WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today wrote to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy to follow up on the committee’s request for documents and information relating to the agency’s consideration of carbon capture technologies in developing its greenhouse gas emissions standards for new power plants. The committee initially wrote to EPA in March with the request, but the agency has yet to produce the documents and information necessary for congressional oversight. Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Today 44 groups, including business, labor, and consumer organizations, joined together in urging Secretary of State John Kerry to end the delays blocking construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, finish the National Interest Determination process, and grant final approval on the presidential permit. The letter explains that the State Department’s latest excuse for shelving the project – a pending court decision in Nebraska – is unwarranted, stating, “The issue of our national interest will not be affected or changed by the outcome of the Nebraska decision. The Keystone XL Pipeline has been studied longer than any pipeline project in U.S. history.” Read more »
WASHINGTON D.C. - Bank of America reports that the U.S. has now eclipsed Saudi Arabia to become the world’s largest oil producer. According to Bloomberg, “U.S. production of crude oil, along with liquids separated from natural gas, surpassed all other countries this year with daily output exceeding 11 million barrels in the first quarter. …” Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In a recent letter to House Speaker John Boehner and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Governors John Hickenlooper (D-Colorado) and Brian Sandoval (R-Nevada) eexpressed encouragement regarding the House of Representatives’ efforts to improve and update the Endangered Species Act (ESA), as evidenced most recently by the House Natural Resources Committee’s passage of a package of four ESA-related reform measures. Pointing out the significant species conservation programs and comprehensive and current data provided by states, the Governors noted that the ESA “could be greatly improved through targeted reforms, particularly those that would involve states as full and equal partners in the development of scientific data, analyses and management provisions applied within listing, recovery and de-listing decisions.” Read more »
Washington, D.C. (June 26, 2014) – This week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a series of bills that will further America’s energy independence, create jobs, increase critical energy infrastructure development, and lower electric rates for hardworking Americans across the country. Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House of Representatives today approved H.R. 3301, the North American Energy Infrastructure Act, by a bipartisan vote of 238 to 173. The bill, authored by House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Rep. Gene Green (D-TX), will establish a clear and efficient approval process for pipelines and transmission lines that cross the borders of the United States with Canada or Mexico. Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, Senate Western Caucus Chairman John Barrasso (R-WY), Congressional Western Caucus co-chairs Stevan Pearce (R-NM) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) as well as House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (R-WA) and House Water and Power Subcommittee Chairman Tom McClintock (R-CA), joined 38 other lawmakers in sending a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack warning that the U.S. Forest Service’s recently proposed Groundwater Resource Management Directive (Directive) will restrict access to public lands and interfere with state and private water rights. Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The House of Representatives is set to vote this week on a series of energy bills aimed at creating jobs, lowering prices, and strengthening America’s global competitiveness. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) previewed the House action over the weekend in the Weekly Republican Address and in an op-ed on CNBC. Upton outlined Republicans’ plan to “unleash the benefits of the American energy superpower,” and expressed, “When it comes to our ‘all-of-the-above’ energy vision, we are not taking ‘no’ for an answer.” It’s time to say yes to American jobs and #Yes2Energy. Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – The Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), today held a hearing to examine EPA’s proposed new carbon dioxide regulations for existing power plants. On June 2, the administration rolled out EPA’s “Clean Power Plan” – a proposed rule for existing power plants that will force states to change the way they generate and distribute power. Members questioned EPA Acting Assistant Administrator Janet McCabe about the scope of EPA’s proposal, its legality and feasibility, and potential impacts on U.S. economic growth and the global climate. Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement regarding President Obama’s announcement of overreaching Executive action to unilaterally lock-up huge portions of the Pacific Ocean: Read more »
