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March 9, 2016
Letter to Norman C. Bay, Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission - Reject Proposed Permit Application for NED Project
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Feb. 11, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Sally Jewell, Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior - Urging Administration to Abandon Drilling Plans in Atlantic Ocean
Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
Jan. 28, 2016
Letter to Gina McCarthy, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator - Urge EPA To Take Further Action On Climate Change And Cut Methane Emissions
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Dec. 7, 2015
Letter to Chief Executive Offices of the Fossil Fuel Industry - Asking Big Oil CEO's for Answers on Climate Science
Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
Nov. 16, 2015
Schumer To Feds: Ancient Hudson River Charts Leave Ship Captains Rudderless
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 8, 2015
Providing For Consideration Of H.R. 538, Native American Energy Act, And Providing For Consideration Of H.R. 702, Adaptation To Changing Crude Oil Markets
Rep. Paul Tonko
June 4, 2015
Pallone, DeGette, Tonko Highlight Shortcomings in EPA Assessment Share on twitterShare on facebookShare on email
Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
June 2, 2015
For Earth Day, Nadler Proposes Ban on Toxic Dispersants Used in Oil Spills
Rep. Jerry Nadler
May 27, 2015
Schumer, Gillibrand urge FERC To Extend Public Comment Period For Compressor Project In Pendleton; Proposal Seeks To Install A Compressor Station Near Residential Homes To Support Expansion Of Empire Pipeline-- Senators Say Residents Need More Time To Respond To Proposal
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
May 22, 2015
Letter to Sally Jewell, Secretary of the US Department of the Interior - Halting Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling
Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
May 4, 2015
Schumer Announces Legislation To Fix Major Shortcomings Of Recent Promulgated Fed Rule On Oil-By-Rail; Current Rule Takes 8 Years To Fully Phase Out Dangerous Oil Cars & Leaves Out Capital Region From Major Speed Protections; New Legislation To Fix These & Other Shortcomings
Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 1, 2015
Tonko Releases Statement on Oil Train Safety Announcement
Rep. Paul Tonko
April 30, 2015
Wyden, Schumer, Feinstein, Casey, Merkley, Brown, Warner Introduce Bill to Protect Communities from Oil Train Accidents
Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
April 20, 2015
Schumer, Blumenthal: Despite Recent Rail Crashes, Like Puyten Duyvil & Derailment Of Dangerous Oil Cars, Positive Train Control, Best Way To Prevent Dangerous Crashes, Has Not Yet Been Implemented; Senators Introduce Legislation Requiring PTC By 2018, For Both Passenger & Freight Trains Carrying Hazardous Oil Cars
Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 9, 2015
Schumer: With Only 1 Federal Railroad Inspector For All 3,000 Train Bridges In NYS, Which Are Now Carrying Dangerous Crude Oil Trains, Senator Calls For More Railroad Bridge Inspectors
Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 26, 2015
Schumer Leads Group Of Senators From Six Key States In Full-Court Press Urging Feds To Release Strongest Rul Possible, As Soon As Possible, To Toughen Tank Car Standards For Crude Oil Transportation By Rail
Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 24, 2015
Letter to Chairman Mario Diaz-Balart and Ranking Member David Price, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development: Full Funding of Safe Shipment of Energy Products
Rep. Paul Tonko
March 23, 2015
Letter to the Honorable Susan Collins, Charmin of the Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, and the Honorable Jack Reed, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies - Crude Oil by Rail
