Energy and Environment

I am often asked by friends and constituents how things are going in Washington. I have to say I am doing my best, but sometimes I get frustrated. We know that there can be partisan gridlock that slows things down in Washington, but right now frustrating and nonsensical decisions are coming from the Biden Administration. The way they decide policy reminds me of the Doctor Dolittle… Read more »

U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today announced that the U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) has awarded $2.5 million to Virginia Tech, through their Grid Overhaul with Proactive, High-speed Undergrounding for Reliability, Resilience, and Security program. This grant money will be used to develop a look-ahead sensing system, which will… Read more »

U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today announced that the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science has awarded two grants aimed at supporting small businesses in their work to develop new technologies to advance the clean energy sector. “Southwest Virginia continues to be a leader in energy development and production,” said Griffith. “These two projects, supported by awards… Read more »

If you thought 2024 would be any different than the first three years of the Biden Administration when it comes to overbearing energy regulations, you thought wrong. The Administration is still fully committed to their Green New Deal objectives, no matter the burden it places on everyday Americans. Just a few days before the start of the new year, on December 29, the Biden Administration… Read more »

Field Hearing on the Biden Administration’s Effects on Santa’s Toy Delivery Washington, D.C. — House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today announced a field hearing on how the Biden Administration’s green agenda has affected Santa and Rudolph’s delivery of toys on December 22, 2023. The hearing will include a… Read more »

U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today renewed his call on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reconsider amending the National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Coke Ovens, as the proposed rule would critically harm steel production, reduce domestic demand for metallurgical coal, and undermine thousands of good-paying jobs in this… Read more »

This fall, forest fires have been significant in the 9th District and causes are yet to be determined. In September, I held a hearing in the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the Energy and Commerce Committee, to discuss the devastating Maui fires that occurred this past August. Our focus was investigating what role Maui’s electric infrastructure might have played in the… Read more »

In April, I reflected on what we have been able to accomplish in the House of Representatives during the first three months of the year. Now that it is August, let’s look back through the rest of spring and summer. Legislation Passed My legislation, the HALT Fentanyl Act, to permanently schedule fentanyl analogues, passed the House in May with bipartisan support, with a vote of… Read more »

Friday, August 18, 2023 – U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) announced today that the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management has awarded $1.5 million to Virginia Tech for an assessment of subsurface hydrogen storage in depleted gas fields of Appalachia. “Subsurface hydrogen storage has the potential to capture large amounts of hydrogen fuel without… Read more »

The size and spending of the federal government has exploded. According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, federal spending is estimated to increase 43% between 2019 and 2024. The nonprofit OpenTheBooks.com recently released a report about the growth of one of our federal agencies, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), showing that the agency’s budget has increased… Read more »