Cantwell Applauds Federal Grant Award to Retrofit Port of Port Angeles Carbon Fiber Recycling Technology Center
Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) applauded the announcement of a $2 million grant by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration to the Port of Port Angeles to retrofit a building that will house industrial and workforce training facilities for the Composite Recycling Technology Center. The project will create an estimated 111 jobs.
Cantwell: Clean Water Is Critical to Our Forests and Public Lands; Strong Administrative Process for the Stream Protection Rule
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, applauded the efforts of the Department of the Interior’s stream protection rule. “Clean water is critical to our national forests and our public lands, so I appreciate the administration’s process for a strong rule for […]
Murkowski Calls Attention to Alaska’s Isolated Energy Systems
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today underscored the importance of promoting fuel diversification and greater efficiency at a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing she convened on the unique challenges facing isolated energy systems in places like Alaska, Hawaii, and the U.S. Territories. Click here to view video “Energy can be a staggering cost […]
Cantwell: Affordable and Reliable Energy Is Key to Ensuring Viable Island Economies
Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, highlighted the importance of federal agencies partnering with isolated communities to overcome the challenge of accessing affordable and reliable energy.
Senate Energy and Intelligence Committee Chairs Send Letter to National Intelligence Director on U.S. Energy Revolution
U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Richard Burr, R-N.C., chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, today sent a letter to the Director of National Intelligence, James Clapper, supporting the intelligence community’s ongoing assessment of the geopolitical impacts coming from the current domestic energy renaissance. Sens. John […]
Cantwell: ‘Demand a Fair Return on Coal at BLM’s Meetings’
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, urged taxpayers to get involved in the administration’s efforts to reform the federal coal leasing program and to attend this summer’s public meetings.
UPDATED: Chairman Murkowski and Ranking Member Cantwell Announce Upcoming Hearing Schedule
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee today announced its updated hearing schedule over the coming weeks in part on islanded energy systems in Alaska, Hawaii and the U.S. Territories and the back-end of the nuclear fuel cycle. More information on these hearings can be found at the links below or visiting the committee’s website. […]
Cantwell Elicits Administration Support for Acting Now to Reduce Costs of Water Shortages Later
Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, elicited support from the administration on the goals of her bill, S. 1694, the Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project Phase III Act, which provides an integrated approach to addressing water management in Washington’s Yakima Basin.
Cantwell’s Yakima Bill Represents a New Era in Water Management
Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced legislation to authorize the initial phase of the Yakima River Basin Integrated Water Resource Plan. The bill and the plan it implements will dramatically enhance the sustainability and resilience of the Yakima River Basin, particularly in the face of climate change. Specifically, the bill provides for improved water infrastructure and storage, water conservation and ecosystem restoration, and construction of fish passage at two dams, which will restore fish runs that have been blocked for more than a century.
Chairman Murkowski and Ranking Member Cantwell Announce Upcoming Hearing Schedule
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee today announced its next five hearings during the coming weeks on water management in the Yakima River Basin; mitigation requirements for economic development on federal land; islanded energy systems in Alaska, Hawaii and the U.S. Territories; and the back-end of the nuclear fuel cycle. More information on these […]