Environment & Energy Policy

September 13, 2014 - Letter to Secretary of Interior Sally Jewell encouraging the creation of a Youth Advisory Council comprised of youth from the Colorado River Basin states to continue dialog around solutions for the Colorado River.

August 1, 2014 - Letter to Assistant Secretary of the Army Jo-Ellen Darcy raising concerns about Augusta Resource Corporation’s application for a Clean Water Act Section 404 permit, which would allow the company to discharge pollutants from its proposed Rosemont Mine near Tucson.

June 17, 2014 - Letter to EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy urging her to finalize strong federal standards for the safe disposal of coal ash under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) by the end of 2014.

May 27, 2014 - Letter to President Obama urging him to settle a solar trade with China and sure our solar energy sector continues to grow.

May 21, 2014 - Letter to President Obama thanking him for designating the Orgon Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument.

April 16, 2014 - Letter to Department of the Interior Inspector General Mary Kendall requesting an investigation of the cost to taxpayers of ALEC's undisclosed lobbying activities on land management issues.

March 19, 2014 - Letter to Secretary of Interior Sally Jewell to keep existing protections for gray wolves.

March 6, 2014 - Letter to President Obama urging him to explicitly address environmental justice concerns in his Climate Action Plan (CAP).

February 28, 2014 - Letter to Coronado Forest Planners urging appropriate measures are taken in their final plan to assure all potential wilderness areas retain their wilderness character and remain available for future Congressional consideration as designated Wilderness.

February 25, 2014 - Letter to Government Accountability Office Comptroller General Gene Dodaro asking for a review of the State Department's ability to assess the environmental impacts of the Keystone pipeline and other sensitive projects.

February 4, 2014 - Letter to House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings requesting a hearing on domestic oil production and the market for various forms of energy.

December 12, 2013 - Letter to President Obama urging him not to release an environmental impact statement on the Keystone XL pipeline until conflict of interest concerns in its preparation are addressed.

December 11, 2013 - Letter to Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell urging stronger protections for endangered gray wolves.