Natural Resources
As an attorney, I fought to return control of natural resources to local entities, not far-away federal bureaucrats. I am honored to serve on the Natural Resources committee to continue this work from the halls of Congress. I also have the privilege of chairing the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs, working with tribal and territorial leaders on issues important to their communities.
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Much like their absurd Waters of the United States rule, the EPA is once again trying to extert authority over water resources that they do not, and should not, control. This latest attempt to control and dictate matters that fall under state authority will set absurdly vague restrictions on countless vital projects, all in an attempt to stifle our domestic energy industry.
Anyone attempting a large-scale project in Wyoming knows just how frustrating – and time-consuming – the NEPA review process is. Much-needed building and mining activities can be held up for years, languishing in a queue of pending projects with no guidance as to when their case will be resolved or what is needed to move forward.
Washington, DC – Today, the House of Representatives passed an amendment offered by Rep.
If the BLM gets their way, over 2.5 million acres of Wyoming land will be placed off limits for rights-of-way, and prevent 1.8 million acre from being used for energy production, ranching, and recreation.
The BLM was created for a simple purpose: to steward America's land and resources for present and future generations. Yet in recent years, their priority has shifted to preventing Americans from enjoying or using these lands at all.
An effort led by Wyoming Republican U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman to block the Bureau of Land Management’s controversial Rock Springs Resource Management Plan gained traction Thursday when the U.S. House passed her amendment to that effect.
When conservatives warned normal people that the rabid left was coming for our hamburgers, Democrats and the media mocked the idea, even though there was good reason for the alarm.
Water is, and has always been, the key to the West. As communities grow and cyclical precipitation patterns ebb and flow, we should focus on developing more water storage that are managed at the local and state level.
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