Energy and Environment
Ending our dependence on foreign oil and investing in a renewable energy economy are important priorities, but my district has dozens of small towns and thousands of small businesses and working families who cannot afford new burdens. I will not support efforts that would harm the local economies in my district or that lack provisions for responsibly transitioning these communities toward a clean-energy economy. I remain committed to finding innovative ways for us to move forward and jump-start our renewable energy economy. Arizona’s first wind farm is in my district, and I would support efforts to attract more such projects.
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Lawmakers on Monday questioned the Justice Department’s decision not to prosecute officials in connection with the Gold King Mine spill, which dumped nearly 3 million gallons of toxins into the Animas River last year.
Congressional staffers learned in briefings last week that the Environmental Protection Agency’s Inspector General found violations of the Clean Water Act and the False Claims Act in its investigation of the incident, according to a letter from Sens. John McCain, R-Arizona, and John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, that described the meeting.
FLAGSTAFF – U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz., is pleased to announce she is cosponsoring H.R. 3882, the Greater Grand Canyon Heritage National Monument Act, which establishes a national monument that permanently protects more than a million acres of public land surrounding Grand Canyon National Park and permanently bans new uranium mines there.
By U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz.
If someone told you we could permanently protect the greater Grand Canyon region from existing and future threats, would you do it?
In survey after survey, an overwhelming number of Arizonans and Americans have answered “yes.”
My answer, too, is “yes.” I’m pleased to become a cosponsor of H.R. 3882, the Greater Grand Canyon Heritage National Monument Act. The legislation was introduced by my Arizona colleague, U.S. Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva.
This week, the National Park Service turns 100, and everyone’s invited to the party. You can skip the birthday cake and just take a hike — literally.
During its 100th birthday week, each of the National Park Service’s 412 parks is waiving admission fees (find a park and more info at www.nps.gov).
In Arizona, we are fortunate to have 22 national parks, including the crown jewel of the National Park Service, the Grand Canyon National Park. In my Flagstaff community, the Grand Canyon is our favorite neighbor.
This week, the National Park Service turns 100, and everyone’s invited to the party. You can skip the birthday cake and just take a hike – literally.
During its 100th birthday week, each of the National Park Service’s 412 parks is waiving admission fees (find a park and more info at www.nps.gov).
In Arizona, we are fortunate to have 22 national parks, including the crown jewel of the National Park Service, the Grand Canyon National Park. In my Flagstaff community, the Grand Canyon is our favorite neighbor.
FLAGSTAFF – U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz., issued the following statement about the Navajo Nation’s lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency for negligence related to the disastrous Gold King Mine spill in August 2015.
Navajo farmer Martha Curtis was planning to sell organic vegetables and melons to schools last summer when the Gold King Mine pollution drifting downstream from Colorado turned the San Juan River orange.
Fearing poisoned crops, the Navajos dried up irrigation ditches for three weeks.
Curtis and her husband, both retired in Upper Fruitland, New Mexico, lost everything on their 4 acres except for a few ears of corn that she still hasn’t had the heart to pick.
“It hurts,” Curtis said.
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick voted for the FY 2016 omnibus appropriations bill, H.R. 2029, which passed the House of Representatives with overwhelming bipartisan support, 316-113. This measure funds the government for FY 2016.