Manchin Announces Permitting Reform Work Period to Find Path Forward and Ensure American Energy Security
Manchin: Americans cannot wait any longer, and neither can I. Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced his committee agenda for the April-May work period. Each hearing will share a common focus on the urgent need for comprehensive energy permitting reform, energy security and fiscal responsibility. “Our permitting process […]
Manchin, Committee Examine FY 2024 U.S. Forest Service Budget Request
To watch a video of Chairman Manchin’s questioning, please click here. Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to examine the President’s budget request for the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) for fiscal year 2024. During the hearing, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Committee, discussed oversight of the agency’s spending of […]
Barrasso: The People of Wyoming Deserve Better Wildfire Protection
Click here to watch Ranking Member Barrasso’s remarks. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), delivered opening remarks at a full committee hearing to examine the President’s budget request for the U.S. Forest Service for Fiscal Year 2024. The hearing featured testimony […]
Manchin Announces $1.3 Million to Support Rural Schools, Roads and Emergency Services on National Forests and Grasslands
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced that 14 West Virginia counties will receive a combined $1,391,968 through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service from the Secure Rural Schools program to support public schools, roads and to reimburse counties for providing […]
Barrasso: EPA Rule Would Increase Prices & Help China
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 Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed rule on emissions for vehicles, trucks, and tractors. “First President Biden came for our gas stoves. Now he wants to ban the cars we drive. His misguided […]
Manchin Announces $40 Million for Morgantown National Energy Technology Laboratory
Charleston, WV — Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced approximately $40,000,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) for the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) research site in Morgantown, West Virginia. The funding was made possible by the […]
Manchin Announces Multi-Billion Dollar Clean Ammonia Manufacturing Investment in Mingo County, WV
Charleston, WV — U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, joined Adams Fork Energy, LLC, CNX, Resources Corp., and others to announce that a multi-billion-dollar clean ammonia production facility is advancing in Mingo County, West Virginia, with anticipated construction beginning in 2023. The project is made possible by programs […]
Manchin Applauds $8M Award to West Virginia University to Support Development of Rare Earth Element, Critical Minerals Facility
Charleston, WV — Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, applauded the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) announcement of an $8,000,000 funding award to support the development of a first-of-a-kind facility at West Virginia University (WVU) to separate and refine rare earth elements and critical minerals from mining waste. The award […]
Manchin Statement on 4th Circuit Court Delay of Mountain Valley Pipeline
Charleston, WV — Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the below statement on the decision by the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals to further delay construction of the Mountain Valley pipeline. “It is infuriating to see the same 4th Circuit Court panel deal yet another setback […]
Manchin Celebrates Preserve Expansion at New River Gorge, Joins Kick-Off of Hinton Landing Development Construction
To view photos from the event at the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, click here. To view photos from the Hinton Landing construction kick-off, click here. Charleston, WV — Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, joined members of the West Virginia congressional delegation, state and local […]