Murkowski calls on Forest Service to release plan on firefighting aircraft
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 AUGUST 5, 2009 or ANNE JOHNSON (202) 224-7875 Murkowski Calls on Forest Service to Release Plan on Firefighting Aircraft WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today expressed disappointment with the Forest Service’s planning for maintaining sufficient firefighting aircraft resources […]
The Week Ahead (August 3-7)
v On Tuesday, Aug. 4, the full committee will hold a business meeting to consider the nominations of James Markowsky to be assistant secretary of Energy (Fossil Energy); Warren Miller Jr. to be assistant secretary of Energy (Nuclear Energy) and director of the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management; Anthony Babauta to be assistant secretary […]
Murkowski calls for swift resolution of court order halting Alaska offshore leasing program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 JULY 30, 2009 or ANNE JOHNSON (202) 224-7875 Sen. Murkowski Urges Interior to Move Quickly to Restore Offshore Leasing Program in Alaska WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today called on Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to complete as […]
Murkowski urges EPA to clear the way for development of Kensington gold mine
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Mark Begich, D-Alaska, today sent a letter to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson urging her agency to clear the way for development of the Kensington gold mine near Juneau, which could create hundreds of jobs for a region hard-hit economically. The letter detailed the senators’ concerns […]
Murkowski and Landrieu introduce OCS revenue sharing legislation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 JULY 27, 2009 or ANNE JOHNSON (202) 224-7875 Sens. Murkowski and Landrieu Introduce OCS Revenue Sharing Legislation WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Mary Landrieu, D-Louisiana, have introduced legislation that would guarantee a fair share of offshore oil […]
Sen. Murkowski presses EPA Administrator Jackson on Kensington Mine
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 JULY 23, 2009 or ANNE JOHNSON (202) 224-7875 SENS. MURKOWSKI AND BEGICH PRESS EPA TO ALLOW KENSINGTON MINE TO GO FORWARD WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Mark Begich, D-Alaska, today met with Lisa Jackson, administrator of the […]
Bingaman on Investments in Clean Energy Technology
While the Senate is currently focused on our nation’s challenges with healthcare, later this year it will turn to another issue with profound ramifications for economic and human health: transitioning to a secure energy future that avoids catastrophic climate change. The market’s failures to appropriately value climate protection, and our longstanding underinvestment in clean new […]
Murkowski raises concerns with fire suppression program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 JULY 21, 2009 or ANNE JOHNSON (202) 224-7875 MURKOWSKI RAISES CONCERNS WITH FIRE SUPPRESSION PROGRAM WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today encouraged the Obama administration and congressional appropriators to change the way they fund the U.S. Forest Service’s […]
Murkowski cosponsors natural gas vehicles bill
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 JULY 17, 2009 or ANNE JOHNSON (202) 224-7875 MURKOWSKI COSPONSORS NATURAL GAS VEHICLES BILL WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, this week added her name to legislation designed to encourage manufacturing of natural gas cars and trucks. The New […]
Bingaman on Mining Law Reform
“The Committee is conducting a hearing today on two bills, S. 796 and S. 140, which would reform the antiquated Mining Law of 1872, a law that governs the mining of hardrock minerals such as gold, silver and copper, from our Federal lands. “When the Mining Law was enacted in 1872, in the aftermath of […]