Cantwell, Colleagues Call for Pruitt to Address Conflicts of Interest Regarding Clean Power Plan
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, led colleagues in calling for Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt to address the apparent conflict of interest regarding his participation in […]
Murkowski Reintroduces Bill to Honor Recent Veterans of Second Division
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, reintroduced S. 907, the Second Division Memorial Modification Act, to authorize the modification of the existing Second Division Memorial in Washington, D.C. The bill would allow the Second Indianhead Division Association Scholarship and Memorials Foundation (Foundation) to add commemorative elements or engravings to the existing memorial to honor the members […]
Murkowski and Sullivan Introduce Bill to Restart Alaska OCS Development
U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, both R-Alaska, yesterday introduced the Offshore Production and Energizing National Security Alaska Act of 2017 (OPENS Alaska Act) to repeal Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) withdrawals made at the end of the Obama administration, provide for lease sales in the Arctic OCS, and ensure Alaska receives a fair share […]
Sen. Murkowski Slams ANWR Wilderness Bill
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today issued the following statement after a group of Senators reintroduced legislation to override the preferences of the vast majority of Alaskans, prevent the creation of thousands of high-paying jobs, weaken the nation’s long-term energy security, and deprive Alaska of its best opportunity to pull itself out of recession. “This […]
Murkowski: No Time to Rest on the Question of Cybersecurity
Highlights Importance of Public-Private Partnerships to Combat Cyber Threats to Energy Infrastructure U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today held a hearing to examine current efforts to protect domestic energy delivery systems from cybersecurity threats and evaluated efforts to secure the nation’s natural gas pipeline system. In addition to highlighting the work that must be done […]
President Trump Signs Resolution Overturning U.S. Fish and Wildlife Regulation
The Alaska Congressional Delegation today applauded President Trump’s signing of H.J. Res. 69, a resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act to overturn an August 5, 2016 rule by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that seized authority away from the State of Alaska to manage fish and wildlife on federal refuge lands in […]
Cantwell, Cartwright Introduce Bill to Reform Risky Business Practices in the Coal Industry
Read the bill text here. Read the one-page summary here. Washington, D.C. – Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-PA-17) along with their colleagues in both the House and the Senate, introduced the Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act. The bill would protect taxpayers […]
Cantwell Urges Zinke: Prioritize Funding To Restore Fire-Damaged Tribal Lands
Download a PDF of the letter here. Washington, D.C. – Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) has asked the Department of the Interior to prioritize funding to support the post-fire recovery of lands owned by Pacific Northwest Tribes. “I have long warned about risks of wildfire to our […]
Murkowski Convenes Alaska Infrastructure Hearing
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, yesterday held the committee’s fourth infrastructure hearing to examine the potential for infrastructure improvements that boost energy and mineral development in Alaska. The hearing focused on the positive impacts infrastructure would have on the state, including job creation and lower energy costs for Alaskans. “While yesterday we looked back to […]
Cantwell’s Bill to Protect Methow Valley From Mining Advanced by Committee
Washington, D.C. – Today, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee passed Ranking Member Maria Cantwell’s (D-Wash.) Methow Valley Headwaters bill to protect the watershed from mining. The committee reported the bill on a voice vote as part of a package of 59 bills, four of which were sponsored by Sen. Cantwell. The Methow Headwaters […]