Interior Newswire Report News
Comer & Oversight Republicans Press CMS on Medicaid Redeterminations to Reduce Improper Payments
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and several Oversight Committee Republican lawmakers are calling on Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to provide documents and communications related to its handling of Medicaid redeterminations after the unwinding of pandemic-era Medicaid continuous enrollment provisions.
Comer: Ranking Member Raskin Playing Lawyer for the Biden Family Instead of Conducting Oversight
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) released the following statement on the Democrats’ latest antics in the Biden family investigation:
Comer, Foxx, Wenstrup Investigate Misuse of COVID Education Funds on Left-Wing Agendas
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.), and Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) are continuing their investigation into the misuse of pandemic-era education funds intended to address students’ historic learning losses.
Mace, McClain, Sessions Probe Biden Admin’s Compliance with Outsourcing Law
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Chairwoman Nancy Mace (R-S.C.), Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), and Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) are pressing the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for information on the Biden Administration’s implementation of a law designed to help federal agencies determine what work tasks should be outsourced to the private sector.
Chairman Comer’s Statement on Transcribed Interview with Kathy Chung
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) issued the following statement on today’s transcribed interview with Kathy Chung, who served as assistant to Joe Biden when he was Vice President:
Barrasso: The People of Wyoming Deserve Better Wildfire Protection
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 19, 2023
U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), delivered opening remarks at a full committee hearing to examine the President’s budget request for the U.S. Forest Service for Fiscal Year 2024.
Manchin, Committee Examine FY 2024 U.S. Forest Service Budget Request
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 19, 2023
U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to examine the President’s budget request for the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) for fiscal year 2024.
Manchin Announces Permitting Reform Work Period to Find Path Forward and Ensure American Energy Security
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 19, 2023
U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced his committee agenda for the April-May work period.
Manchin Announces $1.3 Million to Support Rural Schools, Roads and Emergency Services on National Forests and Grasslands
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 19, 2023
U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced that 14 West Virginia counties will receive a combined $1,391,968 through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service from the Secure Rural Schools program to support public schools, roads and to reimburse counties for providing emergency services on national forest and grasslands.
Committee Members Visit California to Witness Water Storage Challenges, Community Impacts
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 19, 2023
House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) joined Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Chairman Cliff Bentz (R-Ore.) and other members of Congress on field tours and a hearing to learn more about the ongoing water issues in California and how they have impacted local communities.
Republicans Begin Investigating Skyrocketing National Park Maintenance Backlogs
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 19, 2023
Subcommittee on Federal Lands held an oversight hearing to examine the growing deferred maintenance backlog of the National Park Service (NPS).
Committee Spotlights Outdated Endangered Species Act
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 19, 2023
Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries held a hearing on legislation centered around reforms to the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Bentz (R-Ore.) issued the following statement in response
Natural Resources Republicans Fulfill Commitment to America in First 100 Days
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 19, 2023
House Republicans marked the first 100 days of the 118th Congress.
Western bumble bee’s nest discovered
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 19, 2023
Discovery of bumble bee’s nest may hold key to reversing its and others’ population decline
BSEE Revises Regulations to Provide Clarity and Improve Accountability for Decommissioning of Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Infrastructure
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 19, 2023
To ensure offshore oil and gas wells, platforms, pipelines, and related infrastructure are decommissioned in a timely, safe, and environmentally responsible manner, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement will publish a final rule that specifies decommissioning requirements for rights-of-use and easement grant holders and formalizes BSEE’s policies regarding performance by predecessors ordered to decommission Outer Continental Shelf facilities.
Interior, Agriculture Departments Host Summit to Develop Mental Health Resources for Wildland Fire Personnel
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 19, 2023
Departments of the Interior and Agriculture hosted a three-day summit in Boise, Idaho, to spearhead the development of a joint wildland firefighter behavioral health program.
Edward Frazar, P.E., selected to lead Civil Engineering Services Division 2 for Reclamation's Technical Service Center
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 19, 2023
The Bureau of Reclamation's Technical Service Center selected Edward Frazar, P.E., as chief of the Civil Engineering Services Division 2. Frazar began his new position on April 9, 2023.
Reclamation increases Klamath River flows to prevent disease and promote salmon health
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 19, 2023
The Bureau of Reclamation, in coordination with PacifiCorp, will increase flows at Link River Dam and below Iron Gate Dam to reduce the risk of disease for salmon in the Klamath River.
Reclamation announces pulse flow in the Crooked River
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 19, 2023
Reclamation anticipates releasing 1,500 acre-feet of storage from Prineville Reservoir for conservation purposes consistent with the Deschutes River Basin Habitat Conservation Plan.
Reclamation announces 2023 Klamath Project allocation, $13 million for drought resiliency, ecosystem enhancement
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 19, 2023
The Bureau of Reclamation announced the 2023 water supply allocations for Klamath Project contractors at the Klamath Water Users Association annual meeting last evening.