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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 »

WASHINGTON– The U.S. House of Representatives today approved two bills supported by Congressman Rob Bishop (UT-01) conveying federal land to the State of Utah. Read more »

WASHINGTON–The U.S. Department of Interior announced today that the Bureau of Land Management has officially wrapped up a lengthy eight-year review process which culminated in the approval of more than 1200 new natural gas wells in the Uinta Basin. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Montana's Congressman, Denny Rehberg, today announced that legislation introduced by Rep. Rob Bishop (UT-01) would be on the House Floor this week. H.R. 1505, the National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act would clean up a reckless Senate action and end a bureaucratic turf-war that has prevented U.S. Customs and Border Protection from accessing the physical border on federal lands. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. - As fire season begins and wildfires blaze across the Western United States, safety is the number one concern for the many Americans affected by these wildfires. While many brave firefighters work to extinguish the wildfires currently burning through Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, and Wyoming, responsible forest management practices are the best long term solution to ensuring that future wildfires do not cause the same levels of damage seen across the West today. Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC — Next week, the U.S. House of Representatives 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, protect the environment and promote the development of renewable hydropower Read more »

GRANTS PASS, Ore.— Speaking to business and civic leaders in Grants Pass yesterday, U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.) expressed concerns about the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) effort to develop new resource management plans for the 2.5 million acres of O&C forests in Western Oregon. Read more »