WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on March 22, 2023: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, as well as a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $18,880,000 for eight key highway projects across West Virginia. The funding announced today was secured by Senator Capito through the Congressionally Directed Spending process and i  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on March 22, 2023: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, questioned Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan during a hearing on the agency's priorities and budget request for Fiscal Year 2024. HIGHLIGHTS: ON INFLATION REDUCTION ACT (IRA) SHUTTING DOWN COAL, NATURAL GAS: SENATOR CAPITO:  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, March 23 -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on March 22, 2023: Gov. Jim Justice signed four bills all related to West Virginia's Coal industry today. The ceremony took place in front of a packed room at the John Amos Power Plant in Putnam County. The John Amos Plant has a nameplate rating of 2,933 MW, making it the largest generating plant in the AEP system. AEP says the energy generated at the John Amos Plant is enough to power a  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- The House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs issued the following testimony by Center for Industrial Progress President Alex Epstein involving a hearing on March 8, 2023, entitled "Burning the Midnight Oil: Why Depleting the Strategic Petroleum Reserve is Not a Solution to America's Energy Problem, Part I": * * * The Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) is a crucial tool to protect America's oil security--whi  more

ROME, Italy, March 22 (TNSres) -- Oil Change International posted the following news release: * * * Italy breaks climate promise to end public financing for international fossil fuel projects, publishing 'worst-in-class' climate policy * Italy publishes policy that continues investments in new fossil fuel projects, breaking commitment made at 2021 UN COP26 climate summit. * Policy denies climate science and fossil fuel phase-out trajectories presented by the IPCC on the same day * Civil soc  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on March 22, 2023: Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today introduced the Senate companion to H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act. "Energy production is the key to America's national security and economic success. Louisiana has always served our country by helping bring affordable, sustainable energy to market, and this bill would remove the burdensome, bureaucratic handcuffs that have been hurting the industry an  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $18,880,000 for eight West Virginia highway projects. The awards are made possible by Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests secured by Senator Manchin and are funded through the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). "West Virginia's infrastructure plays a critical role in our state's economy, which   more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following opening statement on March 22, 2023: * * * The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing titled, "U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Proposed Fiscal Year 2024 Budget" featuring testimony from EPA Administrator Michael Regan. Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) as delivered. "Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And thank you, Administrato  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded $4,312,314 to support North Dakota family and health services. The resources will be disbursed as follows: * $2,750,316 to the Coal Country Community Health Center * $1,251,250 to the Three Affiliated Tribes for Head Start projects * $310,748 to the University of North Dakota for undergraduate p  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing titled, "U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Proposed Fiscal Year 2024 Budget" featuring testimony from EPA Administrator Michael Regan. Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) as delivered. "Thank you, Mr  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, questioned Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan during a hearing on the agency's priorities and budget request for Fiscal Year 2024. HIGHLIGHTS: ON INFLATION REDUCTION ACT (IRA  more