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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last Friday issued its highly-anticipated proposal to limit carbon emissions from new power plants. The new regulations would effectively require new coal plants to use carbon capture and storage technology which is not yet commercially viable. Read more »

WASHINGTON – Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-2) praised the passage of H.R. 3080, the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013 (WRRDA), out of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Thursday. Read more »

Washington, D.C. (September 20, 2013) – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed new regulations today on carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants. Complying with the outlined regulations would require carbon capture technologies that are currently untested, unproven and heavily subsidized by the federal government. Western Caucus Co-Chairs Steve Pearce and Cynthia Lummis released the following statements in response to the announcement: Read more »

Washington, D.C. (September 20, 2013) –Earlier this year, the Congressional Western Caucus held a field hearing in Denver, Colorado to discuss the pressing issue of how to empower states and local governments in the management of our forests. Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1526, the Restoring Healthy Forests for Healthy Communities Act, to do just that. This bipartisan legislation encourages state and local involvement in the management of forest land, helps ensure sustainable funding solutions for schools, and will hold the U.S. Forest Service accountable for keeping our forests healthy. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Daines today condemned the Obama administration’s attempts to wage a war on American energy by imposing new regulations that force higher energy costs upon American families and will cost good paying Montana jobs. Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Today U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis joined a bipartisan majority of her colleagues in passing H.R. 1526, the Restoring Healthy Forest for Healthy Communities Act. The bill rededicates the Forest Service to proactive forest management, gives state and local voices more input, and provides stable timber revenue for rural counties. H.R. 1526’s reforms are designed to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires and infestations like the mountain pine beetle epidemic. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the House of Representatives voted on the Restoring Healthy Forests for Healthy Communities Act (H.R. 1526), a forest health package that includes Rep. Gosar’s bipartisan wildfire legislation, the Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention Act (H.R. 1345). The Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention Act, which H.R. 1526 will implement, is aimed at preventing destructive wildfires and stimulating rural economies. The bill passed with bipartisan support by a vote of 244-173. Read more »

Washington, D.C. – In response to severe regulations proposed today by the Environmental Protection Agency on carbon emissions from new coal-fired power plants, U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis joined several House colleagues in introducing the Ensure Reliable and Affordable Energy Act. The EPA proposal imposes a carbon emissions limit that is impossible for coal generated power to meet. It would require all new coal-fired power plants to have carbon emissions capturing and sequestration systems that are not currently available in the marketpl Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.– Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05), Chair of the House Republican Conference, applauded the passage of H.R. 1526, the Restoring Healthy Forests for Healthy Communities Actin the House today. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives today passed Congressman Steve Daines’ bill to revitalize Montana’s timber industry and clear the way for active and responsible forest management in Montana. Daines’ bill, the Restoring Healthy Forests for Healthy Communities Act, now heads to the U.S. Senate for consideration. Read more »