Energy

WASHINGTON – Yesterday, the House passed the Harnessing Energy At Thermal Sources (HEATS) Act (H.R. 7409), a bipartisan bill cosponsored by U.S. Representative Mary Peltola (AK-AL) to streamline geothermal energy development and production and lower energy costs. Geothermal energy is a clean energy source that can be used to generate electricity, heat homes, and power industrial… Read more »

WASHINGTON–Yesterday, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee passed the bipartisan Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act by unanimous consent. The bill, introduced by Rep. Mary Sattler Peltola (D-AK-AL) and Rep. Celeste Maloy (R-UT-02), will establish a pilot program under the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to allow “Good Samaritans”–such as… Read more »

Washington, DC – Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (D-AK) and U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-AK) reiterated their opposition to the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) latest efforts to further restrict resource development across the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A). In a letter sent Monday, the delegation voiced strong opposition to BLM’s request for… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  May 7, 2024   Contact: Kaitlin Hooker kaitlin.hooker@mail.house.gov    Peltola Votes to Lower Energy Bills for Alaskans Hands Off Our Home Appliances Act Passes U.S. House   WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (AK-AL) voted to pass H.R. 6192, the Hands Off Our Home Appliances Act. The legislation would prevent… Read more »

Bristol Bay Protection Act codifies 2023 EPA decision WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Mary Peltola (AK-AL) introduced the Bristol Bay Protection Act, new legislation that would codify a 2023 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) decision to veto the Pebble Mine – a proposed copper-gold-molybdenum mining project in the Bristol Bay region of Southwest Alaska – under Clean Water Act… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Mary Peltola (AK-AL) announced a total of $124.9 million in Inflation Reduction Act funding for the Alaska Energy Authority and the Tanana Chiefs Conference to fund and operationalize new solar energy projects in the state. “Investing in energy projects across the board–solar, wind, hydro and more–lowers utility bills for Alaska families and creates new… Read more »

  ICYMI: Alaska Delegation Continues to  Make the Case Against Proposed NPR-A Rule   Anchorage, AK—U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska) and U.S. Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (D-Alaska) today released a letter they sent to Secretary Deb Haaland last week, urging the Department of the Interior (DOI) to withdraw a… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 15, 2024 Contact: JoePlesha(Murkowski), 206.302.8317 Ben Dietderich (Sullivan), 202.228.5959 Anton McParland (Peltola), 202.225.5765 Alaska Legislature… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Representative Peltola issues statement on Biden Administration’s pending LNG export ban    January 26, 2024    Contact:  Sam Erickson  Communications Director  sam.erickson@mail.house.gov  707-980-1078    Washington, D.C.— Today, U.S. Representative Mary Peltola released the following statement regarding a… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 2, 2023 Contact: (Murkowski)Joe Plesha (Sullivan)Ben Dietderich (Peltola)Sam Erickson Alaska Delegation Seeks Comment Deadline Extension for Coastal Plain SEIS Requests 180-Day Extension… Read more »