Energy and the Environment
Southern California faces many concerns regarding water supply due to the current state of the Bay Delta and the area’s dependence on the Colorado River.
Congresswoman Sanchez has become a champion for water issues in Orange County by supporting numerous bills that improve California's water system and increase the deliverable water supply in Orange County. In the 111th Congress, she authored and introduced H.R. 383, a bill that would authorize additional federal support for the Orange County Groundwater Replenishment system. Congresswoman Sanchez's bill was included in the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 and signed into law by President Obama on March 30, 2009.
Congresswoman Sanchez is a strong supporter of both statewide and national conservation efforts. She supported legislation to ban costly clear-cut logging practices on federal lands and has advocated for increased fines for off-road vehicles that damage our national forests. She also supports the preservation of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and the Outer Continental Shelf and has cosponsored bills designating lands in California, Alaska, Utah, and Michigan as federally protected areas.
Congresswoman Sanchez will continue to build on her environmental record in the 114th Congress by supporting legislation that will improve emission standards, reduce our dependence on foreign oil, improve water quality, and clean up toxic waste sites. These and other environmental efforts will improve the health of our environment and enhance the overall quality of life in our communities.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (CA-46), senior member of the House Armed Services and Homeland Security Committees, today released the following statement in response to the increasing effort of Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and other actors to stop the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline.
Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (CA-46) today released the following statement to recognize key states ratifying the Paris Agreement on climate change.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (CA-46) today released the following statement applauding states ratifying the Paris Agreement.
CALIFORNIA –Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (CA-46), senior member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, and Congressman Sam Farr (CA-20) will visit Monterey County’s Toro Park on Friday, August 26 at 11:00 a.m. PST for a fire briefing and site visit about the Chimney and Soberanes fires impacting Monterey County and local relief efforts to the fire victims. Fire officials providing the briefing are from the U.S. Forest Service, the California National Guard, and Fort Hunter Liggett.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (CA-46) commemorated National Infrastructure Week in a speech on the House floor this week. Rep. Sanchez’s entire floor speech can be viewed HERE.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (CA-46) today released the following statement in to recognize the signing of the landmark Paris Agreement on climate change on Earth Day.
Last year, leaders from almost 200 nations met in Paris at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference to discuss the future of environmental responsibility and set a global goal of reducing climate change.