Articles

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Rep. Kristi Noem (R-SD) and Rep. Tim Walz (D-MN) today introduced common sense legislation to encourage good land stewardship practices and preserve habitats for pheasants, ducks and other wildlife on native sod and on grasslands that haven’t been farmed in the past. Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC—Rep. Scott Tipton issued this statement following passage of the FY 2013 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations bill (407-12), which contains language requested by Tipton to prohibit the use of funds for any action related to the expansion of Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site, Colorado. View the bill here. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Montana’s Congressman, Denny Rehberg, is requesting the House of Representatives take action on a bill to protect southwestern Montana. Last week, Rehberg requested that the House Natural Resources Committee hold a hearing on a measure that would extend the existing water contract for the East Bench Irrigation District (EBID) while a tentative new agreement moves through a District Court appeals process. Read more »

Washington, DC – Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) today joined Reps. Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), Lee Terry (R-NE) and Sens. Ben Nelson (D-NE) and Mike Johanns (R-NE) in sending a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson inquiring about the EPA’s use of aerial surveillance of livestock operations in Nebraska. Read more »

CARSON CITY, NEV.-- Congressman Mark Amodei (NV-2) today issued the following statement regarding the Topaz Ranch Estates fire. Read more »

Bismarck, N.D. – Congressman Rick Berg was joined today by House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R – CA) at the Williston Basin Petroleum Conference to promote a true all-of-the-above energy agenda. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Monday, June 4th, 2012 Congressman Gosar, a member of the House Subcommittee on Water and Power, will join subcommittee Chairman Tom McClintock for an oversight field hearingin Phoenix, Arizona. The hearing is entitled, “Evaporating Prosperity: How Federal Actions Are Driving Up Water and Power Costs, Threatening Jobs and Leaving Arizonans High and Dry.” Read more »

PHOENIX, AZ –U.S. Congressman Paul Gosar, D.D.S (R-AZ) released the following statement today in response to the recently-discovered internal emails that suggest the Obama Administration deliberately overstated the environmental impacts of uranium mining to justify its 20-year ban on uranium development on one million acres of federal land in Northern Arizona Read more »

Spokane, WA - Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) released the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its intention today to revise their national stormwater regulations to clarify that a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit is not required for stormwater discharges from logging roads. Read more »

WASHINGTON– House National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Subcommittee Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01) today announced that he is “concerned and troubled” by the contents of an internal email exchangebetween National Park Service (NPS) officials. Read more »