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House Natural Resources Committee

New Mexico County First To Ban Fracking Over Water Safety Concerns

The Huffington Post | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.29.2013 | Green
Read More: LA Times, Interior Department, Mora County, New Mexico, Fracking, House Natural Resources Committee, American Petroleum Institute, Api, Los Angeles Times, Hydraulic Fracturing, Ny-Hydraulic-Fracturing-Ban, New York Fracking Ban, Pittsburgh, Green News

Mora County, a conservative ranching community in New Mexico, is the first U.S. county to ban the practice of fracking, according to reports from the ...

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Rep. Earl Blumenauer Needs to Brush Up on His Legal Research Skills

Sen. Rand Paul | Posted 07.09.2012 | Politics
Read More: Lacey Act, House Natural Resources Committee, Earl Blumenauer, 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, Politics News
Sen. Rand Paul

I was disappointed to read Rep. Blumenauer's piece on this site titled "Truth Takes A Back Seat in Lacey Act Hearing." In that piece, Rep. Blumenauer called me a liar and proceeded to set forth a series of unsubstantiated claims.

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House Dems: Drilling Fines Are 'Pocket Change' For Oil & Gas Companies

AP | MATTHEW DALY | Posted 04.09.2012 | Green
Read More: Fracking Oversight, Video, Fracking, Oil Drilling, House Natural Resources Committee, Drilling Oversight, Natural Gas Drilling, Natural Gas Drilling Oversight, Ap, Green News

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal policing of oil and natural gas drilling on public lands is lax and inconsistent, with only 6 percent of violations result...

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WATCH: Congressman Flips Out On Professor

The Huffington Post | Alana Horowitz | Posted 01.20.2012 | Politics
Read More: Video, Donald Young, ANWR Hearing, House Natural Resources Committee, Doug Brinkley, Congressman Don Young, Don Young, Anwar Hearing, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Politics News

Alaska Congressman Don Young got into a heated discussion with Rice University professor Doug Brinkley at a hearing on Friday. Young addressed Brin...

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Jordan Howard

Waxman Calls House Most Anti-Environment 'In History'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jordan Howard | Posted 11.15.2011 | Politics
Read More: Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Policy, House Natural Resources Committee, National Resources Defense Council, Environment, Appropriations, 112th Congress, Henry Waxman, Newt Gingrich, Sierra Club, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- During the 112th Congress, the Republican House majority has taken aim at issues ranging from labor protections to women's right to choo...

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Doc Hastings: Meet the Next Chair of the House Natural Resources Committee

Mother Jones | — Kevin Drum | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Energy, House Natural Resources Committee, Doc Hastings, Energy Politics, Green News

With Republicans claiming the majority in the House, it's fair to say that the committees with oversight of key energy and environmental issues will b...

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Rep. Coffman Attacks Salazar For Oil Policies, Contradicts Years Of Rhetoric

Colorado Independent | David O. Williams | Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver
Read More: Interior Department, GOP Hypocrisy, Mike Coffman, Ken Salazar, Gulf Oil Spill, House Natural Resources Committee, Environmental Protection, Denver News

U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman's scathing attack on Interior Secretary Ken Salazar Wednesday at a House Natural Resources Committee oversight hearing on the D...

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Whale of a Problem: Captive Marine Mammals

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Killer Whales, Dolphins, Theme Parks, The Cove, House Natural Resources Committee, Marine Mammal Protection Act, Louie Psihoyos, Seaworld, Dawn Brancheau, Tilikum, National Marine Fisheries Service, Orcas, Usda, Whales, Politics News
Wayne Pacelle

Tomorrow morning my colleague Naomi Rose, Ph.D., and a number of other experts will testify before a House subcommittee about the ethical and legal is...

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Should Wilderness Society Strip US Rep. Nick Rahall of the Ansel Adams Award?

Jeff Biggers | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Epa, Appalachia, Dirty Coal, Nick Rahall, Mo Udall, House Natural Resources Committee, Wilderness Society, Flooding, Mountaintop Removal, Edward Abbey, Lisa Jackson, Jack Spadaro, Coal, Environmental Protection, Smcra, Green News
Jeff Biggers

Rahall has turned his back on the mountains and mountaineers while more than 3.5 million pounds of ammonium nitrate/fuel oil explosives have ripped across the wilderness of his state every day.

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Unfinished Business

Michael Markarian | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Congress, Primates, Animals, House Natural Resources Committee, Sharks, 111th Congress, Jane Goodall Institute, House of Representatives, Nick Rahall, Primate Pets, Lynn Westmoreland, Rob Bishop, Earl Blumenauer, Chimp Attacks, Shark Hunting, Finning, Shark Finning, Human Society Legislative Fund, Pet Chimps, American Veterinary Medical Association, Captive Primate Safety Act, Madeleine Bordallo, Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), Humane Society of the United States, H.R. 80, Pet Monkeys, Born Free USA, Politics News
Michael Markarian

Among the very first Congressional bills introduced this week were two important measures to protect wildlife and should be on the fast track to getting over the finish line in the new session.

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Don't Cry Over Spilled Oil: McCain's Drilling Rig Do-Over

Josh Dorner | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: New Orleans, John McCain, Oil Spill, Minerals Management Service, Hurricane Rita, Hurricane Katrina, Mississippi Oil Spill, House Natural Resources Committee, John Mccain Oil Drilling, Nancy Pfotenhauer, Big Oil Mccain, McCain Offshore Drilling, T. Boone Pickerns, Offshore Drilling, Green News
Josh Dorner

Whether it's because of the 30 or so oil industry lobbyists working on his campaign or the more than $2 million in campaign cash from Big Oil, McCain is determined to push his drill here, drill there, drill everywhere plan.

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