Environment

Senate approves Collins forest bioenergy amendment

The Senate recently approved a bipartisan measure authored by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) that would require federal agencies to…

8 years ago

Rooney praises USDA grant to combat citrus greening disease

U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney (R-FL) said on Monday that a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) grant to combat citrus greening…

8 years ago

Gibson’s bipartisan measure would enhance Brownfields Revitalization Program

U.S. Rep. Chris Gibson (R-NY) introduced a bipartisan bill on Friday that would reauthorize the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Brownfields…

8 years ago

Whitfield examines bills to fight EPA overreach

Two commonsense bills meant to counter the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) regulatory overreach were examined at a hearing chaired by…

8 years ago

Frelinghuysen’s Highlands Conservation Act extension voted out of committee

U.S. Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen’s (R-NJ) bill to extend the authorization of the Highlands Conservation Act (HCA) took a significant step…

8 years ago

U.S. Green Building Council ranks Nevada sixth nationally for LEED construction

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) ranked Nevada sixth nationally for 2015 for LEED green building per capita, Nevada Governor…

8 years ago

Idaho Gov. Otter increases his water sustainability budget request

Idaho Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter called on legislative budget writers this week to augment his Executive Budget request for FY…

8 years ago

Davis decries Obama’s veto of WOTUS disapproval

U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) recently decried President Barack Obama’s veto of S.J. Res. 22, which disapproved of the Environmental…

8 years ago

Chaffetz, Bishop release discussion draft of Utah Public Lands Initiative

U.S. Reps. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) and Rob Bishop (R-UT) released a discussion draft of the Utah Public Lands Initiative Act…

8 years ago

Shuster, Inhofe respond to president’s veto of congressional disapproval of WOTUS

House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) and Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman Jim Inhofe (R-OK)…

8 years ago

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