Cantwell Statement on the 36th Anniversary of the Eruption of Mount St. Helens
Read more on the National Early Warning Monitoring System Act here. Washington, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) acknowledged the 36th anniversary of the eruption of Mount St. Helens and renewed her push to establish a national volcano early warning and monitoring system. […]
Murkowski, Sullivan, Young Press Interior on Alaska OCS Development
Alaska’s congressional delegation – Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan and Rep. Don Young – on Tuesday sent a letter to Interior Secretary Sally Jewell urging the Department to keep all three lease sales proposed for Alaska’s OCS in the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM) final Five-Year Program for the years 2017 to 2022. […]
Sen. Murkowski: Our Nation Must Lead on Nuclear Energy
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today conducted oversight of the innovation taking place in the nation’s advanced nuclear industry. Murkowski highlighted a range of emerging technologies, the need to remove barriers to their domestic deployment, and the importance of the United States remaining the global leader on nuclear energy. “We are entering a new era […]
Cantwell: Advanced Nuclear Technologies Could Play a Key Role in Advancing U.S. Clean Energy Future and in Maintaining U.S. Leadership Globally in the Nuclear Supply Chain
Watch Sen. Cantwell’s opening statement. Washington, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) identified persistent challenges that must be addressed for nuclear power to remain part of the U.S. energy mix. Sen. Cantwell noted that innovative technologies will be required to move past cost […]
Sen. Murkowski: DOE’s Inspector General Must Be Fully Independent and Exercise Good Judgement
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today examined the qualifications of Susan Beard to be inspector general of the Department of Energy. Murkowski, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, asked Beard about her qualifications and called attention to the significance of the position of inspector general at a hearing held earlier today. “I […]
Cantwell Questions DOE Nominee on Ensuring Results and Driving Change From Issues Raised by Inspector General
Watch Sen. Cantwell’s opening statement here. Washington, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) questioned Susan Beard’s would-be approach to maintaining worker safety while cleaning up nuclear waste at the Hanford site in Washington. Beard is nominated to serve as the Department of Energy’s […]
Chairman Murkowski and Ranking Member Cantwell Announce Upcoming Hearing Schedule
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee today announced four hearings that will be held over the next two weeks. The full committee will consider the Department of Energy’s nominee for inspector general, examine the status of advanced nuclear technologies, and conduct oversight of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s 2017-2022 OCS oil and gas […]
Sens. Murkowski, Cantwell Call on Sec. Moniz to Work with Israel on Advancing Energy Innovation
U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., the committee’s ranking member, on Thursday sent a letter to Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz seeking information on the department’s lack of movement on the U.S.-Israel Energy Center. “We wrote to you on May 12, 2015, asking that […]
Cantwell Sponsors Bipartisan Bill to Accelerate the Use of Cross-Laminated Timber and Green Buildings
Read the bill text here. Washington, D.C. – Today, along with a bipartisan group of senators, Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) sponsored bipartisan legislation that would provide research, assistance, and incentives for the construction of tall wood buildings in the United States. The bill, known […]
Sen. Murkowski Announces Participants in Phase Two of Remote Alaska Communities Energy Efficiency Competition
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today announced the 13 rural communities selected for targeted technical assistance funding as part of the next phase of the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Remote Alaska Communities Energy Efficiency (RACEE) competition. “Alaska’s remote communities pay more for energy than just about anywhere else in the country,” Murkowski said. “Promoting energy […]