Media Advisory: Chairman Murkowski and Ranking Member Cantwell Announce Upcoming Field Hearing
The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources will hold a field hearing on Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. HST at the Hawaii State Capitol located at 415 South Beretania Street, Room 325, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) will chair the field hearing. The purpose of the hearing is to examine […]
Cantwell, Murray Applaud Administration’s Next Step Toward Protecting Methow Valley
Download a PDF of the letter here. Washington, DC—Today, the effort in Congress to protect the Methow Headwaters led by Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) took another step forward. The senators received a letter from Secretary of Agriculture Thomas Vilsack, acknowledging his support for the Methow Headwaters Protection Act. He also expressed […]
Murkowski Welcomes Gov. Walker’s OCS Announcement
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today released the following statement after Gov. Bill Walker (I-Alaska) sent a letter to Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, signaling the State’s nomination of offshore Arctic areas for the administration’s upcoming Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Leasing Program for 2017-2022. “I appreciate the governor’s formal nomination of the Beaufort, Chukchi, and Cook […]
Murkowski: GAO Finds Serious Gaps in Federal Mineral Policies
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today welcomed the release of a report she requested from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) examining the federal government’s approach to identifying, assessing, and facilitating domestic mineral supplies. The report outlines a series of significant shortfalls and limitations, which together underscore the urgency and importance of reforming our nation’s mineral […]
Murkowski Continues To Push For AMHT Land Exchange
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, last week held a legislative hearing to receive testimony on her bill to accelerate a land exchange between the Alaska Mental Health Trust (Trust) and the U.S. Forest Service. Legislation is needed to accelerate the exchange, which will protect important community viewsheds, local trails, and other conservation values while expediting […]
Sen. Murkowski Holds Hearing to Receive Testimony on Alaska Bills
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today received testimony on 21 measures that are broadly focused on public lands, natural hazards, conservation, and reforms to the monument designation process during a legislative hearing she called as Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. In her opening statement, Murkowski highlighted six bills that she has introduced, […]
National Park Service Awards $1.5 Million in LWCF Grants for Park Improvements in Washington
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) applauded the National Park Service’s (NPS) announcement of more than $1.5 million in Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) grants to fund new park construction and to improve park facilities at three sites in the state of Washington. “The Land and Water Conservation Fund is the […]
Media Advisory: Murkowski to Hold Legislative Hearing on Alaska Priorities
The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources will hold a legislative hearing on Thursday, Sept. 22 at 9:30 a.m. EDT (5:30 a.m. AKDT) in Room 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. A total of 21 measures will receive testimony during the hearing, including several bills that Chairman Murkowski has introduced to address some […]
U.S. Forest Service Supports Protecting the Methow Valley from Mining
Download a PDF of Sen. Cantwell’s opening statement here. Watch her opening statement here. Washington, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) received testimony from the Forest Service that they will work to protect the Methow Valley from mining operations. “This bill is about two things: […]
Media Advisory: Chairman Murkowski and Ranking Member Cantwell Announce Upcoming Hearing
The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources will hold a legislative hearing on Thursday, Sept. 22 at 9:30 a.m. EDT in Room 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. Committee members will receive testimony on the following bills: S. 346 (Wyden), the Southwestern Oregon Watershed and Salmon Protection Act of 2015. S. 437 (Murkowski), […]