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"Our nation’s farmers and ranchers rely on the farm bill to set agricultural policy,” Gardner said. “It is very difficult to plan for the future and make business decisions without having a long-term bill in place. The House needs to take up this legislation without further delay, and give this community the certainty it needs to operate.” Read more »

In addition to providing states with increased discretion over the management of lands within their borders, the Healthy Forest Management and Wildfire Prevention Act would allow treatment projects to move forward under the streamlined review processes set forth in HFRA. The Healthy Forest Management and Wildfire Prevention Act protects all valid and existing rights on applicable lands and preserves the current protection framework for wilderness areas and national monuments. Read more »

Denver, CO (May 2, 2013) – Earlier today, Congressional Western Caucus Co-Chairmen Steve Pearce (R-NM) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), along with Members of Congressional Western Caucus from Colorado held a hearing entitled “Seeking State Solutions: Forest Health, Wildfires, and Habitat Protection” at the Colorado State Capitol. Read more »

Washington, D.C. (May 1, 2013) – Thursday, May 2, 2013, Congressional Western Caucus Co-Chairmen Steve Pearce (R-NM) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), along with the Colorado Members of the Congressional Western Caucus will hold a hearing entitled “Seeking State Solutions: Forest Health, Wildfires, and Habitat Protection” in Denver, CO. Read more »

Members of the Idaho Congressional Delegation are calling for "strong public input" next week as the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) opens the public comment period on the agency's final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the Gateway West Power Project. Read more »

Following today’s release of the National Research Council’s (NRC) risk assessments report on pesticides, two key Members of Congress called on four federal agencies to start over and conduct a more thorough study that more directly answers serious questions relating to Endangered Species Act biological opinions (BiOp) and crop protection products. Read more »

Today Congressman Kevin Cramer, Senator John Hoeven, and Congressional staff were briefed by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) officials on a new study finding the amount of recoverable oil in the Williston Basin to be more than double the previous estimate. Read more »

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson today voted in favor of a bill to move forward with completion of the Keystone XL Pipeline. The measure, H.R. 3, the Northern Route Approval Act, was approved with bipartisan support, 24-17, by the House Natural Resources Committee. On March 23, 2013, the U.S. Senate approved the project as part of the 2014 Budget Resolution by a bipartisan vote of 62-37. Read more »

Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson today blasted a Forest Service budget proposal that cut funding for active forest management in favor of funding the fire budget and new land acquisition. U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell testified on the budget in front of the House Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittee, which Simpson chairs. The hearing covered a variety of issues, including fire borrowing, Secure Rural Schools, and the states’ role in managing public lands. Read more »

WASHINGTON – On Thursday, U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo) invited a Wyoming witness to testify at a Natural Resources Committee oversight hearing entitled, “Federal Impediments to Water Rights, Job Creation and Recreation: A Local Perspective.” Russell Boardman is an elected Supervisor of the Shoshone Conservation District and resident of Frannie, Wyoming. He testified against the designation of the Yellowstone River Watershed as a “National Blueway” pursuant to former Interior Secretary Ken Salazar’s Secretarial Order creating a “National Blueways System.” Read more »