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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving West Virginia Newsletter for Thursday March 28, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Manchin Joins West Virginia Business and Community Leaders for Energy Communities Tax Credit Workshop
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Charleston, WV -- Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, joined West Virginia community and business leaders and federal officials at the University of Charleston for a workshop on the Inflation Reduction Act's 48C Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Credit program. Hosted by the White House's Interagency Working Group (IWG) on Coal and Pow  more

Manchin Speaks At West Virginia 911 Conference, Announces Support For The Enhancing First Response Act
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Charleston, WV - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) spoke at the West Virginia 911 Conference and announced his support for the bipartisan Enhancing First Response Act. Senator Manchin addressed the West Virginia E911 Council, which is made up of directors from each of the 51 centers across West Virginia. "West Virginia's 911 centers are lifelines for medical emergencies and crises of all types,"   more

Manchin: EPA Methane Fee Rules Raise the Costs of Domestic Energy Production
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Charleston, WV -- Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, sent a letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan expressing concerns about the EPA's implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act's (IRA) methane fee through the Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems Rule (WEC Rule) and t  more

Senate Environment Committee Ranking Member Capito: EPA Attacks on American Energy Continue With Harmful Natural Gas Tax
WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan outlining significant legal and economic concerns with the agency's proposed tax on natural gas producers   more