Chairman Newhouse Denounces Costly EPA Rule

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Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) released a statement on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final Waste Emissions Charge rule. “The lame-duck Biden Administration will do everything they can to sabotage traditional energy sources in their final days,” said Chairman Newhouse. “The EPA’s Waste Emissions Charge rule will further increase energy…

Chairman Newhouse's Statement on SCOTUS Denial of Stay Request on EPA's Clean Power Plant 2.0 Rule

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Coal Plant

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) released the following statement on the Supreme Court's decision to deny a stay request and allow the Biden-Harris Administration's Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) power plant greenhouse gas rule, known as the Clean Power Plant 2.0, to move forward. “I am disappointed with the decision by the…

If You Want to Protect the Environment, Invest More in America’s Fossil Fuels

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If You Want to Protect the Environment, Invest More in America's Fossil Fuels By Rep. John Curtis (UT-03) When I visit constituents in the Uinta Basin, I remind them they are the true environmentalists. This comment always gets some laughs because this isn’t how they would usually label themselves, but there's a serious point behind it: everywhere I go in Utah, I meet people…

Newhouse, Simpson Applaud Passage of Interior Appropriations Bill

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Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Chairman Mike Simpson (ID-02) issued the following statements applauding passage of H.R. 8998, the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2025. The legislation passed by a bipartisan…

Vice Chair Maloy Leads Legislation to Modernize Permitting Process

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Today, Congressional Western Caucus Vice Chair Celeste Maloy (UT-02) and Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) introduced the Full Responsibility and Expedited Enforcement (FREE) Act. This legislation will implement a “permit by rule” approach to remove bureaucratic hurdles to permitting while expediting project approvals and implementation.   “A large portion of my career has been…

Western Caucus Members React to the Biden Administration’s Onerous Power Plant Rule

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Coal Plant

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressional Western Caucus members released the following statements on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) finalized greenhouse gas emissions rule, Clean Power Plan 2.0, that will force coal-fired power plants to shutter and makes it more difficult to build new natural gas plants. The Clean Power Plan 2.0 rule was finalized as part of a suite of…

Chairman Newhouse, Rep. Peltola React to Biden’s Alaska Energy and Mining Restrictions

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Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and Representative Mary Peltola (AK-AL) released the following statements on the Biden Administration’s twin announcements to restrict oil and gas development in the National Petroleum Reserve Alaska (NPR-A) and cancel the proposed Ambler mining road.   “Another day, another set of egregious anti-American energy…

Chairman Newhouse, Chair Lummis Denounce Biden Administration’s Conservation and Landscape Health Final Rule

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Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) released the following statements on the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Conservation and Landscape Health final rule. This rule contradicts Congressional intent under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) of 1976 by elevating conservation as an eligible…

Western Caucus Members React to BLM’s Oil and Gas Leasing Program Revisions

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Today, Congressional Western Caucus members released statements on the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) final rule revising the agency’s Federal Oil and Gas Leasing Program.   “Today’s announcement from BLM will cause already high energy prices to climb and force the closure of small businesses across the West,” said Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04).…

Chairman Newhouse’s Statement on Biden Administration’s Assault on American Trucking

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) released the following statement on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) heavy-duty truck emissions rule. “The Biden Administration is continuing its attack on vehicle choice for American businesses, consumers, and industries alike with yet another forced transition to electric vehicles,” said…

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