Press Releases

Today, Members of the Senate and Congressional Western Caucus released the following statements after the Environmental Protection Agency released proposed rules to eliminate Obama-era methane mandates: Senate Western Caucus Chairman Steve Daines (MT): "This is good news for Montana. We can unleash American energy while also protecting the environment and clean air. The EPA’s… Read more »

Today, the Congressional and Senate Western Caucus issued a joint press release applauding three final rules from the Trump Administration that will modernize Endangered Species Act regulatory requirements. Read more »

Today, Members of the Western Caucus released statements applauding the U.S. Forest Service's amendments to overly restrictive and unclear sage-grouse land management plans created by the Obama administration. Read more »

Today, Members of the Western Caucus released statements after USFWS relisted grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Read more »

Western Caucus Members and stakeholder released statements applauding the EPA's decision to withdraw President Obama's outdated, preemptive veto of the Pebble Mine Project in Southwest Alaska Read more »

Last week, a bipartisan coalition introduced H.R. 3794, the Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act. As support continues to grow for this legislation, the House Committee on Natural Resources held a legislative hearing on the bill today. Robert Lovingood, National Association of Counties: "While federal lands come with opportunities that contribute to our local… Read more »

Members of the Western Caucus and key stakeholders released the following statements after introducing H.R. 3794, the Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2019, which will increase production of wind, solar, and geothermal energy on public lands while also establishing a revenue sharing mechanism that ensures a fair return for states, counties, sportsmen, conservation and taxpayers Read more »

Today, U.S. Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-04) released the following statement after the Democrat-led House Committee on Natural Resources rammed through three partisan bills that attack American energy and national security: "Democrats continue to put the interests of well-funded environmental extremists above the interests of the American people. H.R. 1373, a million-acre… Read more »

Members of the Senate and Congressional Western Caucus released the following statements applauding Interior Secretary David Bernhardt's decision to relocate the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to Grand Junction, Colorado. Read more »

50 Members of Congress and stakeholders throughout the country sent a letter to President Donald J. Trump urging him to take to take action to protect our national security interests by combating our foreign dependence on uranium. Read more »