Media Advisory: Chairman Murkowski and Ranking Member Cantwell Announce Upcoming Meeting of Senate and House Conferees on S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2016
The Senate and House conferees will have a meeting regarding S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2016. The purpose of this meeting is to hear opening statements from the conferees. No bill text or amendments will be considered at this meeting of the conferees. Thursday, September 8, 2016, at 9:30 a.m. EDT – Meeting […]
Cantwell Commends DOE and Battelle on New Five-Year Contract Extension to Manage and Operate PNNL
Richland, Wash. – Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) commended the new five-year contract extension, through 2022, for Battelle Memorial Institute (Battelle) to manage and operate the Department of Energy (DOE)’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). The announcement was made by DOE Secretary Ernest Moniz […]
With More than One Million New Energy Jobs on the Horizon, Cantwell and Moniz Lead Discussion on Energizing WA’s Workforce in Tri-Cities
Richland, Wash. – Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Ernest Moniz convened a roundtable discussion at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to focus on new approaches and opportunities for training Washingtonians for the high-paying jobs that will close the growing skills gap in the energy industry. The roundtable brought […]
Cantwell Applauds Interior Department for Starting the Process to Create New, Stronger Regulations on Self-Bonding
Washington, D.C. – Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) commended the Department of the Interior’s step forward to begin creating new regulations that would help ensure coal companies are financially able to cover the cost of land reclamation after mining operations cease. Today, the Office of […]
Senator Cantwell and Secretary Moniz Call for Multi-Level Coordination to Prepare for and Respond to Energy-Related Emergencies
Cantwell, Moniz Talk Oil Volatility and Making Crude Safer for Transportation Watch the field hearing live on Sen. Cantwell’s Facebook page. Seattle, Wash.– Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) led a field hearing in Seattle with U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Ernest Moniz to examine DOE’s role in preparing for and responding to emergencies […]
Murkowski to Hopper Again: Keep Alaska Sales in Next OCS Plan
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, yesterday strongly urged Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Director Abigail Ross Hopper to preserve all three lease sales proposed for Alaska when it finalizes its offshore program for the years 2017 through 2022. Murkowski’s request came during a face-to-face meeting yesterday afternoon in downtown Anchorage, as Hopper neared the […]
Murkowski Urges Fair Protest Period for Mammoth BLM Land Plan
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today strongly urged the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to provide Alaskans with sufficient time to review and challenge its “Proposed Regional Management Plan/Final Environmental Impact Statement” (RMP/EIS or proposed Plan) for the Eastern Interior Planning Area of Alaska. “At more than 819,000 words, the proposed Plan is roughly 40 […]
Murkowski: FWS Rule Is Unwarranted Takeover of State’s Rights
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today slammed the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) for finalizing a new rule that preempts the State of Alaska’s jurisdiction over wildlife management in national refuges within Alaska. The rule grants the FWS broad authority over predator control, bans science-based practices developed by the State of Alaska in consultation […]
Murkowski Blasts BLM Proposal for Eastern Interior Planning Area
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today strongly criticized the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) “Proposed Regional Management Plan/Final Environmental Impact Statement” (RMP/EIS) for the Eastern Interior Planning Area of Alaska. “While it will take time to pore through the 1,800 pages of this excessively complex and unwieldy proposal, BLM is clearly attempting to restrict economic […]
Murkowski: Extension Ensures Alaskans Can Have a Voice in Public Lands Planning Process
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today issued the following statement after the National Park Service (NPS) agreed to extend the public comment period on its proposed Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve (WRST) Backcountry and Wilderness Stewardship Plan and General Management Plan by an additional 30 days. The Service’s announcement comes after Sen. Murkowski sent […]