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12/16/2020 Letter to the Hon. David Bernhardt, Secretary of the Department of the Interior - Bennet Joins Letter Opposing Last-Minute Oil and Gas Lease Sale & Seismic Exploration in Arctic Refuge
11/02/2020 Tweet - "Deeply concerned by reports that Nicor Gas may have illegally polluted groundwater near its storage facilities. Because of the severity of these claims, I will be looking into this situation further."
10/26/2020 CNN "CNN Newsroom" - Transcript: Interview with Senator Joe Manchin
09/16/2020 Tweet - "I spoke with @GrowthEnergy today & heard about how the President's trade policy with China & refinery waivers that have harmed the biofuels industry. Biofuel producers need allies in the Senate & I'm proud to keep fighting on their behalf."
09/16/2020 Durbin Speaks With Growth Energy
09/16/2020 Tweet - "Yesterday, IL Farmers Union members shared with me their concerns about financial difficulties they're facing during the #COVID19 crisis & with the President's decisions to harm ethanol production & overseas markets. I'll keep fighting for greater certainty in farming policies."
09/15/2020 Durbin Statement On EPA Decision To Deny Small Refinery Exemptions Under Renewable Fuel Standard
09/10/2020 Letter to the Hon. Adam Smith, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, the Hon. Mac Thornberry, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, the Hon. James Inhofe, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and the Hon. Jack Reed, Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee - Barrasso Leads Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter Calling for the USE IT Act in NDAA
08/28/2020 Durbin Statement On Exelon Decision To Close Byron & Dresden Generating Stations
08/27/2020 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Administrator of the EPA - Bennet, Bicameral Colleagues Highlight Dangerous New EPA Methane Rule
08/27/2020 Tweet - "The closure of these plants will have significant impacts on local economy & workers. In days & months ahead, I'm committed to fighting for these jobs & helping create additional good paying jobs, as well as creating a clean energy econ w/ policies like my Clean Future Fund Act."
08/12/2020 Tweet - "Glad to see @BLMNational is no longer planning to lease land in Grand & San Juan County, Utah, for oil & gas development following my request last week. This will go a long way towards protecting these special places. #ProtectMoab"
08/07/2020 Tweet - ". @SecBernhardt 's upcoming oil & gas lease sale on UT's #PublicLands is bad business. The past 3 UT lease sales had low returns, with over half the land sold for just $2/acre, so I & 14 of my @SenateDems colleagues just asked him & #Pendley to cancel the sales & #ProtectMoab:"
08/07/2020 Tweet - "We can address climate change & spur economic growth in our communities at the same time--and that's exactly what my America's Clean Future Fund Act would do. You can read more about my bill to invest in a clean energy economy here:"
07/15/2020 Tweet - "Disappointed, but not surprised that President Trump has decided to weaken the National Environmental Policy Act. This will silence the concerns of communities most affected by the power plants & pipelines the President is eager to build in their backyards."
05/19/2020 Durbin Discusses COVID-19 Impact On Ethanol Producers With Growth Energy
05/07/2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - U.S. Senators Tina Smith and Joni Ernst Lead Bipartisan Push Urging Administration to Protect Biofuels and Reject Legality of Waiving the Renewable Fuel Standard
04/23/2020 Tweet - "Why is @SecretarySonny saying that ethanol is "not our jurisdiction" and therefore excluded from $19B of @USDA CARES Act funding? Under President Obama, USDA helped ethanol. What changed? Those in charge."
03/20/2020 Van Hollen, Cortez Masto, Colleagues Urge Congress to Support Clean Energy Industry in Economic Relief Packages
03/20/2020 Klobuchar, Smith Help Make Bipartisan Push Urging President Trump to Support Renewable Fuel Standard
03/11/2020 Tweet - "Corn growers, like @ilcorn , are integral to the IL economy & the federal gov't must offer certainty to farmers this planting season. It's time the President stops offering breaks to oil companies & instead supports the biofuel industry that so many of our corn growers depend on."
03/04/2020 Durbin: Energy Bill Must Address Scientific Research And Climate Change
03/02/2020 Advanced Geothermal Innovation Leadership Act of 2019--Motion to Proceed
02/20/2020 Tweet - "The Bureau of Land Management must not be allowed to sell off America's Arctic for oil & gas development. It will destroy a diverse & unique ecosystem and accelerate climate change. I'm joining @SenJeffMerkley in urging the Bureau of Land Management to reconsider this decision."
02/20/2020 Letter to the Hon. David Bernhardt, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of the Interior - Van Hollen, Merkley, Colleagues Press Interior Secretary to Protect the Arctic from New Oil and Gas Drilling
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