Senator Hyde-Smith knows dependence on foreign oil poses economic and national security risks for the United States. The Senator supports responsible exploration and production of Mississippi’s and the nation’s energy resources, including the development of new technologies to support the production of biofuels and other energy sources.
As a fourth-generation farmer, Senator Hyde-Smith understands the importance of conservation and good stewardship of our natural resources. She supports balanced and responsible resource management policies to ensure Mississippi’s forests, wetlands, and coastal region remain assets for future generations to enjoy.
National Law Review
The Bipartisan SCALE Act: Increasing Investments in CCUS
Thursday, March 18, 2021
Today, March 17, 2021, a bipartisan group of legislators introduced groundbreaking legislation aimed at advancing investments in large-scale carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS)...
Roll Call
Granholm confirmed for Energy with 14 GOP votes
‘She created new jobs, leaving no worker behind,’ said West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin III, whose state has lost thousands of coal mining jobs
By Benjamin J. Hulac
The Senate confirmed Jennifer Granholm, a former two-term governor of...
Environment and Energy News
Deb Haaland's last chance to win over Republicans
Emma Dumain, E&E News reporter
Rep. Deb Haaland will be subjected this morning to a second round of questioning by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee — a continuation of her confirmation hearing that...
Washington Post
Hearing for Haaland, first Native American pick to run Interior Dept., focuses on fossil fuels
Leaders of the Senate Energy Committee, both from oil-producing states, grilled Deb Haaland on Biden’s opposition to new drilling leases on federal land
By Darryl Fears
The Senate...
HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS BILL TO REMOVE BARRIERS FOR RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
Hyde-Smith Teams with Tenn. Sen. Blackburn to Offer Alternative to Biden Infrastructure Agenda
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) has joined U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) to introduce legislation to remove barriers for rural areas in need of federal infrastructure assistance—a plan that stands as a stark alternative to the Biden administration’s infrastructure approach involving...
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo
Should Mississippi spring forward and never again fall back?
By Luke Ramseth
JACKSON - Sunday could be the last time Mississippians change their clocks to spring forward or fall back if bipartisan proposals pending before Congress and the state...
Environment and Energy News
Senate confirms Michael Regan to lead EPA
By Kevin Bogardus
The Senate this evening confirmed Michael Regan to be EPA administrator in a vote with bipartisan support.
President Biden's nominee to lead the agency was approved 66-34, with several Republican senators...
WTOK-TV Meridian
Push to make daylight saving time permanent gains steam
By Andrew Samet
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - We will be moving the clock forward by one hour early Sunday morning and there is a push in the nation’s capital to make this time change permanent. The Sunshine Protection Act was...
WLBT-TV Jackson
Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith supports bill making Daylight Saving Time permanent
By Jordon Gray
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Daylight Saving Time could become permanent in the United States.
On March 14, Americans who live in states that participate in DST will have to change their clocks...
CBS News
Group of bipartisan senators pushes for permanent Daylight Saving Time
By Caitlin O'Kane
Americans are about to "spring forward" and adjust their clocks for Daylight Saving Time, and a group of lawmakers wants to make it the last clock change ever. A bipartisan bill has been introduced...
