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Inhofe Outlines Project to Stop Obama Imposing Costly Green Agenda on DoD

Thu, 17 May 2012 07:00:00 +0100

Contact: Matt Dempsey Matt_Dempsey@epw.senate.gov (202) 224-9797 Katie Brown Katie_Brown@epw.senate.gov (202) 224-2160 Inhofe Outlines Project to Stop Obama Imposing Costly Green Agenda on DoD Will introduce amendments at Senate Armed Services Committee Markup of Defense Authorization bill ...

El Paso Midstream Group to resolve Clean Air Act violations in Utah

Thu, 17 May 2012 07:00:00 +0100

El Paso Midstream Group to resolve Clean Air Act violations in Utah Natural gas producer to pay penalties, implements air monitoring plan Contacts: Alexis North, 303-312-7005; Matthew Allen, 303-312-6085 (Denver, Colo. - May 17, 2012) The E.P.A. today announced a Clean Air Act settlement with El Paso Midstream Group, LLC (El Paso) resolving violations at the Blue Bell Gas Plant near Roosevelt in Duchesne County, Utah. The settlement requires t...

Providing Leasing Certainty For American Energy Act (H.R. 4382)

Tue, 15 May 2012 07:00:00 +0100

WASHINGTON, D.C. , May 15, 2012 - The Providing Leasing Certainty for American Energy Act would reform to the leasing process for onshore oil and natural gas plans on federal land in order to eliminate unnecessary government delays and hurdles, expand onshore energy production and create new American jobs. Since taking office the Obama Administration has repeatedly hindered development on federal lands, preventing the product...

Hastings: For Years, Obama Admin Prevented Utahns from Thousands of New Jobs, Billions in Revenue

Tue, 08 May 2012 07:00:00 +0100

WASHINGTON, D.C. , May 8, 2012 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement after the Department of the Interior, after years of delay, finally approved nearly 4,000 natural gas wells near Vernal, Utah: "If the Obama Administration had simply done its job instead of playing politics, this plan would already be well on its way to creating nearly 3,000 jobs and generating $5 billion in revenue. Unfortunately, this Administration is not ta...

What They're Saying About Federal Regulations on Hydraulic Fracturing

Fri, 04 May 2012 07:00:00 +0100

WASHINGTON, D.C. , May 4, 2012 - The Obama Administration today announced new regulations on hydraulic fracturing on federal and Indian lands. Tribal leaders, State officials and energy job creators have already testified at numerous Natural Resources Committee hearings explaining how new federal regulations will cost jobs, slow energy production and cause economic harm. Tribal Leaders "BLM's suggested rule on Hydraulic Fracturing, if adopted, will create ...

Energy Secretary Chu Applauds World's 1st All-Renewable Power Plant in Nevada

Thu, 03 May 2012 07:00:00 +0100

As part of the Obama Administration's all-out, all-of-the-above approach to American energy, the Energy Department today acknowledged the dedication of the world's 1st geothermal-solar power plant in Fallon, Nevada. The Stillwater geothermal project, which received $40 million in tax support under the Recovery Act, has harnessed innovative technologies to add solar energy to the facility and provide 59 megawatts (MW) of combined capacity to power in excess of 50,000 local homes. ...

Natural Resources Republicans Unveil Legislation to Expand Onshore American Energy Production, ...

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 07:00:00 +0100

WASHINGTON, D.C. , April 18, 2012 - In the spirit of House Republicans' American Energy Initiative, Republican Members of the Natural Resources Committee today unveiled a series of bills to expand onshore American energy production, lower gasoline prices and create new American jobs. The 3 all-of-the-above onshore energy bills would streamline government hurdles and regulations that block and delay development of our onshore re...

University of Utah ranks 3rd in the nation in EPA’s Green Power Challenge

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 07:00:00 +0100

School's commitment to green power propels Pac-12 to top conference status (Denver, Colorado-April 18, 2012) The University of Utah ranks 3rd in the nation among colleges and universities participating in the E.P.A.'s Green Power Challenge. The Utes earned this ranking by increasing green power use by 15% in 2011 and purchasing in excess of 98 million kilowatt hours (kWh) of green power, 36 percent of the university's total power use. Purchases of green power help spur the deve...

Salt Lake City makes list of top 25 cities with the most Energy Star buildings in the U.S.

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 07:00:00 +0100

Salt Lake City makes list of top 25 cities with the most Energy Star buildings in the U.S. DENVER (April 11, 2012) - For the 1st time, Salt Lake City made the list of top 25 cities with the most Energy Star buildings in the country - ranking 24th. In 2011, the nearly 16,500 Energy Star certified buildings across America have helped save nearly $2.3 billion in yearly utility bills and have prevented greenhouse gas emissions equal to emissions from the yearly en...

