Cantwell, Murray Re-Introduce Bill to Protect Methow Valley Headwaters from Mining
Washington, D.C. – Today, Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) introduced S. 566, the Methow Headwaters Protection Act of 2017, to protect 340,000 acres of National Forest in the Methow Valley from potential development of a large-scale mine. The legislation would withdraw from mineral entry any deposits that could lead to an industrial-scale […]
Democrats Urge Trump to Restore Quorum at FERC by Nominating Both Republicans and Democrats to the Commission
Download a PDF of the senators’ letter here. Washington, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and 15 other Democrats wrote President Trump regarding several openings on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) that are preventing the commission from fully functioning. FERC has a long tradition […]
Cantwell, Murray Push for Better Worker Safety Protection, End Retaliation Against Hanford Workers and Whistleblowers
Download a PDF of Sens. Cantwell and Murray’s letter here. Washington, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.) wrote the Acting Inspector General in the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to urge implementation of safety recommendations for Hanford workers and to […]
Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Permanently Authorize, Fully Fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund
Download text of the bill here. Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Richard Burr (R-N.C.) and 20 other senators introduced bipartisan legislation to permanently authorize and fully fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), which conserves and promotes access to America’s national parks, forests and public lands. After expiring for the […]
Media Advisory: Chairman Murkowski and Ranking Member Cantwell Announce Upcoming Energy Infrastructure Hearing
The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources will hold a hearing on Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. EST in Room 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC. The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on opportunities to improve American energy infrastructure. The hearing will be webcast live on the […]
Murkowski Secures Repeal of BLM Planning 2.0 Rule
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today led the Senate’s passage of H.J. Res. 44, the House version of her Congressional Review Act (CRA) disapproval resolution to overturn the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) “Planning 2.0” rule. The resolution passed the Senate by a vote of 51 to 48 and now goes to President Trump for […]
Cantwell: Interior Department’s Postponement of Coal Royalty Valuation Rule Is ‘Unlawful’
Download a PDF of Sen. Cantwell’s letter to Secretary Zinke here. Washington, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) asked Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to lift the stay on a coal royalty valuation rule so that taxpayers can get fair value from coal mined on public […]
Cantwell Calls for Keeping BLM Planning 2.0 Rule Ahead of Senate Vote to Dismantle It
Download broadcast-quality video of Sen. Cantwell’s statement. Watch her statement on YouTube. Washington, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) called for keeping the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Planning 2.0 Rule, which was designed to increase public participation, transparency and collaboration in decisions involving public […]
Stakeholders Say ‘Yes’ to Overturning BLM’s Flawed Planning 2.0 Rule
Today, the Senate will continue debate on a resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act to overturn the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Planning 2.0 Rule, which was finalized in a parting shot by the Obama administration on December 12, 2016. BLM’s rule is a significant departure from how the federal agency is required, […]
ICYMI: America’s Foreign Mineral Dependence Increases—Yet Again
Minerals are fundamental to life as we know it: to the homes we live in, the buildings we work in, the cars we drive, and just about every product we use, from our toothpaste to our televisions. Without minerals we wouldn’t have smart phones, MRI machines, missile defense systems, most forms of renewable energy, or […]