Below are summaries of Bills Introduced, Committee Reports, Chamber Actions, and Public Laws reported in the most recent issue of ELR's Weekly Update.
would amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act related to a segment of the Lower Merced River in California.
would expand the boundary of San Antonio Missions National Historical Park and conduct a study of potential land acquisitions.
would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to adjust the boundary of the Stephen Mather Wilderness and the North Cascades National Park to allow the rebuilding of a road outside of the floodplain with no net loss of acreage to the Park or the Wilderness.
would provide for the conveyance of certain parcels of National Forest System land to the city of Fruit Heights, Utah.
would approve the construction, operation, and maintenance of the Keystone XL pipeline.
would prohibit the use, production, sale, importation, or exportation of any pesticide containing atrazine.
would prohibit certain transfers of radioactive metal by the Department of Energy.
would require the Secretary of Energy, in coordination with the Secretary of Labor, to establish a program to provide for workforce training and education, at community colleges, in sustainable energy.
would amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to exempt certain silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements.
would direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop a national strategic action plan to assist health professionals in preparing for and responding to the public health effects of climate change.