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
March 23, 2015
Letter to Shaun Donovan, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Finalize New Oil Tank Car Standards
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
March 23, 2015
Feinstein Supports Call for Crude-by-Rail Safety Investments
Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
March 9, 2015
Letter to the Honorable Sally Jewell, Secretary of U.S. Department of the Interior - Oil and Gas Leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
March 4, 2015
Schumer: Bakken Crude Oil Shipped Through Upstate NY in Hundreds of Tank Cars Each Day is Far More Flammable & Dangerous Than Other Types - Senator Demands Fed Require Oil Companies to Make Highly Flammable Crude Oil Less Volatile Before it is Shipped Through NY Communities
Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 2, 2015
Watertown Daily Times - Stefanik: Decision on DHS Funding was not Difficult
Rep. Elise Stefanik
Feb. 25, 2015
WWNY TV: Stefanik "Disappointed' In Obama's Keystone Veto
Rep. Elise Stefanik
Feb. 19, 2015
Schumer: Rail Cars Involved In West Virginia Crude Oil Explosion Would Not Have Met Proposed Federal Safety Standards - Senator Calls WVA Derailment A Shot Across The Bow And Calls For Federal DOT & OMB To Finalize Toughest Possible Rail Car Rules ASAP
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 11, 2015
Stefanik Votes in Support of Keystone XL Pipeline
Rep. Elise Stefanik
Jan. 31, 2015
Glens Falls Post Star - Stefanik Makes Headway in First Month in Office
Rep. Elise Stefanik
Jan. 28, 2015
Keystone XL Pipeline Act
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Jan. 28, 2015
LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act
Rep. Paul Tonko
Jan. 21, 2015
Keystone XL Pipeline Act
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Jan. 21, 2015
Menendez, Gillibrand Push to Make Sure Big Oil Companies Like TransCanada are Held Responsible for Spills
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Jan. 20, 2015
Keystone XL Pipeline
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 10, 2015
Glens Falls Post Star - Stefanik Discusses First Week Votes
Rep. Elise Stefanik
Jan. 9, 2015
Keystone XL Pipeline Act
Rep. Yvette Clarke
Jan. 8, 2015
Letter to Shaun Donovan, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Stick to Toughest Crude Oil Transport Regs Possible & Move Rulemaking Along Faster
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 8, 2015
Schumer to Feds: Stick to Toughest Crude Oil Transport Regs Possible & Move Rulemaking Along Faster
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 4, 2015
CBS: Face the Nation - Transcripts January 4, 2015: Schumer, Coons, Cummings
Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Dec. 17, 2014
Letter to Shaun Donovan, Director the Office of Budget and Management - Crude Oil Transportation
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 17, 2014
After Major Schumer Push, Feds Have Proposed Rules That Would Phase-Out and Retrofit These Dangerous Tank Cars, Reduce Train Speeds & More -- Regulations Currently Being Finalized By Fed DOT & About to Head to Fed Budget Office, Which Says It May Need Several Months To Finish Its Review & Make Final Rule Public
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 17, 2014
Congresswoman Clarke's Statement on Her Opposition to the Construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline
Rep. Yvette Clarke
Oct. 16, 2014
Schumer Calls on Feds to Stay the Course on Planned Two-Year Phase-Out of Volatile, Crude-Oil Carrying DOT-111 Tank Cars
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 18, 2014
American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act
Rep. Paul Tonko
Aug. 7, 2014
Letter to Walter Cruickshank, Acting Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management - Opposing Atlantic Drilling
Rep. Grace Meng, ...
