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Recent News About Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
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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.
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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 sites in Cabell, Fayette and Kanawha counties to highlight new investments in West Virginia.
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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 Energy. U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Committee, underscored the need to preserve and expand the United States’ nuclear fleet, highlighting that nuclear energy is critical to providing reliable power and addressing climate change.
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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 select winning hydrogen hubs funded by the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The proposal to participate can be found here.
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After two weeks of war and a bipartisan push in Congress, President Biden finally banned imports of Russian oil, natural gas, and coal.
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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 Energy.
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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 sites in Cabell, Fayette and Kanawha counties to highlight new investments in West Virginia.
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Manchin, U.S. Interior Secretary Haaland Tout New River Gorge National Park And Preserve InvestmentsU.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.
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Manchin says America can contribute to the free world’s energy demands while also reducing emissions
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“Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked war on Ukraine has killed hundreds of innocent people – many of them women and children.
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Today, the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a business meeting to consider four pending nominations.
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“I’m proud to work side-by-side with Chairman Manchin and so many of our colleagues to demonstrate strong support for restricting Russian energy imports, and believe President Biden is doing the right thing by using his own authority to put this ban in place.
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Manchin points to domestic energy production, energy infrastructure and supply chain security as key components to a commonsense path forward
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Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced West Virginia will receive $18,480,441 in Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 to reclaim abandoned mine lands (AML).
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Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement urging the Biden Administration to take the necessary measures to ensure American energy independence and security.
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The hearing also featured testimony from all five current sitting FERC commissioners.
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Today, the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to review recent actions of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) relating to permitting, construction and operation of interstate natural gas pipelines and other natural gas infrastructure projects.
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In 2021, the United States imported an average of 670,000 barrels of oil and petroleum products, with a high of 848,000 barrels per day in June 2021, with imports up 24% in 2021 over 2020.
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Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement calling for immediate actions to be taken to cut off Vladimir Putin’s ability to use energy resources as a weapon of war.
