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  • Chairman Hastings: 30 Days to Review Final Hydro-Fracking Rule is Unacceptable
    May 24, 2013 – Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement today calling on the Obama Administration to allow more time to review and comment on its final rule on hydraulic fracturing. “Since the Obama Administration has now released its final proposed rule on hydraulic fracturing, the c... More
  • Witnesses Stress Importance of Hydropower Development for Job Creation & Economic Growth
    May 23, 2013 – Today, the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power held a legislative hearing on H.R. 1963, The Bureau of Reclamation Conduit Hydropower Development Equity and Jobs Act. Sponsored by Rep. Steve Daines (MT-At Large), this bill would create new American jobs and expand production of clean, renewable hydro... More
  • Breakfast Links
    May 23, 2013 – The Natural Resources Morning News Round-up: Fuel Fix – Jennifer A. Dlouhy: “Republicans aim to overturn Obama’s plan for Alaskan oil” Associated Press – Matthew Daly: “House passes GOP bill to speed pipeline approval” Washington Post – Darryl Fears: “Frog, toad and salamander populations plummeting, U.S. survey finds”... More

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