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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The Western wildlife experts testifying before Congress confirmed the recovery of grizzly bears and wolves, and cautioned against transferring control to states where legislators might disregard science-based management plans.
A Wyoming official testified this week that he supported using “whatever means is necessary” to obtain management authority over the Yellowstone area’s federally protected grizzly bears.
U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-Wyoming hand delivered news from her work in Washington, D.C. during her Town Hall meeting at the Ten Sleep Senior Center on March 16.
For the second year in a row, Wyoming is being shut out from U.S. Department of Agriculture programs that offer wildfire protection services.
On Tuesday, central Washington’s Dan Newhouse, Chair of the Western Caucus, and California’s Doug LaMalfa, Vice Chair, introduced the Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2023. In addition House Legislation, companion legislation was introduced in the Senate by Wyoming's Cynthia Lummis.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sens. John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis and Rep.
This is a release from the Wyoming Congressional Delegation –
• Delegation urges USDA and Forest Service to include Wyoming within its 10-year wildfire strategy and to stop its pattern of excluding Wyoming in the fight against western wildfires
Today, Harriet Hageman voted in favor of the disapproval of the Waters of the United States Act. The consequence of passing a disapproval resolution is that changes to the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule will have no force or effect. WOTUS defines what waters qualify for protection under the Clean Water Act. On Dec.
Western hydropower, fisheries, and farms would not exist without the reservoirs and irrigation infrastructure created by the Reclamation Act on 1902. Much of the Interior West would not exist without this visionary legislation.