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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 »

WASHINGTON–Next week, the House of Representatives will consider the Conservation and Economic Growth Act, a package of 14 Natural Resources Committee bills. Among the bills included in the package is the National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act [H.R. 1505], sponsored by National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Subcommittee Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01). Read more »

Washington, DC (June 13, 2012) Today, Congressional Western Caucus Members Congressmen Steve Pearce (NM-02), Mike Conaway (TX-11), Francisco Canseco (TX-23), and Randy Neugebauer (TX-19) released the following statements regarding the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s announcement that the dunes sage brush lizard will not be listed under the Endangered Species Act: Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. - A new study examining the economic impact of the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) proposed rule regulating hydraulic fracturing was released this weekby the Western Energy Alliance. These findings corroborate the concerns that BLM’s proposed rule will be devastating to energy development and production on public lands, which will have a disproportionate impact on Western states. The annual $1.615 billion cost to society is only the start of the negative impacts this proposed ruling will have on our nation’s energy sector. Read more »

Congressman Doug Lamborn (CO-05) issued the following statement about the 70-acre Weber fire in the Pike National Forest near Lake George in Park County. Read more »