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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Youngvoted today for H.R. 4089, the Sportsmen's Heritage Act of 2012 a bill that includes, among other things, Rep. Young’s provisionthat would allow for the importation of polar bear trophies that were hunted and harvested legally in Canada before the polar bear was listed as “threatened” in 2008. Read more »

(WASHINGTON, D.C.)- Congressman Raúl Labrador (ID-01) voted in favor of H.R. 4089, “Sportsmen’s Heritage Act of 2012,” today. The legislation, sponsored by Congressman Jeff Miller (FL-01), passed by with a bipartisan vote of 274 to 146. Read more »

WASHINGTON– Today, the U.S. House of Representatives considered and passed H.R. 4089, the Sportsmen’s Heritage Act of 2012. The legislation helps protect hunting, fishing and recreational shooting on our nation’s public lands from special interest groups looking to impose new restrictions aimed at limiting such activities. Read more »

The U.S. Forest Service will pause implementation of its controversial Travel Management Plan on the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, the agency announced today in a letter. Yesterday, Rep. Walden contacted Regional Forester Kent Connaughtonto request that the agency start over with a public process that takes greater account of local input. “Bad process leads to bad… Read more »

 U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.) today called on the U.S. Forest Service to start over on its Travel Management Plan for the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. He said the plan is the product of a flawed public process that failed to protect the public’s ability to enjoy their natural resources. Walden today spoke on the phone with Kent Connaughton, the Regional Forester for the… Read more »

Congressman Rob Bishop (UT-01), Chairman of the House Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, appeared on Fox Business with Neil Cavuto to discuss the role of public lands in energy production.  During the interview, Bishop addressed the need for improved access to our nation’s public lands, their role in our nation’s ability to become more… Read more »

Washington D.C. – Representative Kristi Noem today introduced legislation that could help ease the impacts of certain Farm Service Agency (FSA) office closures on producers in South Dakota and across the nation. The billclarifies language in the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Farm Bill) to ensure that an FSA office won’t close if area producers have to drive more than 20 miles to reach another. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Youngreleased the following statement today in response to the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) approving Shell’s Oil Response Plan (OSRP) for the Beaufort Sea. Read more »

Congressman Doug Lamborn (CO-05) today offered a motion in the House Natural Resources Committee to authorize the Committee Chairman to issue subpoenas for the production of documents relating to two long-running oversight investigations. Read more »

WASHINGTON— Today, the current Administration launched its latest assault on the U.S. energy industry. Specifically, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued new regulatory rules governing greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. Read more »