Conservation
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Senate Passes Water Resources Bill, Including Whitehouse Oceans Endowment
The U.S. Senate today approved legislation to reauthorize the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) by a vote of 83 to 14. The legislation, which authorizes civil works projects and policies for the Army Corps of Engineers, includes an amendment from U.S. Senator Sheldon Wh...…Read More
Posted on 5/15/2013 | -
Sen. Whitehouse to Speak at “Forward on Climate” Rally in Washington
Update: You can watch Sheldon's speech below.
Posted on 2/14/2013 | -
Senate Passes Transportation Bill Including Whitehouse Oceans Measure, Regional Projects Program
The U.S. Senate today passed a comprehensive transportation and infrastructure bill, which is expected to deliver more than $500 million in federal transportation funding to Rhode Island, supporting over 8,000 jobs. The bill also includes a measure by U.S. Senator Sheldon Wh...…Read More
Posted on 3/14/2012 | -
Reed and Whitehouse Announce $6.45 Million in Disaster Relief Funds
PROVIDENCE, RI - In an effort to help repair and restore infrastructure damaged by the historic floods of 2010 and Hurricane Irene, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse today announced the federal government is releasing $6.45 million in federal funds for the Rhode Island Natural Resou...…Read More
Posted on 1/18/2012 | -
Senators Introduce Climate Change Adaptation Legislation
With incidents of prolonged drought, rising sea levels, and flooding on the rise, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), introduced a bill today to require federal natural resource agencies to plan for the proje...…Read More
Posted on 11/16/2011 | -
A Straight Deal for America
Mr. WHITEHOUSE: Mr. President, we are going through one of the most difficult and painful periods in American history, and millions of Americans are wondering what is happening to our country. Behind the curtain of spin, propaganda, and political attacks, here is what I believe is happening. The rules of...…Read More
Posted on 11/3/2011 | -
Senators Urge Supercommittee to Reduce Debt Through Clean Energy and Conservation
With less than five weeks until the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction is due to submit its plan to reduce the long-term national debt, a group of U.S. Senators sent a letter to the Democratic and Republican Co-Chairs of the committee urging them to seek savings in federa...…Read More
Posted on 10/25/2011 | -
Whitehouse Highlights Threats to the Health of Our Oceans
In April of this year, a group of scientific experts came together to discuss an issue whose consequences will influence the planet and our society for generations to come. They met at the University of Oxford to discuss the current state and eventual fate of our ocean. “The ocean,” as stated in the...…Read More
Posted on 7/13/2011 | -
Whitehouse Highlights Threats to the Health of our Oceans
Calling attention to a recent report released by the International Programme on the State of the Ocean (IPSO), Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) today took to the Senate floor to address our oceans crisis. IPSO is a consortium of ocean scientists and other experts from leg...…Read More
Posted on 7/13/2011 | -
Whitehouse Bill to Re-Authorize National Estuary Program Passes Senate Committee
Today, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse’s (D-RI) bipartisan legislation to re-authorize the National Estuary Program (NEP) was approved by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee with a bipartisan vote. First established in 1987 by Rhode Island Senator John Chafee,...…Read More
Posted on 7/13/2011 |