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Today the House Natural Resources Committee held a hearing entitled, “Defining Species Conservation Success: Tribal, State and Local Stewardship vs. Federal Courtroom Battles and Sue-and-Settle Practices.” Among the issues raised was the proven effectiveness and efficiency of state, tribal, and local conservation efforts, and the uncertainty created because the Endangered Species Act (ESA) has not been reauthorized in more than two decades. Read more »

Today Congressman Kevin Cramer and Ranking Member of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee Collin Peterson hosted an agriculture roundtable with farm group leaders in the region. Cramer and Peterson provided an update on both the House and Senate versions of the 2013 Farm Bill, and heard input from agriculture organizations and individual producers. Read more »

Ruidoso, NM (May 30, 2013) – Today, U.S. Congressman Steve Pearce attended a town hall meeting to discuss fires and forest management. Pearce led the meeting with Bill Derr, former special agent in charge for the U.S. Forest Service’s California Region, who recently published a report for the Congressional Office on the Whitewhater-Baldy Complex and Little Bear fires in New Mexico. Read more »

Washington, May 28 - Congressman Mike Pompeo, R-Kansas, sent a letter asking EPA to answer questions about their role in chemical safety management, specifically in implementing the Clean Air Act’s General Duty Clause. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Daines’ legislation to expand hydropower production in Montana today received its first hearing in the U.S. House of Representatives. Read more »

Washington, DC (May 23, 2013) - Today, U.S. Congressman Steve Pearce issued the following statement about the recent controversy over the US Forest Service’s decision to impound animals grazing in the Lincoln National Forest: Read more »

Washington, D.C. (May 23, 2013) – Last night, the U.S. House of Representatives voted for H.R. 3, the Northern Route Approval Act. The legislation approves the construction, operation, and maintenance of the Keystone XL Pipeline, providing lower gas prices, reduced reliance on Middle-Eastern oil, valuable energy jobs, and investment in the U.S. Economy. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Daines today joined the House of Representatives in passing the “Northern Route Approval Act,” legislation that moves forward the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline by taking the approval out of President Obama’s hands. Read more »

WASHINGTON – Representative Lee Terry (R-NE) today released the following statement after his legislation, The Northern Route Approval Act (H.R. 3) passed the U.S. House of Representatives with a bipartisan vote of 241-175-1: Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Today Congressman Kevin Cramer spoke on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives as the full chamber passed a bill to approve the Keystone XL pipeline without the President’s signature. Read more »