Sen. Murkowski: LWCF Needs to Focus on Maintaining & Enhancing Access to Public Lands
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today highlighted the importance of reauthorizing and modernizing the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Act so that it reflects the changing needs and evolving viewpoints about conservation in the 21st century. The LWCF was enacted 50 years ago to increase recreational opportunities for Americans. Since then, it has been […]
Cantwell: ‘Permanently Authorize and Fully Fund Our Country’s Most Successful Conservation Program’
Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, (D-Wash.) ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, called for permanent re-authorization and full funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
During a full committee hearing, Sen. Cantwell urged her colleagues to join her efforts to preserve the program, which provides funds for federal land acquisition and provides matching grants to state and local governments for public outdoor recreation areas and facilities.
Sen. Murkowski Applauds House Action to Approve Energy Efficiency Legislation
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today applauded action taken by the House to approve, by voice vote, energy efficiency legislation authored by Sens. Portman, R-Ohio, and Shaheen, D-N.H. The Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015 would promote increased energy efficiency for grid enabled water heaters and in buildings and is now on its way to […]
Sen. Murkowski Calls for Lifting Prohibition on Crude Oil Exports
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today announced plans to introduce legislation this year to end the 40-year-old ban on exporting domestic crude oil production. In her keynote address to national and international energy leaders at the 34th annual CERAWeek, Murkowski also underscored her efforts to increase access to America’s natural energy resources, including those in […]
Sen. Murkowski Welcomes New Staff to the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, announced three additions to the Republican staff of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. The new additions to the committee include Heidi Hansen, Mary Leschper, and Pam Rice. “Moving forward in the 114th congress, the committee has set an aggressive agenda to review and update our nation’s energy and […]
Sen. Murkowski Welcomes BLM Cleanup of Six NPR-A Legacy Wells
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, on Friday congratulated Bureau of Land Management (BLM) officials in Alaska for completing the cleanup of six legacy wells in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A). “I am glad BLM has finally started utilizing the money I secured two years ago in the Helium Stewardship Act. The cleanup of the Umiat […]
Sen. Murkowski Touts Benefits of Alaskan Energy and Maintaining for a Full Trans-Alaska Pipeline
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today highlighted the need to improve access to Alaska’s natural resources in order to ensure that the trans-Alaska oil pipeline system – infrastructure critical to the energy security of the nation – remains in operation far into the future. “In Alaska we have an extraordinary piece of energy infrastructure, the […]
Sen. Murkowski: Iran Oil Could Hurt U.S. Production if Prohibition on Exporting Domestic Crude Oil isn’t Lifted
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today drew attention to the potential impact that ending sanctions against Iran could have on U.S. production if the outdated prohibition on exporting domestic crude oil is not also lifted. “If sanctions on Iran are lifted, Tehran will be able to make money by selling their oil to our friends […]
Cantwell Requests Information on Regional Impacts of Crude Export Policy on the Pacific Northwest and Highlights the Underestimated Potential of Renewable Energy Sources
Ranking Member Cantwell: Opening Statement from Annual Energy Outlook Hearing
Bipartisan Senate Delegation Welcomes Renewal of U.S.-Israel Energy Agreement
U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, Mark Warner, D-Va., Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., Jim Risch, R-Idaho, and Joe Manchin, D.-W.Va., today welcomed the administration’s decision to renew a historic energy security agreement with Israel. The action comes a month after a bipartisan effort calling on Secretary of State John Kerry to renew the energy agreement. “It’s important that […]