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Every lawmaker representing Washington, Oregon, and Idaho urged the U.S. Energy Department to maintain an independent Bonneville Power Administration that puts Northwest power users first, in a bipartisan letter to Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz sent today. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announced that it will hold a public hearing in Dare County – requested by Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) and Senators Richard Burr and Kay Hagan – regarding a proposed marine critical habitat designation for loggerhead sea turtles. The proposed rule would designate a significant area off the coast of North Carolina’s Outer Banks as critical for loggerhead turtles. Read more »

WASHINGTON— Congressman Rob Bishop (UT-01), Chairman of the House Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Subcommittee, today released a statement regarding President Barack Obama’s official nomination of Neil Kornze as Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Kornze has been serving as Interim Director since the departure of Director Mike Pool. Read more »

Washington, DC (November 7, 2013) – Today, U.S. Congressman Steve Pearce and Congresswoman Michelle Lujan Grisham commended the U.S. Forest Service’s decision to allow ranchers to return cattle to grazing leases on one allotment in the state, and to partner with the New Mexico Range Improvement Task Force to review data to make a decision on the remaining allotments. Read more »

BISMARCK, N.D. – Today Congressman Kevin Cramer called on Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy to protect the brick industry from potentially onerous new regulations being developed by her agency. In a letter to Administrator McCarthy, Cramer said the EPA should place a high priority on public health while minimizing unnecessary regulatory burdens on brick manufacturers, distributors, and communities. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Representative Mark Amodei (NV-2) today announced the introduction of H.R. 3390, the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act of 2013, along with original cosponsors Reps. John Garamendi (CA-3), Joe Heck (NV-3), Dina Titus (NV-1), and Steve Horsford (NV-4). The legislation continues the federal commitment at Lake Tahoe by authorizing funding to reduce the threat of wildfire, improve water clarity, combat invasive species, and restore the environment in the Lake Tahoe Basin. Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) introduced companion legislation to Congressman Tipton’s (R-CO) Water Rights Protection Act (H.R.3189) adding further momentum to the bipartisan effort to prevent federal agencies from requiring privately held water rights be turned over to the federal government. Read more »

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson, Chairman of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy & Forestry today delivered the following statement during the first public meeting for the 2013 Farm Bill Conference Committee, which is charged with resolving differences between the House and Senate-passed Farm Bills. The meeting, which was held on the House side of the U.S. Capitol, featured opening statements from conferees as well as discussion of the legislation Read more »

Rep. Kristi Noem met with House and Senate conference committee members today to begin writing a final draft of the 2013 Farm Bill. This was the first meeting of the Farm Bill Conference Committee of which Rep. Noem is a member. Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Randy Neugebauer (R-TX) gave the following statement at the 2013 House-Senate Farm Bill Conference Committee meeting today. Neugebauer emphasized that he is looking forward to finalizing long-term, market-based policies that save taxpayer dollars. Read more »