Bipartisan Senate Coalition Reintroduces Comprehensive Nuclear Waste Legislation
U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., and Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., today reintroduced bipartisan legislation to safeguard and permanently dispose of the nation’s stockpiles of spent nuclear fuel from sites across the country. S. 1234, the Nuclear Waste Administration Act (NWAA) of 2019, will provide a path forward for nuclear energy in America by […]
Manchin, Hoeven Reintroduce Bill To Provide Energy Flexibility For Federal Buildings, Enhance Energy Efficiency
WASHINGTON – Ranking Member Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Senator John Hoeven (R-N.D.), of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today reintroduced their bipartisan All-of-the-Above Federal Building Energy Conservation Act, which would help the federal government improve energy efficiency, while providing flexibility in using efficient fuels, like natural gas, that would otherwise be phased out while enhancing […]
Senate Energy Committee Examines U.S. Leadership In Nuclear Energy
ENR hearing examined pathways to reestablish U.S. global leadership in nuclear energy and received testimony on S. 903, the Nuclear Energy Leadership Act 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, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Ranking Member […]
Manchin, Kaine, Warner, Brown, Casey, Duckworth Reintroduce Reclaim Act To Invest In Coal Communities
RECLAIM Act supports economic and community development opportunities in impacted coal communities Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Mark Warner (D-VA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Bob Casey (D-PA) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) introduced the Revitalizing the Economy of Coal Communities by Leveraging Local Activities and Investing More (RECLAIM) Act of 2019 to […]
Murkowski: U.S. Must Lead the World in Nuclear Energy
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today chaired a hearing to examine pathways to reestablish U.S. global leadership in nuclear energy and to receive testimony on S. 903, the Nuclear Energy Leadership Act (NELA). Murkowski opened the hearing by outlining the historic role the U.S. played in the development of nuclear energy, along with the more […]
Manchin Raises Secure Rural Schools Funding With Forest Service Chief
Forest Service Chief commits to Manchin that SRS payments will be distributed by April 15th 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, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service Chief Victoria Christiansen testified before the U.S. […]
Murkowski Announces $10.9 Million in Secure Rural Schools Payments to Alaska
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today announced that communities across Alaska will soon receive a total of $10,990,708 to fund schools and local budget priorities. The payments are being provided through the Secure Rural Schools (SRS) program, which Murkowski successfully reauthorized and funded through Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 in the FY2018 omnibus appropriations bill. “Local communities in Alaska […]
Murkowski Welcomes New Committee Staff
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today announced three recent additions to her Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee staff: Tristan Abbey, who is returning to the committee as a senior professional staff member; Nick Matiella, who has joined the committee as a professional staff member; and Stephanie Miller, who has joined the committee as a […]
Manchin Requests GAO Review Of Doe Energy Technology R&D Programs
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) requested that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) initiate a review of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) energy technology research, development and deployment (RD&D) programs with a specific focus on whether DOE is setting and achieving goals for technology readiness, commercialization, de-risking and deployment. The Senator said […]
Murkowski: U.S. Can Deliver Energy Breakthroughs
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today chaired a hearing that continued the committee’s discussion about opportunities for innovative energy solutions that can reduce domestic and global greenhouse gas emissions. Murkowski opened by noting that emissions in the U.S. electric sector have declined substantially in the last decade, in large part due to flat demand growth, […]