Manchin, Capito And McKinley Praise Deferred Maintenance Investments For West Virginia’s Public Lands
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and U.S. Representative David McKinley (R-WV) announced West Virginia will receive funds through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for seven projects to address deferred maintenance in the Monongahela National Forest, improve infrastructure, increase user access […]
Barrasso: Biden’s Sue & Settle Tactics on Oil & Gas Leases Mean Higher Energy Prices
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), issued the following statement regarding the Biden administration’s sue and settle tactics, that will reopen procedural environmental reviews on over 2,000 Wyoming oil and natural gas leases, covering nearly 2.5 million acres, sold between […]
Manchin, Capito Announce More Than $2.7 Million For Land And Water Conservation Fund Projects In West Virginia
Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) announced $2,747,181 from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) through the Department of the Interior for recreation and restoration projects in state and local parks across West Virginia. This funding was made available through […]
Manchin Statement On OPEC+’S Increased Oil Production Announcement
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement after Saudi Arabia and other OPEC+ states announced plans to increase oil production and output. “While OPEC+’s decision to speed up the release of oil production it has been willfully holding back is […]
Manchin, Bipartisan Senate Colleagues Call For Full PILT Program Funding In Fiscal Year 2023 Appropriations Bill
Charleston, WV – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, joined 30 bipartisan colleagues in urging U.S. Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, and Richard Shelby (R-AL), Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, to fully fund the Payments in Lieu of Taxes […]
Manchin, Capito Announce Funding From Bipartisan Infrastructure Law To Address An Orphaned Well In The Gauley River National Recreation Area
Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) announced West Virginia will receive funding to plug, remediate and reclaim an orphaned well located within the Gauley River National Recreation Area. This project is funded through an initial $33 million from the […]
Barrasso: Wyoming is Facing Serious Aging Water Infrastructure Needs
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 remarks at a hearing of the Subcommittee on Water and Power to receive testimony on pending water legislation. The hearing featured testimony from the Honorable Camille Touton, […]
Manchin Raises Concerns With Biden Administration’s Approach To Federal Oil And Gas Leasing Program
To watch a video of Senator Manchin’s opening remarks, please click here. To watch a video of Senator Manchin’s questioning, please click here. Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland testified before the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee about the Biden Administration’s budget request for the U.S. Department of […]
Barrasso: Department of the Interior Has Done Everything Possible to Shut Down American Oil & Gas
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 remarks at a full committee hearing to examine the president’s budget request for the Department of the Interior for Fiscal Year 2023. The hearing featured testimony from […]
Manchin: It Is Essential For The United States To Step Up To The Plate As The Superpower Of The World
To watch a video of Senator Manchin’s opening remarks, please click here. To watch the hearing in full, please click here. Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, delivered the following remarks during a full committee hearing to examine the President’s budget request for […]