there has to be a transparent process for declassifying that information if it is going to be made available to the publ...
The purpose of this hearing was for us to gather information, to get better informed, and to start a record in this Comm...
Stopping further exploration of oil offshore would be No. 2.
Because my point and the question I would at least put for the record is that the oyster issue is a very sensitive issue...
It is important that accurate information is made available about the potential risk, about the potential environmental ...
Yet MMS accident reports state that blowout preventers have failed or otherwise played a role in at least 14 accidents.
Was the report Friday accurate that MMS has granted another environmental exception for a Deepwater Horizon that will be...
It is important that we establish a hearing record, as we will today, as to the impact of both of these areas.
I just urge you to let us know if you need additional tools from Congress in order to be able to deal with the scientifi...
What I find surprising is that the Gulf of Mexico spill if it lasts for another month, it will surpass Exxon Valdez.
The more you realize the depth of information we have and we don't have about the risk factors in the oceans, it really ...
I strongly support EPA using the authorities it has under both the Clean Water Act and Clean Air Act to deal with the po...
When you represent the State of Rhode Island or the State of Maryland, you understand how important our oceans are.
Ocean acidification is not a problem for the oysters. They will all be dead.
It may be less damage than otherwise would have been caused, but it is creating a different set of factors.
if you feel you need additional resources or authorities, we would be only too delighted to hear from you
But we need to know the damage that is being caused as a result of the choice that has been made.
We need an energy policy in this country that makes us secure, deals with economic job growth and deals with our environ...