E.P.A. Region 8: Developers pay $30,000 for Damaging and Polluting Panguitch Lake

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 07:00:00 +0100

Developers pay $30,000 for Damaging and Polluting Panguitch Lake Companies and individual cited for unauthorized construction activities at Panguitch Lake Adventure Resort Contacts: Monica Heimdal, 303-312-6359; Matthew Allen, 303-312-6085 (Denver, Colorado - April threerd 2012) The E.P.A. has entered into a Combined Complaint and Consent Arrangement (CCCA) and an Administrative Order on Consent (AOC) with Polidori Corporatio...

Washington Post: U.S. oil resources: President Obama's 'non sequitur facts'

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 07:00:00 +0100

WASHINGTON, D.C. , March 15, 2012 - U.S. oil resources: President Obama's 'non sequitur facts' Washington Post By Glenn Kessler Thursday, March 15, 2012 "As a country that has two percent of the world's oil reserves, but uses 20 percent of the world's oil - I'm going to re...

Chairman Bishop Questions Obama Admin on Egregious Abuse of Taxpayer Dollars by Federal Employees

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 07:00:00 +0100

WASHINGTON, D.C. , March 8, 2012 - Today, the House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands held a legislative hearing on 4 wilderness bills. At the hearing, Subcommittee Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01) took the opportunity to question Bureau of Land Management Deputy Director Michael Pool about the recent discovery of credit card abuse and possible time-card fraud by Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management (BLM) e...

PNNL shares expertise at ARPA-E Summit

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0100

February 22, 2012

National and Local Organizations Support Committee Efforts to Create Jobs and Restore Healthy ...

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0100

WASHINGTON, D.C. , February 16, 2012 - Today, the Committee will mark up H.R. 4019, the Federal Forest Co. Revenue, Schools and Jobs Act of 2012, a long-term solution that would provide rural counties with a stable revenue stream, create jobs and grow rural economies. Numerous national and local organizations, including local officials from 70 counties in 13 states, have contacted Congress to show their sup...

Union Pacific Railroad Company to pay $1. ...

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0100

Union Pacific Railroad Company to pay $1.5 million for Clean Water Act violations in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming Company cited for oil and coal spills, inadequate prevention and planning Contact Information: Donna Inman (303) 312-6201; Matthew Allen, (303) 312-6085 (Denver, Colo-February 9th, 2012) The E.P.A. today announced a settlement with Union Pacific Railroad Company regarding alleged violations of the Clean Water Act and the Oil Pollution ...

Obama Admin. Declares Project to Block U.S. Oil Shale Development and U.S. Job Creation

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0100

WASHINGTON, D.C. , February 3, 2012 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement today regarding the outline Bureau of Land Management project to close public lands in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming to oil shale development: "The distinction between the pro-American job policies of House Republicans and the anti-American energy policies of the Obama Administration could not be clearer. On Wednesday, the Natural Resources Committee approved ...

American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0100

WASHINGTON, D.C. , February 1, 2012 - The American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act (set to be H.R. 7) would link new American energy production to high-priority infrastructure projects. This common sense jobs project would permanently remove government barriers to American energy production and use the revenues to repair and enhance America's roads and bridges - both of which support long-ter...

Hot Air Alert: President Obama Spins State of the Union Speech to Claim Credit for Inherited ...

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 07:00:00 +0100

WASHINGTON, D.C. , January 25, 2012 - For as much as President Obama complains about the bad economy that he inherited, he sure seems to be enjoying the inherited boom in U.S. oil and gas production on private and state lands. Last night President Obama dedicated a significant portion of his State of the Union speech to weaving a tale about what his Administration has done for American energy production. Unfortunately for the American people, President Obama's energy policies have destroyed jobs...

Finding New Forages for Rangeland Cattle

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 07:00:00 +0100

Cattle that graze on rangelands in the western U.S. may soon have a new forage option, thanks to work by a U.S.D.A. (USDA) scientist. Research by geneticist Blair Waldron with USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) in Logan, Utah, suggests that forage kochia (Kochia prostrata) can p...

E.P.A. Regions Seven and Eight Meet State Agriculture Directors in Kansas City, Kan.

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:00:00 +0100

(Kansas City, Kan., Jan. 20, 2012) - Officials from E.P.A. Regions seven and eight today hosted a meeting with the directors of state agriculture departments of Iowa, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming. The meeting, held at EPA's Region seven building in Kansas City, Kan., provided a forum for dialogue on E.P.A. programs and regulations as well as specific issues, interests and concerns of the agriculture sector. E.P.A. ...