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17 hrs ago | Politico

A refuge from ethanol ire

Pro-ethanol Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee see no reason to worry about their panel's probe of the Environmental Protection Agency's biofuel mandate, which the GOP-friendly oil industry is fighting hard to repeal.

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Related Topix: Environmental Law, Law, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Biofuel, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, US Politics, Lee Terry, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, John Shimkus

Fri Jun 14, 2013

Big News Network.com

House leader presses for answers on Milam-BLM land deal

Our eNewspaper network was founded in 2002 to provide stand-alone digital news sites tailored for the most searched-for locations for news.

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Related Topix: Republican, US House of Representatives, US Politics, US News

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

House O.K.'s nuclear national "park" as Hanford cleanup lags

News about Seattle City Hall, Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn, Washington Governor Jay Inslee, Seattle and King County government and more The U.S. House of Representatives has approved creation of a Manhattan Project National Historical Park at Hanford and two other sites, just a week after the federal government said it won't be able to meet deadlines ... (more)

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Related Topix: US Politics, Maria Cantwell, US News, US Senate, Jay Inslee, Republican, US House of Representatives, Democrat, US Governors

Thu Jun 13, 2013

Daily Camera

Washington state bill would protect salmon from sea lions

Rep. Doc Hastings, R-Wash., argued in a heated House subcommittee hearing Thursday that stepping up lethal means against predatory California sea lions could protect the Northwest salmon populations.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative John Fleming

TIME.com

Morning Must Reads: June 13

What happens when you don't intervene in Syria? Bill Clinton said that Obama risks looking like a 'wuss,' a 'fool,' and 'lame' by sitting on the sidelines.

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Related Topix: North Carolina, North Carolina Government, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives

Wed Jun 12, 2013

The Hill

House panel sends trio of energy bills to floor

The House Natural Resources Committee advanced three bills to the floor Wednesday that would expand energy production on federal lands.

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Related Topix: Republican, US House of Representatives, US Politics, US News, Don Young

The Hill

News bites: Thirsty for oil

The U.S. Energy Information Administration says oil demand in the developing world has eclipsed that of industrialized nations, Reuters reports.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, New York, NY

Tue Jun 11, 2013

Tri-cityherald.com

U.S. House passes Rattlesnake Mountain access bill

A bill to provide public access to the summit of Rattlesnake Mountain passed the U.S. House on a unanimous vote Tuesday.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Maria Cantwell, US Senate, Patty Murray, Democrat, Pasco, WA

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

What's up, Doc? Alpine Lakes bill finally gets hearing

News about Seattle City Hall, Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn, Washington Governor Jay Inslee, Seattle and King County government and more A long-stalled bipartisan proposal to protect a popular recreation river in east King County, and its wild tributary, will finally get a hearing in the U.S. House of Representatives, which has failed to act on the ... (more)

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Representative Suzan DelBene, Jay Inslee, Maria Cantwell, US Senate, Patty Murray, Eastlake (Seattle, WA)

Mon Jun 10, 2013

Rotor.com

Interior: No Atlantic Drilling

Interior Secretary Sally Jewell said following a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing June 6 that the administration will not expand drilling to include the Atlantic Ocean.

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Related Topix: Offshore Drilling, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Politics, US News

Sat Jun 08, 2013

Tri-cityherald.com

MSA president receives Boy Scouts award

Frank Armijo, the president of Mission Support Alliance at Hanford, has been given the 2013 North Star Award by the Boy Scouts of America Blue Mountain Council.

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Related Topix: Republican, US House of Representatives, US Politics, US News

Thu Jun 06, 2013

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

House Republicans vote to deport DREAMers

The U.S. House of Representatives, breaking along party lines, on Thursday voted to cut off money to an Obama Administration program that lets young, undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as children remain in the U.S. if they are in school or in the military.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US News, Prison, Illegal Immigration, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative Jaime Herrera Beutler

The Press Democrat

Jared Huffman won't back Sonoma's call to investigate oyster farm closure

Rep. Jared Huffman said Wednesday he is rejecting the city of Sonoma's request that he support a congressional investigation into the federal government's decision to close an oyster farm in the Point Reyes National Seashore.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Representative Jared Huffman, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Inverness, CA, Republican

Politico

Salazar joins WilmerHale law firm - House panel takes up offshore...

SALAZAR JOINS WILMERHALE: Former Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is joining the law firm WilmerHale as a partner.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Ken Salazar, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Republican, US House of Representatives, Dianne Feinstein, Ron Wyden, John Shimkus, Dennis Hastert

Wed Jun 05, 2013

TVSPY

Ryan Rodruck Named Station Manager of KYVE in Yakima

Ryan Rodruck has joined KYVE , the public television station in Yakima, Wash., as station manager.

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Related Topix: Yakima, WA, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Marketing, Entertainment, Television

The Hill

Overnight Energy: Interior under Senate panel microscope

ON TAP THURSDAY: Interior Secretary Sally Jewell makes her first appearance before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee since being confirmed in her new role.

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Related Topix: Offshore Drilling, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Barbara Boxer, US Senate, Democrat, California, Harry Reid

Tue Jun 04, 2013

Glenwood Springs Post-Independent

Garfield County Commissioner Tom Jankovksy testifies for Endangered Species Act changes

Garfield County Commissioner Tom Jankovsky was among those testifying before the House Natural Resources Committee in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, suggesting improvements to the way the Endangered Species Act views local and state conservation measures.

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Related Topix: Environmental Law, Law, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Environment, Science

Indybay.org

Right-wing, Anti-National Park Interests Misled Sonoma City Council Resolution

Supporters of the Interior Department's decision to protect the Point Reyes National Seashore's ecological heart, Drakes Estero, as the West Coast's first marine wilderness area today charged that opponents of the Obama Administration's decision presented "inaccurate and misleading" information to the Sonoma City Council to win approval of a ... (more)

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Related Topix: Point Reyes National Seashore, US National Parks, US Politics, US News, Representative Jared Huffman, US House of Representatives, Democrat, California, David Vitter, US Senate, Republican

Politico

House GOP dusts off energy bills

House Republicans are dusting off their long-standing energy messaging for a summertime floor debate on oil and natural gas drilling.

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Related Topix: US News, Offshore Drilling, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives

Mon Jun 03, 2013

Free Republic

Hastings Seeks to Expand U.S. Production with Bill

House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings on May 30 released draft legislation to expand U.S. offshore energy production in order to create new American jobs, lower energy prices, grow our economy, and strengthen national security.

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Related Topix: Republican, US House of Representatives, US Politics, US News