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In the wake of historic wildfires in California, Oregon, Idaho, Washington and across the West, Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) introduced an updated version of their bipartisan wildfire funding solution that would protect […]
Out of the ashes of another record-breaking wildfire season across the West, Oregon lawmakers are calling for changes in the way national forests are managed and how the government pays for fighting increasingly large, destructive fires. Rep. Greg Walden, the state’s lone Republican member of Congress, visited Pendleton and Hermiston on Thursday where he touted […]
In the wake of historic wildfires in Oregon, Idaho, California, Washington and across the West, several U.S. senators from throughout the region introduced an updated version of their bipartisan wildfire funding solution that would protect funding needed for fire prevention and treat wildfires as the natural disasters they are. The Wildfire Disaster Funding Act of […]
A group of nine bipartisan senators reintroduced the Wildfire Disaster Funding Act of 2017 in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday. The bill, which is similar to legislation introduced in the House in June, would change how the federal government budgets for the suppression of large wildfires to make that process similar to the way other […]
U.S. Sens. Angus King (I-ME) and Jim Risch (R-ID) announced Monday that the Western Governors’ Association (WGA), which includes 19 governors from Western states and three from Western U.S. territories, endorsed the Securing Energy Infrastructure Act. The bill, introduced by the two senators, aims to protect the U.S. electric grid from cyber attacks. “Securing our […]
A bipartisan group of western Senators, including Sen. Jim Risch and Sen. Mike Crapo, have introduced an updated version of a bill meant to end the problem of “fire borrowing,” where federal land management agencies expend so much of their budgets fighting wildfires that they have little left over for their other tasks. “The West is on […]
WASHINGTON – In the wake of historic wildfires in Oregon, Idaho, California, Washington and across the West, Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Jim Risch, R-Idaho, Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Cory Gardner, R-Colo., and Michael Bennet, D-Colo., have introduced an updated version of their bipartisan wildfire funding […]
Suspects in large poaching ring named A months-long investigation into a massive Northwest poaching ring is continuing, with authorities naming five of the first suspects to be charged, as reported by the Lewis County Chronicle. The men are suspected of illegally killing hundreds of animals, including bear, bobcat, cougar, deer, and elk. In most cases […]
Order seeks to expand access on public and private lands and to promote hunting and fishing among youth, veterans, and minority communities WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke signed Secretarial Order 3356, which will support and expand hunting and fishing, enhance conservation stewardship, improve wildlife management, and increase outdoor recreation opportunities for all […]
The nomination of Idaho State Senator Bart Davis to serve as Idaho’s next United States Attorney was confirmed Thursday evening by the United States Senate. Davis’ nomination cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee by voice vote on Thursday, September 7. He has served as a Republican member of the Idaho Senate, where he represents District 33, […]