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Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) issued a report outlining how the Biden Administration and Oversight Committee Democrats have demonized domestic oil and gas production, promoted anti-American energy policies, and failed to produce a comprehensive plan to address high energy prices and ongoing marketplace shortages impacting the American people.
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Comer and Grothman: IG Confirms Biden Administration Continues to Obstruct Afghanistan Oversight
Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Subcommittee on National Security Ranking Member Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.) sent a letter to John Sopko, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), requesting all documents, communications, and information related to the Biden Administration’s ongoing obstruction of the investigation into the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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Top Republicans Probe EPA Sidelining Top Scientists to Ban Chlorpyrifos on Food Products
House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), House Committee on Agriculture Ranking Member Glenn Thompson (R-Pa.), House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Ranking Member Frank Lucas (R-Okla.), and Subcommittee on the Environment Ranking Member Yvette Herrell (R-N.M.) are expressing serious concerns over the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision to ignore top scientists at the U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) and ban a commonly used insecticide that protects America’s food supply. In letters to USDA Secretary Thomas Vilsack and EPA Administrator Michael Regan, the top Republican lawmakers emphasize that the EPA’s unilateral decision to ban the critical crop protection tool raises serious questions about the agency’s commitment to using the best available science.
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Oversight Republicans: The Biden Administration Continues to Suppress Free Speech and Discredit Legitimate Criticism
House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and several Oversight Committee Republicans reiterated concerns over reports indicating the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) continues to operate a taxpayer-funded censorship campaign to target online speech and discredit legitimate criticism of the Biden Administration. I
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Comer, Oversight Republicans Press DHS on Worst Border Crisis in U.S. History
Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Oversight Committee Republican lawmakers are calling on U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to provide the Biden Administration’s plans, if any, to secure the border.
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Mace, Comer, Oversight Republicans Sound Alarm Over the Biden Administration’s Plan to Ban Oil and Gas Exports
Today, Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Ranking Member Nancy Mace (R-S.C.), House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), and several Oversight Committee Republicans raised serious concerns over reports indicating President Biden intends to impose an oil and gas export ban, potentially resulting in even higher gas prices, further supply chain issues, and reduced energy security for the U.S. and allies. In a letter to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm, the Republican lawmakers request all documents and information related to the Biden Administration’s potential plans to ban oil and gas exports, as well as the DOE’s role in the potential misuse of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR).
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Naval bases help tag and monitor monarch butterflies
Mature forests, grassland meadows, uninterrupted sandy beaches — these could be snapshots from a national wildlife refuge in the Mid-Atlantic region.
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Final Listing for the Sickle Darter and 4(d) Rule Frequently Asked Questions
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is listing the sickle darter as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). With this listing, the Service will also implement a 4(d) rule that will tailor take prohibitions for the conservation of the species.
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Scientists Discover Significant Critical Minerals Potential in Northern Maine
A team of state and federal scientists have discovered an area in northern Maine that is high in critical mineral resources, highlighting for the first time the importance of this region to the U.S. mineral resource economy.
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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law investments combine science and technology to track biological threats in US waters
The U.S. Geological Survey announced today it has signed a cooperative agreement with the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, or MBARI, to develop portable robotic DNA samplers capable of independently monitoring for living threats in the rivers and streams without constant support from researchers.
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OSMRE Recognizes Two Coal Operators with 2022 Excellence in Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Awards
The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement will recognize Navajo Transitional Energy Company LLC, of New Mexico, and Raven Crest Contracting LLC, of West Virginia, as the winners of its 2022 Excellence in Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Awards on November 10, in Washington DC.
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Piping the Steinaker Service Canal
The pipe dreams of the Steinaker Service Canal in eastern Utah are finally coming true.
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Fortifying B.F. Sisk Dam and San Luis Reservoir against the power of an earthquake
Earthquakes are a fact of life in California, and at the B.F. Sisk Dam and San Luis Reservoir work is underway to ensure the continued viability and durability of the key resources, even when Mother Nature decides to shake things up.
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Water recycling and reuse is growing as a tool to combat drought and climate change as the Title XVI Water Reclamation and Reuse Program approaches 30 years old
Foresight 30 years ago is today providing an option for a new source of water in the parched American West. Water scarcity across the West has been heightened with more than 20 years of a long-term drought.
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Crystal-Coulee collaboration comes to fruition
In early October the fixed wheel gates at Crystal Dam were back in operation after the successful replacement of gate stems manufactured in the Grand Coulee Dam machine shop.
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Biden-Harris Administration announces $20 million for environmental projects in five states
The Bureau of Reclamation today announced $20 million in funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for endangered species recovery and conservation in the Colorado River Basin. Project funding will support the Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program, San Juan River Basin Recovery Implementation Program and Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program.
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Reclamation selects Bryan Rainey as human capital officer
The Bureau of Reclamation announces the selection of Bryan K. Rainey as the agency’s human capital officer. He will oversee all aspects of human capital management for Reclamation’s workforce of more than 6,000 employees.
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Hungry Horse Dam Power Plant modernization work continues
Modernization of Federal Columbia River Power System projects ensures reliability for many years into the future.
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Groundbreaking ceremony kicks off Bipartisan Infrastructure Law-funded project to modernize the Truckee Canal
The Bureau of Reclamation and Truckee-Carson Irrigation District today broke ground on a $35 million construction project funded by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to restore safe, long-term operation of the Truckee Canal.
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Ann Demint named Reclamation’s Project Manager of the Year
Today, the Bureau of Reclamation recognized Ann Demint as Reclamation’s Project Manager of the Year. Ann is a project manager working in Reclamation’s Albuquerque Area Office within the Upper Colorado Basin Region. She was recognized during a Reclamation-wide virtual ceremony.
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