Manchin, Capito & Murkowski Reintroduce Rare Earth Element Advanced Coal Technologies Act
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) introduced the Rare Earth Element Advanced Coal Technologies Act (REEACT), which would allow for the development of technology capable of extracting rare earth elements (REEs) from coal and coal byproducts to re-establish a U.S. based supply chain. “As the […]
Manchin And Bipartisan Group Of Senators Urge Support For DOE Carbon Capture Technology Programs
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Jon Tester (D-MT), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Angus King (I-ME), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Chris Coons (D-DE), Cory Gardner (R-CO), John Barrasso (R-WY) and Steve Daines (R-MT) urged Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development Chairman Lamar […]
Manchin And Bipartisan Group Of Senators Urge Support For DOE Carbon Capture Technology Programs
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Jon Tester (D-MT), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Angus King (I-ME), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Chris Coons (D-DE), Cory Gardner (R-CO), John Barrasso (R-WY) and Steve Daines (R-MT) urged Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development Chairman Lamar […]
ENR Advances Bernhardt, Combs, and Jorjani Nominations
The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) today held a business meeting to advance the following nominees to the Senate floor: Mr. David Bernhardt to be Secretary of the Department of the Interior; Ms. Susan Combs to be Assistant Secretary of Interior for Policy, Management, and Budget; and Ms. Aimee Jorjani to be […]
Manchin Votes To Confirm DOI Nominees
Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a business meeting to consider the nomination of David Bernhardt to be Secretary of the Interior, Susan Combs to be Assistant Secretary of the Interior (Policy, Management and Budget) and Aimee Kathryn Jorjani to be Chair of the Advisory Council on Historic […]
Manchin Presses Berhardt On AML, Climate & Offshore Drilling
Bernhardt commits to working with Manchin to extend Abandoned Mine Land funding 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 U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee considered the nomination of Mr. David Bernhardt to be Secretary […]
Manchin Encourages DOE Support For Carbon Capture Technologies And Appalachian Storage Hub
Manchin: “We need a moonshot” to focus on capturing carbon 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. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry testified before the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee about the Administration’s budget […]
Murkowski: Federal Budget Must Promote Energy Innovation
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today chaired an oversight hearing to examine the U.S. Department of Energy’s $31.7 billion budget request for Fiscal Year 2020. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry testified in support of the proposal, which includes significant funding increases for the National Nuclear Security Administration but significant cuts for many energy-related programs. In […]
Murkowski Comments on Court Ruling on Arctic OCS
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today issued the following statement after the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska released a ruling that reinstates President Obama’s withdrawal of the vast majority of the Beaufort Sea and all of the Chukchi Sea from responsible oil and gas development. “I strongly disagree with this ruling, which […]
Murkowski Reacts to King Cove Court Ruling
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today issued the following statement after the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska released a ruling that sets aside and vacates a small land exchange between the Department of the Interior and the King Cove Corporation. “This is a disappointing case and a disappointing ruling,” Murkowski said. “There […]