Today we are considering several pieces of legislation. When you combine it all it would designate almost a half a million acres, 458,194 acres, of new wilderness.
In my view we must take a more balanced approach between adding lands to the wilderness system and Congress releasing lands.
I am going back to the impression that was left with the current permittees when all this collaborative effort came through.
This is troubling to me as it could have far reaching impacts for the management of our forests and our public lands.
2,400 jobs have been lost in the energy sector in Wyoming since January, and I believe it is directly a result of the EPA actions.
Isn't BLM just trying to regulate existing sources of methane in a way that even the EPA is not allowed to under the Clean Air Act?
It seems if BLM does not take steps, it is truly opening itself up to the charge that this rule is not a waste prevention rule, but a waste ...
many existing wells will be shut in and new wells not developed, denying the Federal Treasury much larger royalties
This is serious. I am a grandfather. We are leaving this planet to our children, our grandchildren, and our posterity.
There will be a second round. I will finish my first-round questions.
I think it is fair to say that we all want to reduce unnecessary venting and flaring of natural gas.