Natural Resources
August 30, 2016
Arkansas Senator John Boozman and 4th District Congressman Bruce Westerman visited Weyerhaeuser Nursery in Magnolia Tuesday where more than 49 million trees were planted for future use.
Issues:Natural Resources
August 22, 2016
Forests should be utilized to manage their growth and build the economy, said Congress’ only forester, U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Hot Springs.
Issues:Natural Resources
August 19, 2016
U.S. Sen. John Boozman (AR) and U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman (AR-04) will launch the #Seed2Sawmill Tour on Aug. 30 in an effort to promote forest health and tout the economic benefits of forestry to the state of Arkansas.
Issues:Natural Resources
August 17, 2016
With forests contributing so much to Arkansas’ environment and economy, we are launching a forestry tour on August 30. During this 3-day tour, we will visit various sites around Arkansas’ timber rich Fourth Congressional District.
Issues:Natural Resources
July 16, 2016
Friday (July 15), House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT), Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman Pat Roberts (R-KS) and Representative Bruce Westerman (R-AR) participated in a press call to discuss pending wildfire and forest management legislation (H.R. 2647 / S. 3085).
Issues:Natural Resources
July 14, 2016
Congressman Bruce Westerman (AR-04) issued the following statement upon passage Thursday (July 14) of H.R. 5538, the Fiscal 2017 Interior Appropriations Bill.
Issues:Natural Resources
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June 27, 2016
On June 23, U.S. Senator Pat Roberts (R-KS), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, introduced S. 3085, the Emergency Wildfire and Forest Management Act of 2016.
Issues:Natural Resources
May 26, 2016
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (WI-01) appointed Congressman Bruce Westerman (AR-04) on Thursday (May 26) to serve on a conference committee charged with producing final energy and natural resource legislation.
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May 25, 2016
The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday (May 25) approved amendments to S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2016.
Issues:Natural Resources
April 21, 2016
Congressman Bruce Westerman (AR-04) joined a bipartisan group of congressmen Wednesday (April 20) for the launch of the Working Forests Caucus.
Issues:Natural Resources