Delegation Welcomes Draft of Tongass-Specific Roadless Rule
U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, and Rep. Don Young, all R-Alaska, today issued the following statements after the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service (Forest Service) announced the release of its draft Roadless Rule for the Tongass National Forest in southeast Alaska. “I’m very pleased the administration has listened to Alaskans and is […]
Manchin Statement On FERC Announcement
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement after President Trump announced his intent to nominate James Danly to fill one of two vacancies on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. “There are two vacancies on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and […]
Murkowski Statement on the President’s Intent to Nominate James Danly for FERC
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today released the following statement after the President announced his intent to nominate James Danly to serve on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). “I welcome the President’s decision to nominate a Republican commissioner and to fill a critical seat that has now been vacant for nine full months,” Murkowski […]
Murkowski Introduces Legislation to Strengthen Cybersecurity in Alaska and Across Rural America
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, yesterday introduced legislation to enhance the security of our nation’s electric grid. The bill, entitled the Protecting Resources On The Electric grid with Cybersecurity Technology (PROTECT) Act, establishes a grant program at the Department of Energy to advance the cybersecurity defenses of rural electric cooperatives and municipal utilities in Alaska […]
Murkowski, Manchin, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen America’s Cybersecurity
U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., James Risch, R-Idaho, Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., and Angus King, I-Maine, today introduced legislation to enhance the security of our nation’s electric grid. The bill, entitled the Protecting Resources On The Electric grid with Cybersecurity Technology (PROTECT) Act, directs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to incentivize cybersecurity […]
Manchin, Capito Announce Bill Designating New River Gorge a National Park, Preserve
Legislation would help encourage tourism; boost economy; preserve designated hunting, fishing areas WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today introduced the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve Designation Act—legislation that would change the New River Gorge’s designation from the “New River Gorge National River” to the “New […]
Manchin, Energy Committee Pass 21 Bills Moving Closer To Innovation Package
Water, storage, industrial emissions and efficiency bills pass the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. To watch Ranking Member Manchin’s opening statement click here. To watch the business meeting in full click here. Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a business meeting to consider pending legislation and reported out of […]
Energy Committee Advances 21 More Bills to Full Senate
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee today held a business meeting to consider and report 21 energy and water-related measures to the full Senate, including bills to promote energy storage, grid security and modernization, cleaner industrial technologies, and energy efficiency. “Our committee reported a number of bipartisan measures in July, and today we are […]
ENR Advances Consensus Energy Storage Legislation
Chairman Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Ranking Member Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., today advanced a comprehensive energy storage package to the full Senate during a business meeting held by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. The package was reported as an amendment to S. 1602, the Better Energy Storage Technology (BEST) Act introduced by Senator Susan […]
Murkowski Highlights Potential “Unintended Consequences” of IMO 2020 Fuel Standards
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, yesterday sent a letter requesting that the Department of Energy monitor the potential impacts of the International Maritime Organization’s new sulfur standards for marine fuels. The so-called “IMO 2020” standards are set to take effect on January 1, 2020. Addressed to Dr. Linda Capuano, Administrator of the U.S. Energy Information […]