Manchin Statement On FERC’s Natural Gas Pipeline Policy Course-Correction
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement after the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) reconsidered the policy statements on natural gas infrastructure projects it issued in February. “Today’s unanimous vote during FERC’s open meeting was a course-correction from their previous […]
Manchin And Barrasso Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Grow The American Mining Workforce
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and John Barrasso (R-WY), Ranking Member of the Committee, introduced the Mining Schools Act of 2022. This bipartisan legislation will increase and improve opportunities for university and college mining and geological programs to prepare students to meet […]
Barrasso: FERC Must Start Over on Natural Gas Policy Statements
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 in response to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) announcement to change the status of its two recent policy statements on natural gas pipelines and related infrastructure. “America and our […]
Barrasso & Manchin Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Grow the American Mining Workforce
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), and ENR Chairman Joe Manchin (D-WV) introduced the Mining Schools Act of 2022. This bipartisan legislation will increase and improve opportunities for university and college mining and geological programs to prepare students to meet […]
Barrasso Leads Bill to Fight Cost Increases & Protect Reliability for Electric and Natural Gas Service
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), was joined by Senators Steve Daines (R-MT) and Roger Marshall (R-KS) in introducing the Ensuring National Security Using Reliable Energy (ENSURE) Act. This legislation will stop the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) recent policy […]
West Virginia Hydrogen Hub Coalition Takes Next Step To Secure Hub In West Virginia
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), Representative David McKinley (R-WV) and Governor Jim Justice (R-WV) submitted the West Virginia Hydrogen Hub Working Coalition’s official response to the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) first step in the process to […]
ICYMI: Barrasso Op-Ed: We Must End American Dependence on Russian Uranium
By: U.S. Senator John Barrasso March 20, 2022 Casper Star Tribune After two weeks of war and a bipartisan push in Congress, President Biden finally banned imports of Russian oil, natural gas, and coal. The idea was simple: an energy superpower like America should not fund Putin’s killing machine. This is a good start, but […]
Manchin, U.S. Interior Secretary Haaland Tout New River Gorge National Park And Preserve Investments
To view photos and video of Senator Manchin at the event, click here and here Lansing, WV – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland touted recent investments in the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve at the Canyon Rim Visitor Center. […]
Manchin, Energy Secretary Granholm, Interior Secretary Haaland And Interagency Working Group Visit West Virginia, Announce Investments Across The State
To view photos of the visit, please click here. Charleston, WV – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and representatives from the Interagency Working Group (IWG) on Coal and Power Plant Communities visited several […]
Manchin, Committee Consider Nuclear Energy Nominee
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, the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to consider the nomination of Dr. Kathryn Huff to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy for Nuclear […]