The Energy and Natural Resources Committee has been working toward producing a bipartisan, comprehensive energy bill since the beginning of this Congress. By the end of this week, we will…