John Salazar: “The Mountain pine beetle epidemic in Colorado and throughout the West is devastating. It is destroying our forests and…”

There really are two Americas that we have--that have a different reality and it all depends on how far you are away from those big urban centers.

It is very difficult to justify diverting even more resources to manage paperwork for a permit that is duplicative of other regulatory programs and has no appreciable environmental benefits.

I will take whatever steps are necessary, and within the scope of my authority, to redress improper decision-making regarding endangered species determinations.

The mountain pine beetle epidemic in Colorado and throughout the West is devastating, Madam Chair. It is destroying our forests and threatening our communities.