Aug. 7, 2014
Letter to Janice Schneider, Assistant Secretary of Lands and Minerals Management - Modernizing the Outdated and Inadequate Onshore Oil and Gas Fiscal System
Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
July 23, 2014
Tonko Statement on Newly Proposed Oil Train Safety Standards
Rep. Paul Tonko
July 23, 2014
At Gillibrand's Urging, Dot Proposes New Rules For Transporting Hazardous Materials, Including The Phasing Out Of Dot-111 Tankers
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
July 17, 2014
After Schumer Push, Feds Have Proposed A Rule To Phase-Out or Retrofit These Dangerous Tank Cars, Currently Undergoing Review At Fed. Office of Management & Budget -- Schumer Calls on New OMB Director Donovan To Finish Review ASAP
Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 17, 2014
Letter to Shaun Donovan, Director of the Office of Management and Budget
Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 9, 2014
Tonko Statement on EU Proposal to Remove Ban On Crude Oil Exports
Rep. Paul Tonko
June 24, 2014
North American Energy Infrastructure Act
Rep. Paul Tonko
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March 9, 2016
Letter to Norman C. Bay, Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission - Reject Proposed Permit Application for NED Project
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Feb. 11, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Sally Jewell, Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior - Urging Administration to Abandon Drilling Plans in Atlantic Ocean
Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
Jan. 28, 2016
Letter to Gina McCarthy, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator - Urge EPA To Take Further Action On Climate Change And Cut Methane Emissions
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Dec. 7, 2015
Letter to Chief Executive Offices of the Fossil Fuel Industry - Asking Big Oil CEO's for Answers on Climate Science
Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
Nov. 16, 2015
Schumer To Feds: Ancient Hudson River Charts Leave Ship Captains Rudderless
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 8, 2015
Providing For Consideration Of H.R. 538, Native American Energy Act, And Providing For Consideration Of H.R. 702, Adaptation To Changing Crude Oil Markets
Rep.Paul Tonko
June 4, 2015
Pallone, DeGette, Tonko Highlight Shortcomings in EPA Assessment Share on twitterShare on facebookShare on email
Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
June 2, 2015
For Earth Day, Nadler Proposes Ban on Toxic Dispersants Used in Oil Spills
Rep.Jerry Nadler
May 27, 2015
Schumer, Gillibrand urge FERC To Extend Public Comment Period For Compressor Project In Pendleton; Proposal Seeks To Install A Compressor Station Near Residential Homes To Support Expansion Of Empire Pipeline-- Senators Say Residents Need More Time To Respond To Proposal
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
May 22, 2015
Letter to Sally Jewell, Secretary of the US Department of the Interior - Halting Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling
Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
May 4, 2015
Schumer Announces Legislation To Fix Major Shortcomings Of Recent Promulgated Fed Rule On Oil-By-Rail; Current Rule Takes 8 Years To Fully Phase Out Dangerous Oil Cars & Leaves Out Capital Region From Major Speed Protections; New Legislation To Fix These & Other Shortcomings
Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 1, 2015
Tonko Releases Statement on Oil Train Safety Announcement
Rep.Paul Tonko
April 30, 2015
Wyden, Schumer, Feinstein, Casey, Merkley, Brown, Warner Introduce Bill to Protect Communities from Oil Train Accidents
Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
April 20, 2015
Schumer, Blumenthal: Despite Recent Rail Crashes, Like Puyten Duyvil & Derailment Of Dangerous Oil Cars, Positive Train Control, Best Way To Prevent Dangerous Crashes, Has Not Yet Been Implemented; Senators Introduce Legislation Requiring PTC By 2018, For Both Passenger & Freight Trains Carrying Hazardous Oil Cars
Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 9, 2015
Schumer: With Only 1 Federal Railroad Inspector For All 3,000 Train Bridges In NYS, Which Are Now Carrying Dangerous Crude Oil Trains, Senator Calls For More Railroad Bridge Inspectors
Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 26, 2015
Schumer Leads Group Of Senators From Six Key States In Full-Court Press Urging Feds To Release Strongest Rul Possible, As Soon As Possible, To Toughen Tank Car Standards For Crude Oil Transportation By Rail
Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 24, 2015
Letter to Chairman Mario Diaz-Balart and Ranking Member David Price, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development: Full Funding of Safe Shipment of Energy Products
Rep.Paul Tonko
March 23, 2015
Letter to the Honorable Susan Collins, Charmin of the Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, and the Honorable Jack Reed, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies - Crude Oil by Rail
