Sen. Murkowski Announces Departure of Key ENR Committee Staffer
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) today announced a departure from her Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee staff. Colin Hayes, senior professional staff, will leave the committee on Dec. 6 to pursue a new career opportunity. Hayes joined the energy committee in 2003. His current portfolio includes mining, energy finance, climate change, […]
Sen. Murkowski Applauds Court Decision Zeroing Out Nuclear Waste Fee
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) today welcomed a federal appeals court ruling ordering the Department of Energy to zero out its nuclear waste fee until work resumes on Yucca Mountain or another repository. “I applaud today’s decision by the D.C. Circuit court. Halting collection of the waste fee is the right decision […]
Sen. Murkowski Welcomes DOE Approval of Freeport LNG Export Expansion
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) today welcomed the Department of Energy’s approval of a license to Freeport LNG to expand its liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports from its Texas facility to nations not party to U.S. free trade agreements: “I hope today’s approval represents a willingness by DOE to continue to process […]
Wyden Statement on Fifth LNG Export Permit Approval
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Ron Wyden issued the following statement in response to the Department of Energy’s approval of a fifth liquefied natural gas export permit, an expansion of the facility in Quintana Island, Texas: “DOE has now conditionally approved liquefied natural gas exports that are far above […]
Wyden Urges Energy Dept. to Consider Regional Factors in LNG Export Terminal Licenses
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Ron Wyden today urged the Energy Department to use updated data that includes regional factors and domestic costs when considering permits for liquefied natural gas export terminals. In a hearing today, Chris Smith, the nominee for assistant secretary of Energy for the DOE’s Office […]
Sen. Murkowski Comments on ANWR’s Energy Potential
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) today issued the following comment on the introduction of anti-Alaska legislation that would permanently ban oil and natural gas development in the non-wilderness portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. “I cannot understand how, given Alaska’s decades of responsible energy development, this is still viewed as a […]
23 Northwest Lawmakers: The Bonneville Power Administration Must Remain Independent
Washington, D.C. –Every lawmaker representing Oregon, Washington and Idaho urged the U.S. Energy Department to maintain an independent Bonneville Power Administration that puts Northwest power users first, in a bipartisan letter to Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz sent today. Led by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and House Natural Resources Committee […]
Wyden: Strike a Better Bargain for Columbia River Basin
Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., called for an update to the Columbia River Treaty that lowers costs for ratepayers in the Pacific Northwest, while protecting endangered salmon, continuing flood control efforts and addressing climate change with input from regional stakeholders. The Columbia River Treaty governs operations of […]
Sen. Murkowski Introduces Bill to Protect Use of Bird Parts by Alaska Native Artists
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) today introduced legislation exempting some traditional and customary Alaska Native handicrafts from a provision in the Migratory Bird Treaty Act prohibiting the sale of items containing feathers and other non-edible migratory bird parts. The bill comes in response to recent enforcement actions taken by the U.S. Fish […]
Senators Introduce Bipartisan Critical Minerals Legislation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Mark Udall (D-Colo.), Dean Heller (R-Nev.), and 13 of their Senate colleagues today introduced legislation to prevent future supply shocks of critical minerals needed for the defense, energy, electronics, and medical industries. The Critical Minerals Policy Act of 2013 would revitalize the United States’ […]