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WASHINGTON—Today, during a House Natural Resources Committee hearing, Rep. Scott Tipton (R-CO) questioned Interior Secretary Sally Jewell on two issues with broad implications for Colorado—a potential endangered species designation of the Gunnison sage grouse and the Blueways Order. Read more »

WASHINGTON—Department of Interior Secretary Sally Jewell today testified before the House Natural Resources Committee. During the hearing, Public Lands and Environmental Regulation subcommittee Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01) highlighted recently released emails between Department of Interior staff from September-December 2011 that have led to questions about the lack of real scientific data and legal analyses used in the production of BLM’s 2011 “Report on National Greater Sage-Grouse Conservation Measures” presented by the Sage-grouse National Technical Team (NTT). Read more »

WASHINGTON — U.S. Representative Jeff Denham (R-Turlock) today introduced H.R. 2705, which establishes a pilot program on the Stanislaus River to protect native salmon and steelhead fish populations. Read more »

Washington, D.C., Jul 17 - Congressman Doc Hastings released the following statement on the Department of Energy’s (DOE) intent to restructure the Environmental Management (EM) program: Read more »

Wednesday U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo) welcomed Cheyenne attorney and legal expert Karen Budd-Falen, who testified before the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power in opposition to the controversial National Blueways Program, a bureaucratic invention to federally-designate entire river watersheds. Read more »

Congressman Doug Lamborn (CO-05) today asked the new Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell why the Obama Administration is seeking to cut funding for forest management. In a hearing before the House Natural Resources Committee Jewell also responded to questions from Lamborn about the need for more transparency within the Interior Department and the need to allow states to regulate fracking. Read more »

Congressman Mike Pompeo issued the following statement on the House Energy and Commerce Committee's passage of the Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act: Read more »

Washington, D.C. – During a series of questioning by Rep. Chris Stewart (R-Utah) at today’s House Natural Resources Committee hearing, the U.S. Department of Interior Secretary, Sally Jewell, agreed to work with Rep. Stewart to ensure that the Department would include the count of prairie dogs dwelling on privately owned land when assessing the endangered species status. Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Today Congressman Kevin Cramer issued the following statement in response to the approval of the Presidential Permit for the Vantage Pipeline, which will carry liquid ethane from natural gas facilities near Tioga, North Dakota to Alberta, Canada: Read more »

Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Cory Gardner (R-CO) and Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT) announced bipartisan energy efficiency legislation that would cut the federal government’s energy bill by advancing the use of performance contracts. The federal agencies spend over $6 billion annually on energy. Read more »