Newhouse Blasts District Court Ruling on Navigable Waters Protection Rule

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) released the following statement in response to a federal district court ruling in Arizona striking down the Navigable Waters Protection Rule, creating further uncertainty for rural communities across the United States:   “It is disappointing to see our courts take cues from the Biden…

OPINION: Maintain navigable waters rule to make homes more affordable

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This piece was originally published in The Hill. The Biden administration’s misguided plan to revise the Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR) threatens to exacerbate the nation’s housing affordability crisis, trample states’ rights, and do little to improve the quality of the nation’s waterways. Put into effect during the Trump administration, the NWPR is a sound…

Rural Iowa is Committed to Clean Water

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DES MOINES, IA – Today, the Congressional Western Caucus hosted a roundtable at the Iowa Farm Bureau in Des Moines, IA, to discuss the importance of maintaining the Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR) to provide certainty for rural communities, businesses, and landowners who are working to promote clean water throughout the United States.   Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04)…

Newhouse Statement on Biden Administration’s Appeal of Oil and Gas Injunction

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) released the following statement after the Department of the Interior announced the filing of an appeal to the Louisiana v. Biden decision, which placed a temporary injunction on the Biden Administration’s federal oil and gas leasing moratorium:   “Just days after begging the…

OPINION: BLM nominee would be bad for Nevada

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This piece was originally published in the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Nevada’s senators will soon face a critical vote on the confirmation of Tracy Stone-Manning as director of the Bureau of Land Management. Many may be asking: Who is Tracy Stone-Manning, and why should I care? The BLM has an enormous footprint in the West — and particularly in Nevada, where 67 percent of…

OPINION: Tree spiking? Population control? Tracy Stone-Manning is too extreme to lead BLM

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This piece was originally published by AZ Central. Arizonans and rural communities across the West deserve a serious leader at the helm of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM): someone who understands the importance of a multiple-use approach to managing our public lands and responsibly utilizing our natural resources. Unfortunately, President Biden’s nominee, Tracy Stone-Manning,…

OPINION: California senators must continue collaborative wildfire advocacy, reject BLM nominee

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This piece was originally published in the Capital Press. Wildfires and land management should not be a partisan issue, and nowhere is it more evident than in California. In order to prevent the catastrophic dangers that fires pose to homes, businesses, public lands, and the environment, we need active management and collaborative solutions. As California enters possibly its worst…

What They Are Saying: Tree Spiking Mitigation Act Protects Rural Workers from Radical Eco-Terrorists

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – On July 29, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) introduced the Tree Spiking Mitigation Act (TSM Act) to reduce the dangers posed by eco-terrorists to firefighters, loggers, and sawmill workers in rural America.   The TSM Act was introduced with the support of Western Caucus Members and others who represent rural…

Western Caucus Members Call on Biden, Democrats to Combat Western Drought Crisis

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Western Caucus Vice Chair and House Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (AR-04) hosted a Special Order alongside 10 Western Caucus Members to call on the Biden Administration and Democrats in Congress to address the severe drought crisis plaguing communities throughout the West.   Last week, Members of the Western Caucus…

Western Caucus, Natural Resources Republicans Examine Biden’s Disastrous Energy Agenda

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and House Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (AR-04) led a forum titled, “An Energy Crisis and Rising Gas Prices: A Mid-Year Review of the Biden Administration’s Energy Policy.” Congressional Western Caucus Members, House Natural Resources Republicans, and a panel of energy…

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