Washington, D.C.— Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) issued the following statement after the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released its newest oil and gas leasing regulations. The rule imposes higher fees and royalties, severely limits the...
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Barrasso, Lummis Demand Democrats Hold Mayorkas Accountable for Border Crisis
Washington, D.C.— U.S. Senators John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis (both R-WY) joined Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and 41 of their colleagues in sending a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer demanding he fulfill his constitutional duties to properly...
Lummis Raises Concerns Over How EPA’s New Water Standards Could Impact Wyoming’s Rural Water Providers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), a member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) expressed concern after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized its drinking water standards for per- and...
Lummis, Newhouse Warn New ESA Rules Will Wreak Havoc Across the West
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and House Western Caucus Chair Dan Newhouse (R-WA) raised serious concerns about the Biden administration’s reversal of key reforms to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) by the Trump...
Lummis Issues Statement in Response to EPA Decision Regarding Afton’s Periodic Spring
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) issued the following statement after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a decision classifying the Periodic Spring in Afton as a groundwater source. “The Periodic Spring is a safe and...