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Washington, D.C. (November 20, 2013) – This evening, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2728, the Protecting States’ Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act with a bipartisan vote of 235-187. This legislation maintains states as the primary regulator of hydraulic fracturing, a practice that has been successful since the 1940s. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) cosponsored legislation to exempt owners of fishing vessels from burdensome regulations requiring them to obtain an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) permit for discharges incidental to normal vessel operation. Read more »

Congressman Scott Tipton and U.S. Senators Mark Udall and Michael Bennet are urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service to prioritize funding for its Snow Survey and Water Supply Forecasting Program. Read more »

WASHINGTON—Congressman Scott Tipton (R-CO) issued this statement on Sunday’s mining accident in Ouray that claimed two lives. Read more »

On Tuesday, the House of Representatives is expected to consider a bill introduced by Rep. Doug Lamborn (CO-05), H.R. 1965, the Federal Lands Jobs and Energy Security Act of 2013. This legislation would protect and expand onshore American energy production and create new American jobs by streamlining government red-tape and regulations. Lamborn introduced this bill in May and has been… Read more »

WASHINGTON– Congressman Rob Bishop (UT-01), Chairman of the House Natural Resources Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Subcommittee, and Congressman Jason Chaffetz (UT-03) today responded to the Bureau of Land Management’s announcement that it will defer an additional 99,960 acres of land in Southern Utah from its quarterly oil and gas lease sale. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Mark Amodei (NV-2) today encouraged Nevadans to make their voices heard by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) during two important public comment periods. Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Steve Scalise today issued the following statement after the EPA proposed 2014 renewable fuel volume requirements. Read more »

Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) issued the following statement today after the Environmental Protection Agency proposed scaling back the amount of renewable fuels blended into gasoline for 2014: Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Randy Neugebauer (R-TX) questioned Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy at a Science Committee hearing onStrengthening Transparency and Accountability at the EPA. Neugebauer pressed McCarthy for answers on rulemaking for new power plants under the Clean Air Act. Read more »