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Washington, D.C. - Today, the House Natural Resources Committee held an oversight field hearing in Fresno, CA on “California Water Crisis and Its Impacts: The Need for Immediate and Long-Term Solutions.” At the hearing, Members and witnesses discussed the need to resolve differences and pass legislation to bring immediate and long-term water supplies to California. In February, the House passed H.R. 3964, The Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act, a bill aimed at restoring long-term water supplies. The Senate has not acted on this bill or any bill to mitigate water problems for the state of California. Read more »

WASHINGTON D.C. - Following a meeting on Thursday to help resolve the California water crisis, Republican House Members representing parts of the Central Valley and other areas reiterated that they stand ready to negotiate with the Senate on legislation to help resolve the drought through short-term and long-term measures. Such measures could include storage authorization provisions in H.R. 3964, the Sacramento–San Joaquin Valley Emergency Water Delivery Act, which recently passed in the House of Representatives to provide drought relief. Read more »

Washington, D.C. - Today, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) released its Programmatic Environment Impact Statement (PEIS) on Atlantic Geological and Geophysical Activities. This long-overdue report has been tied up for nearly five years by bureaucratic delays but is imperative in allowing seismic testing in the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), a practice used to research oil and gas below the earth’s surface and a crucial step for offshore energy exploration. Congressman Duncan had this to say: Read more »

Washington D.C.—Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ), Chairman for the Subcommittee on Environment in the House, Science, Space, and Technology Committee released a statement supporting the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) extension of comment period for Carbon Pollution Standard Rules: Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Congressman Kevin Cramer participated in a hearing of the Natural Resources Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee focused on job opportunities for veterans in the energy industry. The hearing featured business owners and veterans outreach specialists as witnesses, and examined how America’s veterans can serve a pivotal role in the energy renaissance. Read more »

Washington D.C., February 25, 2014—Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ) released a statement in response to Monday’s Supreme Court hearing on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision to change the emission limits for energy providers regulated by the Clean Air Act: Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.) today announced he has co-sponsored a bill to address perennial wildfire budget issues. The Wildfire Disaster Funding Act (H.R. 3992) aims to end the current practice of “fire borrowing,” using funds from fire prevention accounts in order to pay for wildfire suppression when costs exceed an agency’s wildfire budget. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-04) issued the following statement after the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) notified him that the Yarnell Fire District will receive resources under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant program, for which Rep. Gosar strongly advocated: Read more »

WASHINGTON D.C. - U.S Rep. Lee Terry (R-NE) made the following statement regarding the Keystone XL decision made today in Nebraska District Court: Read more »

WASHINGTON D.C. – Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-2) announced his appointment to the House Natural Resources Committee’s Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee. Read more »