Energy and Environment

WASHINGTON, DC –Today, Jim McDermott (D-Wash.) and Suzanne Bonamici (D- Ore.), as well as eight other members of Congress, sent a letter urging Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy to use the authority of the EPA to protect Bristol Bay from the proposed Pebble Mine.

Washington, D.C. – The House Natural Resources Committee today unanimously approved two bills Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) introduced earlier this year to address tsunami debris landing on the Pacific Northwest Coast. The Tsunami Debris Cleanup Reimbursement Act, H.R. 1491, would allow the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to refund Oregon, other states, and local and tribal governments for tsunami debris cleanup expenses using $5 million in funding donated by the government of Japan. The Marine Debris Emergency Act, H.R.

Washington, D.C. –Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) today released the following statement explaining her opposition to H.R. 1526, the Restoring Healthy Forests for Healthy Communities Act sponsored by Rep. Doc Hastings (R-WA)

“There is no question that federal policy governing the management of O&C lands must change, and I applaud my colleagues Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Walden, and Mr. Schrader for the long hours they have devoted to this issue to try to reach a solution.