Hydropower and Water Rights
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May 3, 2023
Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) joined Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Senator James Risch (R-ID) in pressing the White House Council on Environmental Quality for answers about the White House’s approach to public engagement during the confidential mediation process focused on restoring Columbia Basin salmon.
Issues:
Hydropower and Water Rights
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March 24, 2023
President Biden’s remarks are the first time he has publicly sided himself with advocates for breaching the Four Lower Snake River Dams—a move that would go against scientific assessments from the federal government itself.
Issues:
Energy
Hydropower and Water Rights
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March 23, 2023
Reps. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) introduced the Northwest Energy Security Act to protect the Four Lower Snake River Dams.
Issues:
Energy
Hydropower and Water Rights
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March 21, 2023
President Biden’s inability to even get the name of the river system that powers, waters, and feeds our communities right proves he is the last person who should be making decisions that impact the men and women of Central Washington and the entire Pacific Northwest.
Issues:
Energy
Hydropower and Water Rights
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March 9, 2023
Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and his House colleagues voted to pass H.J. Res. 27, a joint resolution of disapproval under the CRA on the Biden Administration’s flawed and burdensome WOTUS rule.
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January 27, 2023
Rep. Newhouse announced his reappointment to the Subcommittees on Agriculture and Energy, and his appointment to the Subcommittee on Homeland Security.
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January 10, 2023
Rural communities in the West and across the country like Central Washington are dedicated to clean water and do not deserve to be punished by the continued legal uncertainty this new final rule promulgates.
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January 5, 2023
Today, industry leaders and stakeholders in Central Washington issued the following statements about the devastating impacts this rule will have on rural communities:
Issues:
Hydropower and Water Rights
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September 30, 2022
Report ignores science in calls to breach Lower Snake River Dams
Issues:
Energy
Hydropower and Water Rights
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September 27, 2022
From September 26 to September 30, we are recognizing National Clean Energy Week, an opportunity to celebrate the clean energy advancements taking place across the country.
Issues:
Energy
Hydropower and Water Rights