Sen. Murkowski Presses Forest Service Chief Tidwell on Tongass Timber Harvest
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) today pressed U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell on his failure to increase the amount of timber cut annually in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest. (Click to play video) Murkowski referred to Chief Tidwell’s appearance Wednesday before the Senate Appropriations Interior and Environment Subcommittee hearing on the Forest […]
Landrieu Presses DOE to Approve Sempra’s LNG Permit as Soon as Possible
WASHINGTON – In a letter to Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz, U.S. Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., Chair of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, called on the Department of Energy (DOE) to issue the final approval of an export license for Sempra’s Cameron LNG terminal as soon as possible. Earlier today, the […]
Sen. Murkowski Alarmed by Potential Roadless Restriction in NPR-A
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today pressed Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director Neil Kornze on the slow pace of his agency’s environmental review of a proposed access road for an oil project in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve. (Click for video of Sen. Murkowski’s comments.) Murkowski said BLM officials appear to be […]
Sen. Murkowski Welcomes Signing of Gull Egg Use Bill Into Law
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today welcomed President Obama’s signing of the Huna Tlingit Traditional Gull Egg Use Act, a bill championed by Murkowski and Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, into law. “The president’s signing of the Huna Tlingit Traditional Gull Egg Use Act today completes the legislative process we started over three […]
Landrieu: Build on success of GOMESA by expanding revenue sharing partnership to all coastal states
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., the chair of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, called on Congress to build upon the success of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA) – a law she enacted in 2006 – by expanding revenue sharing partnerships to all coastal states that produce energy […]
Landrieu calls on FERC to issue final approval for Sempra Cameron LNG at June 19 meeting
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., Chair of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources today called on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to issue final approval for Sempra’s Cameron LNG terminal at its June 19th meeting. Earlier today, FERC announced it would vote on whether to approve the project at […]
LANDRIEU PUSHES FOR MORE OFFSHORE ENERGY PRODUCTION AT FIRST-EVER LAFAYETTE FIELD HEARING
LAFAYETTE, LA — In the epicenter of the deepwater oil and gas industry, U.S. Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., chair of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, today pushed for more offshore energy production as the Department of the Interior (DOI) begins to draft its new five-year offshore energy plan. “More offshore energy […]
Senate Passes Landrieu Bill to Help Southeast Louisiana Historical Sites Become National Park
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., the chair of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced that the Senate passed the Lower Mississippi River Study Act as part of a broad, bipartisan package of lands bills. This legislation directs the Secretary of the Interior to determine the suitability and feasibility of designating […]
Landrieu: Use comprehensive and appropriate data to ensure energy rail transportation safety
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., the chair of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, called on the Department of Transportation to use the most comprehensive and appropriate data possible when evaluating crude oil and related products under its proposed crude-by-rail safety rule. “In order to realize the full potential of the […]
Seven Months Later, Still No Help for King Cove
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today sent a letter to Interior Secretary Sally Jewell criticizing her ongoing failure to protect the health and safety of the people of King Cove, Alaska. Murkowski’s latest letter comes exactly seven months after Jewell rejected a life-saving road to provide the isolated community with emergency medical […]