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
March 23, 2015
Letter to Shaun Donovan, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Finalize New Oil Tank Car Standards
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
March 23, 2015
Feinstein Supports Call for Crude-by-Rail Safety Investments
Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
March 9, 2015
Letter to the Honorable Sally Jewell, Secretary of U.S. Department of the Interior - Oil and Gas Leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
March 4, 2015
Schumer: Bakken Crude Oil Shipped Through Upstate NY in Hundreds of Tank Cars Each Day is Far More Flammable & Dangerous Than Other Types - Senator Demands Fed Require Oil Companies to Make Highly Flammable Crude Oil Less Volatile Before it is Shipped Through NY Communities
Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 2, 2015
Watertown Daily Times - Stefanik: Decision on DHS Funding was not Difficult
Rep.Elise Stefanik
Feb. 25, 2015
WWNY TV: Stefanik "Disappointed' In Obama's Keystone Veto
Rep.Elise Stefanik
Feb. 19, 2015
Schumer: Rail Cars Involved In West Virginia Crude Oil Explosion Would Not Have Met Proposed Federal Safety Standards - Senator Calls WVA Derailment A Shot Across The Bow And Calls For Federal DOT & OMB To Finalize Toughest Possible Rail Car Rules ASAP
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 11, 2015
Stefanik Votes in Support of Keystone XL Pipeline
Rep.Elise Stefanik
Jan. 31, 2015
Glens Falls Post Star - Stefanik Makes Headway in First Month in Office
Rep.Elise Stefanik
Jan. 28, 2015
Keystone XL Pipeline Act
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
Jan. 28, 2015
LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act
Rep.Paul Tonko
Jan. 21, 2015
Keystone XL Pipeline Act
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
Jan. 21, 2015
Menendez, Gillibrand Push to Make Sure Big Oil Companies Like TransCanada are Held Responsible for Spills
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Jan. 20, 2015
Keystone XL Pipeline
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 10, 2015
Glens Falls Post Star - Stefanik Discusses First Week Votes
Rep.Elise Stefanik
Jan. 9, 2015
Keystone XL Pipeline Act
Rep.Yvette Clarke
Jan. 8, 2015
Letter to Shaun Donovan, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Stick to Toughest Crude Oil Transport Regs Possible & Move Rulemaking Along Faster
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 8, 2015
Schumer to Feds: Stick to Toughest Crude Oil Transport Regs Possible & Move Rulemaking Along Faster
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 4, 2015
CBS: Face the Nation - Transcripts January 4, 2015: Schumer, Coons, Cummings
Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
Dec. 17, 2014
Letter to Shaun Donovan, Director the Office of Budget and Management - Crude Oil Transportation
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 17, 2014
After Major Schumer Push, Feds Have Proposed Rules That Would Phase-Out and Retrofit These Dangerous Tank Cars, Reduce Train Speeds & More -- Regulations Currently Being Finalized By Fed DOT & About to Head to Fed Budget Office, Which Says It May Need Several Months To Finish Its Review & Make Final Rule Public
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 17, 2014
Congresswoman Clarke's Statement on Her Opposition to the Construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline
Rep.Yvette Clarke
Oct. 16, 2014
Schumer Calls on Feds to Stay the Course on Planned Two-Year Phase-Out of Volatile, Crude-Oil Carrying DOT-111 Tank Cars
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 18, 2014
American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act
Rep.Paul Tonko
Aug. 7, 2014
Letter to Walter Cruickshank, Acting Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management - Opposing Atlantic Drilling
Rep.Grace Meng, ...
Aug. 7, 2014
Letter to Janice Schneider, Assistant Secretary of Lands and Minerals Management - Modernizing the Outdated and Inadequate Onshore Oil and Gas Fiscal System
Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
July 23, 2014
Tonko Statement on Newly Proposed Oil Train Safety Standards
Rep.Paul Tonko
July 23, 2014
At Gillibrand's Urging, Dot Proposes New Rules For Transporting Hazardous Materials, Including The Phasing Out Of Dot-111 Tankers
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
July 17, 2014
After Schumer Push, Feds Have Proposed A Rule To Phase-Out or Retrofit These Dangerous Tank Cars, Currently Undergoing Review At Fed. Office of Management & Budget -- Schumer Calls on New OMB Director Donovan To Finish Review ASAP
Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 17, 2014
Letter to Shaun Donovan, Director of the Office of Management and Budget
Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 9, 2014
Tonko Statement on EU Proposal to Remove Ban On Crude Oil Exports
Rep.Paul Tonko
June 24, 2014
North American Energy Infrastructure Act
Rep.Paul Tonko
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