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Today the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued the first-ever federal regulation of coal ash, a byproduct of coal-based power production. Congressman Kevin Cramer said the decision by EPA not to declare coal ash a hazardous waste is a step in the right direction, but stressed the byproduct is better regulated by individual states. Read more »

Today, Congressman Mark Amodei (NV-2) responded to Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell’s statement regarding a rider in the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2015 delaying for one year the potential Endangered Species Act (ESA) listing of the Sage Hen. He released the following statement: Read more »

The Interior and Environment portion of the Omnibus prioritizes funding to address the nation’s most important public lands issues, including fighting and preventing wildfires, maintaining our vast natural resources, and expanding domestic energy production. Overall, the legislation provides $30.4 billion for Interior and Environment programs. The bill also includes several policy… Read more »

Washington, D.C. (December 9, 2014) – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 5781, the California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014 with a bipartisan vote of 229-182. The bill temporarily reduces government red tape in order to supply the maximum quantity of water to agriculture, municipal industrial and refuge service contractors and State Water Project contractors. Read more »

Washington, D.C. (December 3, 2014)– Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 5771, the Tax Increase Prevention Act with a bipartisan vote of 378-46. The bill implements a one year extension of tax provisions that would otherwise expire and are essential to businesses, jobs, and families in the west. Read more »

Washington, D.C. (November 20, 2014)– Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 4795, the Promoting New Manufacturing Act with a bipartisan vote of 238-172. The bill increases transparency and efficiency within the EPA by reducing lengthy permitting delays for manufacturing facilities, which will help create American jobs. Read more »

Washington, D.C. (November 19, 2014) – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 4012, the Secret Science Reform Act of 2014 with a bipartisan vote of 237-190. The bill prohibits the EPA from enacting or proposing regulations without first publishing for independent review the science on which they rely. Read more »

Washington, D.C. (November 18, 2014) – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1422, the EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2013, with a bipartisan vote of 229-191. The bill makes changes to the EPA’s Science Advisory Board (SAB) to increase public participation, increase the transparency for selecting advisors, ensure the SAB remains focused on science and not politics. Read more »

Washington, D.C. (November 14, 2014)– Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 5682, to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline with a bipartisan vote of 252-161. The bill would put an end to the lengthy and unnecessary delay of the project that has gone on for over six years. Congressional Western Caucus Co-Chairs Steve Pearce (NM-02) and Cynthia Lummis (WY-At Large) released the following statements in response to the passage of the bill: Read more »

Washington, D.C. (November 12, 2014) – Last night, President Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping announced that they reached an agreement for carbon emissions spanning the next two decades. In the agreement, President Obama committed the United States to curbing its carbon emissions by 26-28% by 2025 while China promised to keep increasing its own emissions through 2030. Read more »