Senate Passes Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring Bill
U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., and Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, today secured passage of S. 346, their National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System Act. This legislation improves the nation’s volcano monitoring and early warning capabilities to help keep communities and travelers safe. “Volcanic eruptions, like the one in Hawaii and the one […]
Committee Advances 22 Bills, Nominee
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee today held a business meeting to advance 22 lands-related measures and the nomination of Aimee Jorjani to be chairman of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, thanked her colleagues for their work to develop and report the measures for consideration by the full […]
NEW: Report Shows Dramatic Growth In Energy Efficiency Jobs, With Washington State Leading The Charge
Washington, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) joined former Energy Secretary Ernest J. Moniz, David Terry, Executive Director of National Association of State Energy Office, and David Foster, Distinguished Associate with Energy Futures Initiative, to discuss the 2018 U.S. Energy and Employment Report (USEER). […]
Committee Reviews Nominee for the Advisory Council for Historic Preservation
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today chaired a hearing of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee to consider the nomination of Aimee Jorjani to be the chair of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (Council). If confirmed, she will complete the remainder of a four-year term expiring on June 10, 2021. Murkowski opened the hearing […]
Cantwell Secures Commitment From Perdue, Zinke To Use Unmanned Aircraft Technology This Fire Season
Watch video of the event here. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, (D-Wash.) ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, joined U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke at a briefing on the 2018 wildfire season forecast. Currently, the Department of the Interior […]
Sen. 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 $10,972,512 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 in the recent omnibus appropriations bill. “I recognize that as timber production […]
Murkowski: More Work to be Done to Strengthen Puerto Rico’s Electric Grid
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, yesterday chaired an oversight hearing to examine the status of electricity restoration for the people of Puerto Rico, the work that remains to be completed, and the future of the island’s grid. The committee also heard from leaders on the ground about proposals to reform and strengthen the island’s grid […]
Cantwell Highlights Importance Of Independence In Puerto Rican Energy Regulation
Video of Senator Cantwell’s questions can be found here. Washington, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) questioned the cause of recent blackouts in Puerto Rico and raised concerns about the effects energy reform proposals would have on the independent energy regulator. “Now we know that […]
Alaska Delegation Applauds AGDC and BP Gas Sales Agreement
Today, the Alaska Delegation applauded the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (AGDC) and BP Alaska on their announcement of the key terms of a Gas Sales Agreement. “Today’s announcement is an important step in our efforts to commercialize Alaska’s vast natural gas resources,” said the delegation. “Over the years, trillions of cubic feet of natural gas have […]
Secretary of Energy Rick Perry Visits Alaska
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, this week hosted U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry in Alaska, his first visit to the state since being confirmed to lead the federal Department of Energy. Murkowski and Perry in Kodiak Murkowski and Perry traveled to Kodiak and the small fishing village of Old Harbor on Tuesday, with an […]