Cantwell Statement On Secretary Zinke’s Decision To Raise National Park Visitor Fees
Washington, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) made the following statement regarding Secretary Zinke’s decision to increase entrance fees during the peak season at 17 national parks: “While Secretary Zinke flies around on private jets using our taxpayer dollars, he is hiking up the fees […]
Cantwell, Collins Release GAO Report Showing Climate Change Will Cost the Government Trillions of Dollars
This year alone, the economic cost of climate change to the U.S. will exceed $300 billion GAO report reveals that by 2039, climate change will cost U.S. taxpayers more than $1 trillion Report underscores the need to act as soon as possible to mitigate the avoidable fiscal consequences for our economy and the federal budget […]
Murkowski Introduces Bill to Authorize Cooperative Management Agreements Between District of Columbia and the National Park Service
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, recently introduced a bill that authorizes the District of Columbia (District) to enter into cooperative management agreements (CMAs) with the National Park Service (NPS) to more efficiently manage park sites across the District. The bill, S. 1956, is the companion bill to H.R. 2897, which was introduced in June by Congresswoman […]
Cantwell, Risch, Wyden, Crapo, Murray Introduce Bipartisan Compromise To Fight Record-Breaking Wildfires
Washington, D.C. – In the wake of another historic wildfire season, Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and a bipartisan group of Western Senators introduced a common-sense bill to better prepare for and prevent costly wildfires. The Wildland Fires Act of 2017 will help further the Federal and State […]
Cantwell, Colleagues To FERC: Reject Perry’s Radical Proposed Rule
Washington, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) led Senate colleagues in opposing Secretary Perry’s plan to subsidize coal and nuclear plants. Three weeks ago, Secretary Perry proposed a new FERC rule that would require electric consumers to pay coal and nuclear plant owners more money […]
Cantwell, Colleagues Fight To Save America’s Last Great Wilderness
Watch Senator Cantwell’s Full Remarks Here. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Senate Colleagues, and stakeholders met today to oppose the Trump administration’s latest attempt to sell out the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to the oil industry. The Senators called for the removal of any […]
AK Delegation Congratulates Tara Sweeney on Nomination for Key Role in Administration
U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Don Young, all R-Alaska, today released the following statement after President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Tara Sweeney to be Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs within the U.S. Department of the Interior. “I extend my congratulations and full support to Tara on her nomination to […]
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Energy and Natural Resources Committee Developing Western Water and Drought Legislation
The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power Chairman Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., last week held a bipartisan roundtable to discuss opportunities to reduce federal red tape for aquifer recharge when it does not impact other water users, fully respects state primacy on groundwater, and complies with state water law. Following […]
Committee Advances Two Department of Energy Nominees
The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources today held a business meeting to advance two Department of Energy nominees to the Senate floor: Mr. Bruce J. Walker, of New York, to be Assistant Secretary of Energy (Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability); and Mr. Steven E. Winberg, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary of […]