Chairman's Press
Washington, D.C. – The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will conduct a field hearing on the estimated 800 billion barrels of recoverable oil locked in oil shale on federal…
Washington, D.C. – The Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission told the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee today that, as of last week, 16 utility companies had serious plans…
The full committee will hold a hearing on Thursday, May 25 at 10:00 a.m. in SD-366 to receive testimony regarding the outlook for growth of coal fired electric generation and…
Washington, D.C. – The Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee will hold three full committee hearings, one subcommittee hearing and one business meeting next week. The full committee will hold…
Who: Full Committee When: Thursday, May 25 at 10:00 a.m. Where: SD-366 Why: To receive testimony regarding the outlook for growth of coal fired electric generation and whether sufficient…
Washington, D.C. – Senate Democrats have offered yet another energy plan while continuing to block legislation that will make a real difference in energy supply and price, Energy & Natural…
Washington, D.C. – Senate Energy & Natural Resources Chairman Pete V. Domenici today, following a full-committee oversight hearing on Yucca Mountain, announced plans to vigorously pursue new recycling technologies while…
Washington, D.C. – The committee’s hearing today emphasized the strong progress the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the North American Electricity Reliability Council are making in implementing the reliability provisions…
Who: Full Committee When: Tuesday, May 23 at 10:00 a.m. Where: SD-366 Why: To receive testimony on the National Research Council report, Managing Construction and Infrastructure in the 21st…
Who: Full Committee When: Monday, May 22 at 2:30 p.m. Where: SD-366 Why: To receive testimony regarding nuclear power provisions contained in the Energy Policy Act of…
Who: Full Committee When: Wednesday, May 24 at 10:00 a.m. Where: SD-366 Why: To consider pending calendar business.
…Washington, D.C. – The Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee will hold two full committee hearings and one subcommittee hearing next week. The full committee will hold a hearing on…
Today the House Appropriations Committee went on record in support of addressing global warming through a mandatory cap on U.S. emissions. The panel accepted an amendment which endorses capping greenhouse…
Washington, D.C. – The Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee today approved by nearly unanimous voice vote the nomination of Idaho Gov. Dirk Kempthorne to be Secretary of the Interior…
Washington, D.C. – Senate Energy & Natural Resources Chairman Pete Domenici today congratulated the Department of Energy for releasing the interim rules for standby nuclear support as required in Section…
The Yucca Mountain oversight hearing which was scheduled for Thursday, May 11, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED for Tuesday, May 16, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. in SD-366 of…
Washington, D.C. – The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will hold three hearings and a business meeting this week. The Committee will hold a full committee hearing on the…
Washington, D.C. – The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will hold three hearings and a business meeting next week. The Committee will hold a full committee hearing on the…
Washington, D.C. – The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will hold three hearings and a business meeting next week. The Committee will hold a full committee hearing on the…
Washington, D.C. – Senators Pete Domenici and Jeff Bingaman, Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, have notified Senate leadership that they are left with…
Washington, D.C. – Idaho Governor and Interior Secretary Nominee Dirk Kempthorne testified before the Energy and Natural Resources Committee today as part of his confirmation process. Chairman Domenici’s opening remarks…
Who: Full Committee When: Wednesday, May 10 at 11:30 a.m. Where: SD-366 Why: To consider the nomination of Dirk Kempthorne to be Secretary of the Interior.
…Who: Public Lands & Forests Subcommittee When: Wednesday, May 10 at 2:30 p.m. Where: SD-366 Why: To receive testimony of the following bills: S. 906, to promote wildland…
Washington, D.C. – Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee Chairman Pete V. Domenici today joined with the directors of Department of Energy national laboratories from around the nation to promote…
Who: Full Committee When: Monday, May 8 at 3:00 p.m. Where: SD-366 Why: To receive testimony regarding issues associated with the implementation of the provisions of the Energy Policy Act…