Cantwell, Murray Report Shows Dept. of Energy Must Improve Hanford Workers’ Compensation Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released a report in response to Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Senator Patty Murray’s (D-Wash.) March 2017 request to investigate Penser North America, Inc., the third-party company who administers the […]
Cantwell & Pallone Question FERC Chairman Over Chief of Staff’s Recent Concerning Comments
Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and House Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) sent a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Kevin McIntyre requesting an explanation for recent statements made by his Chief of Staff Anthony Pugliese. In the letter the Lawmakers express concern that Pugliese’s recent statements […]
Cantwell Statement On Trump Administration’s Repeal Of The Clean Power Plan
Washington, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) made the following statement regarding the Trump administration’s decision to repeal the Clean Power Plan: “This action by the Trump administration reinforces what we already know: they are committed to propping up coal at the expense of American […]
Cassidy, Murkowski, and Colleagues Seek Answers from FERC on Pending LNG Export Applications
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today signed on to a letter sent to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Kevin McIntrye urging FERC to approve pending liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project applications in a timely manner, and seeking information regarding FERC’s approval process and the agency’s available resources. The letter was led by Sen. […]
Murkowski Convenes Hearing on Blockchain Technologies
Committee Explores Potential Implications for Electricity Demand and Cybersecurity U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today chaired the Energy and Natural Resources Committee’s first-ever hearing on blockchain, to explore its energy-related applications and potential impacts on our nation’s energy systems. The committee heard from a panel of expert witnesses, including the author of a blockchain textbook […]
Cantwell Secures $1 Million for Studying Cancers in Firefighters
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, (D-Wash.) Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee helped secure the adoption of an amendment to the Defense, Labor, and Health budget that will provide funding for implementing the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2018. Last year, Senator Cantwell co-sponsored the introduction of the […]
Chairman Murkowski and Ranking Member Cantwell Welcome New USDA “Shared Stewardship” Strategy
U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., the committee’s ranking member, today issued the following statements after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and U.S. Forest Service (USFS) released a new outcome-based investment strategy to improve conditions in America’s forests. Agriculture Secretary Sonny […]
Cantwell Calls For Commitment To Worker Safety At Hanford
Watch video of Sen. Cantwell’s full opening remarks here. Watch video of Sen. Cantwell’s questions here. Washington, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) questioned General Counsel nominee for the Department of Energy William Cooper regarding the Department’s ability to improve and maintain worker safety […]
Committee Reviews Nominees for ARPA-E, DOE General Counsel
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today chaired an Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing to consider two additional nominees for the Department of Energy (DOE). The nominees are William Cooper to be General Counsel and Lane Genatowski to be Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). In her opening statement, Murkowski noted that Cooper’s […]
Alaska Delegation Welcomes Agreement Launching Work on Alaska Roadless Rule
U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan and Rep. Don Young, all R-Alaska, today released the following statements after the State of Alaska and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to officially initiate the rulemaking process to develop an Alaska-specific Roadless Rule, ensuring greater access to our national […]