Barrasso Blasts Biden’s Attack on Petroleum Reserve, American Families
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), commented on the decision by the Biden administration to slash energy production in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve. The move vacates the leases awarded in a sale mandated by Congress as part of the Tax Cuts […]
Manchin Announces $300K from Land and Water Conservation Fund for WV Park Improvements
Washington, DC – Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced grants for three separate projects in Wheeling, Wardensville, and Wellsburg, West Virginia that will improve the experience at local parks and enhance outdoor recreation opportunities. Individual awards and projects are listed below. This funding was secured when […]
Barrasso: U.S. Sanctions On Venezuela Should Not Be Lifted
“Biden’s bungled energy policies empower foreign adversaries and cost American families at the pump,” said Senator Barrasso. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), responded to reports that the United States is engaged in discussions to ease sanctions with Venezuela. […]
Manchin Statement on BOEM’s Final Notice of Sale for Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sale 261
Charleston, WV – Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the below statement following the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM) Final Notice of Sale (FNOL) and Record of Decision (ROD) for Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sale 261 that reduces the size of the sale […]
ICYMI: Barrasso Op-Ed: Biden’s Anti-Nuclear Move Fits His Anti-American Energy Agenda
By: U.S. Senator John BarrassoAugust 21, 2023National Review The American people want our nation to be energy-independent. They know increasing production of American energy is the best way to achieve that. President Biden is telling the American people to pound sand. According to recent polling, four out of every five Americans say the U.S. should […]
Manchin Announces WVU Research Corporation Awarded $400K to Study Process for Producing Green Methanol Using Direct Air Capture and Hydrogen
Charleston, WV – Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced that West Virginia University (WVU) Research Corporation, located in Morgantown, West Virginia, will receive $400,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management and partner with Oak Ridge National Laboratory to […]
ICYMI: Barrasso Op-Ed: The GOP’s All-of-The-Above Strategy Is Better for the Environment Than Biden’s Dangerous Approach
By: U.S. Senator John BarrassoAugust 8, 2023Newsweek The federal government shouldn’t be in the business of picking winners and losers. The Biden administration ignores this principle by proposing rules that would effectively require all new cars to be electric by 2032. The president is trying to force all American drivers to purchase expensive electric […]
Barrasso: Biden Blocks Access to Critical Resources through National Monument Designation
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, issued the following statement after President Biden announced his plan to designate areas in northern Arizona as a national monument. This designation would permanently block access to important mineral deposits, including vast amounts of uranium, […]
Manchin: Great American Outdoors Act Has Brought $23.5 Million to West Virginia to Support and Expand Outdoor Recreation Since Enactment
Charleston, WV – Today, on the third anniversary of the signing of the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA), Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced that the bipartisan legislation has brought $23.5 million to support and expand the outdoor recreation economy in West Virginia and address deferred maintenance projects in National Parks, Forests, and […]
Manchin Glad FERC Will Assess Reliability Impacts from the EPA’s Unreasonable Power Plant Regulations
Charleston, WV – Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the below statement after the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) announced it would hold a Reliability Technical Conference to evaluate the impacts to the electric grid from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed power plant rules under […]