Yesterday, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) released the final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed stream protection rule. Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) released the following statement:
“This represents the final volley in this administration’s war on coal. Although OSM asserts it conducted ‘extensive outreach’ with cooperating agencies and… Read more »
Yesterday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced they will begin another round of discussions and analysis on the Dakota Access pipeline (DAPL) project with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, Energy Transfer Partners and Dakota Access, LLC. Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) issued the following statement:
“From the beginning of this controversy, the Obama administration exploited Native… Read more »
Today, the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held a legislative hearing on H.R. 866 (Rep. Diane Black), the “Federal Lands Freedom Act of 2015.” This bill will delegate control over responsible energy exploration to states.
“Rather than continuing to allow faceless bureaucrats in DC to determine what is best for both western and eastern states under a one-size-fits-all… Read more »
Today, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) announced historic findings in their Wolfcamp Shale geological assessment of undiscovered and technically recoverable oil and gas resources in the Midland Basin portion of the Permian Basin. Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) released the following statement:
“This latest finding confirms the enormous energy resources of our nation. By working through the… Read more »
Today, the Bureau of Land Management released the finalized methane and waste prevention rule on federal and tribal lands. Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) released the following statement:
“The Obama administration is once again inserting itself on an issue where they have absolutely no statutory authority. This harmful regulation will be gutted by the courts unless we get to it… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT), Subcommittee on Federal Lands Chairman Tom McClintock (R-CA), and Reps. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) and Greg Walden (R-OR) sent a letter to the White House about the consideration of national monument designations in California and Oregon that will exacerbate water shortages and increase threats of catastrophic… Read more »
Earlier this week, a U.S. District Court vacated a decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to not list two desert wildflowers as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The ruling further delays implementation of an existing conservation agreement between the FWS, Utah, Colorado and stakeholder groups. House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop… Read more »
Last week, Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Sally Jewell issued a secretarial order to encourage cooperation with federally recognized tribes in the management of federal lands. Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) issued the following statement:
“This announcement gives the appearance that DOI is committed to tribal self-determination, when in fact it’s more obfuscation that fails to… Read more »
Yesterday, Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Sally Jewell urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to approve the destruction of four dams on the Klamath River in California and Oregon. Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) issued the following statement:
“The administration’s priorities are crystal clear when the federal government takes more time to study and… Read more »
In abiding to a recent court order that vacated the Obama Administration’s withdrawal of a proposed rule to list the North American wolverine as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has reopened public comment on a proposed threatened listing. House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bishop (R-UT) issued the following… Read more »
