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Petaluma firm wins federal contracts to recycle two Ghost Fleet ships from Suisun Bay WASHINGTON, DC – The goal of scrapping ships at Mare Island and creating jobs in Vallejo that come with such a venture has finally taken hold....

Success Story for Water Recycling

ANTIOCH, CA – Rep. George Miller (D-Martinez), a champion in Congress for innovative alternative water supply programs today celebrated a success story in water recycling at the Antioch Water Recycling Program run by the Delta Diablo Sanitation District. The...

Prohibit Dangerous Oil Companies

The House voted to deny new offshore oil leases or drilling permits to British Petroleum (BP) or any other company with an egregious worker safety and environmental record.
The House Natural Resources Committee today approved Rep. George Miller’s amendment to bar new offshore oil and gas drilling permits to British Petroleum or any other company with a significant history of violating worker safety or environmental law.
Legislation is being drafted in Congress to deny oil giant British Petroleum new offshore oil and gas drilling leases for up to seven years because of its extensive record of serious worker safety and environmental violations at its refineries, pipeline,...
BP: RISK vs. PROFITSOil giant’s pattern of violations, failures puts workers, environment, local economies at risk WASHINGTON, DC – A senior Member of Congress today questioned whether oil giant British Petroleum (BP) should be allowed to drill for oil in...
Fishermen tell lawmakers “Salmon Mean Business” at Summit Miller agrees decline in fishing industry and local economy is “no joke” SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The Salmon Fisherman’s summit, held today in San Francisco, made one thing very clear, U.S. Rep....
Congressional Leaders Denounce Sen. Feinstein’s Water Plan Record low salmon runs could be further devastated by haphazard legislation WASHINGTON, DC – Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s highly controversial water proposal has drawn a sharp rebuke from a coalition of West Coast lawmakers...
Rep. Miller's Great Apes Legislation subject of Congressional Hearing Obama Administration strongly supports Miller Bill Wildlife groups call the bill "critical" to saving great apes from extinction WASHINGTON, DC The Obama Administration and several wildlife conservation groups today urged Congress...
Port Chicago Memorial Designated as Unit of the National Parks Service President Obama signs Miller’s bill to increase access to Port Chicago Memorial WASHINGTON, DC – President Obama today signed Rep. George Miller’s (D-CA) legislation to allow the National Parks...