Murkowski Hosts Forest Service Chief Vicki Christiansen in Southeast Alaska
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, this past weekend hosted USDA Forest Service (Forest Service) Chief Vicki Christiansen in Southeast Alaska. The trip gave Chief Christiansen a direct look at challenges and opportunities in the Tongass National Forest and an opportunity to hear from local stakeholders and tribal leaders about the need to build a strong, […]
Manchin Raises Concerns About U.S. Energy Independence And National Security
To watch a video of Senator Manchin’s opening remarks click here. To watch a video of Senator Manchin’s questioning click here. Washington, DC – Today, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to discuss U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) production and its role in the global marketplace. During the hearing, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin […]
Murkowski Chairs LNG Hearing, Launches Strategic Energy Initiative
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today chaired a hearing to examine the increasingly important role of U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) and launched a new Strategic Energy Initiative. Murkowski opened the hearing by underscoring the growth and potential of U.S. natural gas and natural gas exports. “Our production has soared to levels many never thought […]
Manchin Presses DOE Officials For Update On Appalachian Storage Hub
To watch a video of Senator Manchin’s questioning click here. Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to receive testimony on eleven bipartisan bills before the Committee. One piece of legislation before the subcommittee was Senator Manchin’s Appalachian Energy for National Security Act (S. 1064), that would require the Department […]
Murkowski Welcomes Senator Manchin to Alaska
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, last weekend hosted Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., in Alaska, marking his first visit to the state since becoming the Ranking Member of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee. The delegation and Senator Manchin in Anchorage Murkowski and Manchin traveled across Alaska, from the southwest part of the state to the North Slope and through the […]
Manchin Praises Senate Confirmation Of Wallace, Jorjani And Genatowski
Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm the nomination of Mr. Robert Wallace to be Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks at the Department of the Interior, Ms. Aimee Jorjani to be Chairman of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation and Mr. Lane Genatowski to be Director of the Advanced […]
Manchin Commits To Working With Cortez Masto On Nuclear Waste Storage Proposals
To watch a video of Senator Manchin’s opening remarks click here. To watch a video of Senator Manchin’s questioning click here. Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, held a hearing to examine options for the interim and long-term storage of nuclear waste and to consider S. 1234, the Nuclear Waste Administration […]
Murkowski: It’s Time to End the Nuclear Waste Stalemate
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today chaired a hearing of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee to examine options for the interim and long-term storage of nuclear waste. The committee also received testimony on S. 1234, the Nuclear Waste Administration Act (NWAA), which was introduced in late April by Murkowski, Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., and […]
Murkowski Reacts to EPA Announcements on Pebble Mine
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) today released the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it would resume the process of withdrawing the proposed determination it issued in 2014 for the Pebble mine project in southwest Alaska. The agency also announced that it would initiate a process under Section 404(q) of the Clean […]
Delegation, Governor Welcome Lifting of PLOs to Restore Balanced Land Use in Alaska
U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, Rep. Don Young, and Gov. Michael J. Dunleavy, all R-Alaska, today released the following statement after the Department of the Interior issued new Public Land Orders (PLO) partially revoking a number of PLOs put in place in eastern interior Alaska in 1972. The Department also announced today it would partially […]