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In a recent op-ed published in the Washington Examiner, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), who chairs the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, discussed the Senate's decision to pass her joint resolution of disapproval under...
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U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, announced that the Senate has passed her joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act to repeal California's...
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U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, led a hearing in Washington D.C. on the proposed budget for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for Fiscal Year 2026.
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U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, who chairs the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, spoke at the Senate GOP Leadership Press Conference about a joint resolution of disapproval she introduced under the Congressional Review Act (CRA).
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U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, conducted a hearing to evaluate the nominations of Sean McMaster for Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), John Busterud for...
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U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, Chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, led a hearing to consider three nominations by President Trump for key federal positions.
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U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito and John Barrasso have called on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to work with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to improve the proposed Clean Power Plan 2.0 and address potential threats to electric reliability. In a letter to FERC Chairman Willie L. Phillips and Commissioners James Danly, Allison Clements, and Mark C. Christie, the Senators expressed concerns about the impact of the plan on electric reliability and urged the Commission to engage with the EPA to ensure that the final rule does not jeopardize the...
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U.S. Senator Tom Carper and a group of senators are calling on the Biden administration to expand access to the 30C Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property Credit. The credit, which was extended in the Inflation Reduction Act, provides billions of dollars for eligible refueling infrastructure investments.The senators are urging the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service to finalize guidance and expand eligibility for the tax credit. They argue that the current threshold is too restrictive and propose recommendations that would cover an...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito from West Virginia has recently announced a significant funding allocation for the Chaplin Hill Gateway Project. The project, which aims to improve traffic, enhance safety, and upgrade core transportation infrastructure in Monongalia County, will receive a total of $54,320,000 through the Mega Grant Program of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.Capito, who serves as the Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, expressed her satisfaction with the funding and highlighted the positive impact it...
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U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito, Kevin Cramer, Markwayne Mullin, Pete Ricketts, and Dan Sullivan have written a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan expressing their concerns about the agency's proposed 'subpart W' rule on methane emissions reporting. The senators are urging the EPA to reconsider and revise its proposal.In the letter, the senators argue that the EPA's proposed revisions to subpart W go against the mandates of the statute and will increase the tax burden on American energy. They state that the proposal would expand...
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U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, recently returned from the annual United Nations climate conference, COP28, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Alongside a Senate delegation, Carper highlighted the significant climate progress that the United States has made in recent years.During the conference, Carper emphasized the actions taken by the United States to combat climate change. He mentioned the passage of key legislation such as the Inflation Reduction Act, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and the...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, Miss America 2023 Grace Stanke, and American Conservation Coalition Action President Chris Barnard have joined forces to emphasize the importance of nuclear energy in the United States. In a joint op-ed published in Fox News, they argue that nuclear energy can be the key to powering the world if the right policies are implemented.The op-ed highlights the need to support the current nuclear fleet and next-generation nuclear technologies. The authors emphasize the importance of establishing regulatory pathways for...
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.S. Senators Tom Carper, Chris Coons, and Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.) announced the award of $11.3 million by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to upgrade essential water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure in Delaware.
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U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement on an updated internal memorandum from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) reaffirming the Biden administration’s policy priorities and the rights of states to select the projects they pursue with highway formula funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
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U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, released the below statement on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announcing the reinstatement of the “appropriate and necessary” finding for the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) regulation that covers generation from coal- and oil-fired power plants.
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U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, questioned witnesses at a full committee hearing about increased costs caused by Low-Carbon Fuel Standard programs currently in place in certain states, the emissions impacts of electric vehicles (EVs), and the Appalachian Hydrogen Hub.
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Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing titled, “The Future of Low-Carbon Transportation Fuels and Considerations for a National Clean Fuels Program.”
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U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.-06), Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee, released the below joint statement after the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) released a substantially revised replacement of its December 2021 policy memorandum which attempted to enact a wish list of policies intentionally negotiated out of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
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U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement on an updated internal memorandum from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) reaffirming the Biden administration’s policy priorities and the rights of states to select the projects they pursue with highway formula funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
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U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, issued the following statement on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reinstating the finding that it is “appropriate and necessary” to regulate mercury and toxic air pollution from power plants under the Mercury Air Toxics Standards (MATS).