Today, the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans held an oversight hearing titled, “The Costly Impacts of Predation and Conflicting Federal Statues on Nature and Endangered Fish Species.”
The panel outlined how conflicting federal laws encourage predation of fish species listed under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA).
“The status quo may be working for sea lions and… Read more »
Today, the House passed S.J. Res. 22, Congressional Disapproval of the “Waters of the United States” Rule. Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) released the following statement:
“When 27 states object to an action of the President we know something is wrong. Waters of the United States is the President’s latest unilateral act to extend the power of his Administration beyond constitutional limits.… Read more »
The Obama administration is now facing pressure from Democrats to be more open about a possible marine monument off New England.
Massachusetts Sens. Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren sent a letter to Obama yesterday asking for more public input into the possible monument. The Conservation Law Foundation, Natural Resources Defense Council, Pew Charitable Trusts and other groups launched a… Read more »
Today, Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01) responded to the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling regarding the Environmental Protect Agency’s (EPA) Waters of the United States (WOTUS) Rule.
“It is sad that we need the courts to tell the Obama Administration to rethink this issue and do the right thing. Why can’t the agencies just work with Congress to do the right thing the first time? This… Read more »
Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT), and Reps. John Fleming (R-LA), Don Young (R-AK), and Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-AS) sent a letter today to Council on Environmental Quality Managing Director Christy Goldfuss and Assistant Administrator for the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Eileen Sobeck to request further information on the Obama… Read more »
TO: Ms. Christy Goldfuss
Ms. Eileen Sobeck
FROM: Rob Bishop, Chairman
John Fleming
Don Young
Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen
Dear Ms. Goldfuss and Ms. Sobeck:
The House Natural Resources Water, Power and Oceans Subcommittee recently held an oversight hearing on the potential designation of marine national monuments, including one off of the coast of New England. We are sending… Read more »
Today, the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans held an oversight hearing on the designations of Marine National Monuments, which are unilateral executive actions that usurp established regional fisheries management plans and impose significant economic and environmental impacts regionally and nationwide.
In particular, the hearing focused on the threat of Marine National Monument… Read more »
OP-ED: Resurrecting 'Eureka' in California
National Review
Chairman Rob Bishop
“Eureka!” (“I have found it.”) Coined for the discovery of gold that brought adventurers and entrepreneurs flocking to the elusive western border of our continent, California’s state motto has held true for generations: It’s a uniquely American sentiment,… Read more »
House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) issued the following statement in response to the Bureau of Reclamation’s latest announcement to flush Trinity River water towards non-listed fish species.
“As California and the West are drying up, the Obama Administration has announced another unjustified water grab that prioritizes fish over people. People out West… Read more »
Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources and the House Small Business Committee held a joint field hearing in Homestead, Florida, on the National Park Service’s (NPS) General Management Plan (GMP) for Biscayne National Park released in June 2015. The GMP, which includes a Marine Reserve Zone (MRZ) that would be closed to all commercial and recreational fishing, conflicts with… Read more »
