Murkowski Seeks Solutions to Mitigate Wildfire Impacts on Electric Grid
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today chaired a hearing of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee to examine the impacts of wildfires on the reliability of the nation’s electric grid. In recent years, wildfires have increasingly caused widespread power outages, most acutely in Western states like California. During her opening remarks, Murkowski recounted last year’s Camp […]
GAO: Forest Service Has Not Complied with LWCF Act
In a new report requested and released today by Senator Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that the Forest Service has not complied with a provision in the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Act that limits the amount of land the agency can acquire using LWCF money. GAO found that between […]
Alaska Delegation Locks In Two More Years of Secure Rural Schools
U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, and Rep. Don Young, all R-Alaska, today issued the following statements after successfully including a two-year extension of the Secure Rural Schools (SRS) program in the final Appropriations measures for Fiscal Year 2020. All three delegation members are strong proponents of the program, which many Alaska communities are forced […]
Energy & Natural Resources Committee Considers OSMRE Director Nominee
Erdos commits to working with Manchin on UMWA benefits funding Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to consider the pending nomination of Mr. Lanny Erdos to be the Director of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) at the Department of the Interior. Senator […]
Committee Reviews Nominee for Office of Surface Mining
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today chaired a hearing of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee to consider the nomination of Mr. Lanny Erdos to be Director of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) at the Department of the Interior. Murkowski opened the hearing by noting that while OSM plays an important […]
Manchin, Energy Committee Move 77 Bills in 2019
ENR passed 52 energy bills, 25 public lands bills on largely bipartisan basis Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a business meeting to consider pending legislation. The committee reported out 19 energy and lands bills on a largely bipartisan basis. This brings the total for the year to […]
ENR Advances 19 More Bills to the Full Senate
Veterans and Rural Communities to Benefit from Bipartisan Legislation The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee today held a business meeting to consider and report 19 public lands and energy-related measures to the full Senate. “This has been a remarkably productive year for the Energy and Natural Resources Committee. We will now turn to negotiating […]
Energy Committee Examines IMO’s New Global Sulfur Standards
To watch a video of Senator Manchin’s opening remarks, please click here. To watch a video of Senator Manchin’s questioning, please click here. Washington, DC – Today, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to examine the upcoming implementation of the International Maritime Organization’s new global sulfur standard for marine fuels, which […]
Manchin Statement On Brouillette Confirmation
Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Mr. Dan Brouillette to be Secretary of Energy by a vote of 70-15. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement on his confirmation. “I’m pleased to join my Senate colleagues in voting to confirm […]
Murkowski Convenes Hearing on IMO 2020
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today chaired a hearing of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee to examine the implementation of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) new global sulfur standard for marine fuels – known as “IMO 2020” – which will formally take effect on January 1, 2020. In her opening remarks, Murkowski highlighted the global […]