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WASHINGTON–Today, the House of Representatives approved a legislative package of 14 bills, which included the National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act, authored by Congressman Rob Bishop (UT-01). Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. –The House Natural Resources Committee held a legislative hearing today on three bills – including Alaskan Congressman Don Young’s legislation, H.R. 3472, the Pirate Fishing Vessel Disposal Act. This legislation, if passed, would give NOAA and the Coast Guard additional options for disposing of pirate fishing vessels who have engaged in Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing (IUU). Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Idaho First District Congressman Raúl Labrador’s Grazing Improvement Act of 2012 passed the House of Representatives today by a vote of 232-188. The bill was included in a jobs and public lands package, H.R. 2578, the Conservation and Economic Growth Act, designed to create new jobs, grow the economy and protect the environment. Read more »

Today, Congressman Cory Gardner (R-CO) made the following comments at a press conference on the Domestic Energy and Jobs Act: HIGHLIGHTS: “We can power the American economy by unleashing the energy industry. There are 22 oil and gas projects in the western United States. If we were to move forward with those 22 oil and gas projects, they could create as many as 121,000… Read more »

Washington, D.C. –Rep. Kristi Noem today questioned panelists about the Endangered Species Act during a Full Committee Oversight HearingtitledTaxpayer-Funded Litigation: Benefitting Lawyers and Harming Species, Jobs and Schools.Rep. Noem questioned the criteria for classifying a species as endangered. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) called for an investigation into the rapidly spreading fire currently consuming a large portion of the Croatan National Forest. In a letter to Kristin Bail, Supervisor of the U.S. Forest Service for the state of North Carolina, Congressman Jones offered his full assistance to help the Forest Service get the fire under control. However, once the fire is contained, he called for a comprehensive investigation of the policies and decisions that led to the incident. Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC—U.S. Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-Ventura & Santa Barbara Counties), introduced a bill today that would require the U.S. Forest Service to activate unused Modular Airborne FireFighting System (MAFFS) units to help alleviate the shortage of air tankers to fight wildfires. Read more »

Today, the House will consider the Conservation and Economic Growth Act, a package of fourteen Natural Resources Committee bills that will create new American jobs, grow the economy, and protect the environment. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 19, 2012 - According to data recently obtained from the Department of Justice (DOJ) in response to document requests, the federal government has defended more than 570 Endangered Species Act (ESA)-related lawsuits costing U.S. taxpayers more than $15 million in attorney fees – in just the past four years. This data provides further evidence that the ESA has become litigation driven, where money and resources are spent addressing endless, frivolous lawsuits instead of species recovery. Read more »

WASHINGTON D.C. – Congressman Cory Gardner’s (R-CO) Domestic Energy and Jobs Act (DEJA) will be debated in the House this week. Gardner is the lead sponsor of DEJA, which includes seven bills that make up a comprehensive energy agenda. Read more »