U.S. Sens. Tom Udall (D-NM) and David Vitter (R-LA) applauded the advancement of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, which received a unanimous Senate voice vote and has 61 bipartisan co-sponsors.
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The funds will support economic development in the Louisiana Delta region.
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The senator has lobbied extensively for coastline preservation in his state.
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U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-LA), ranking member of the Committee on Environment and Public Works, issued a statement on Wednesday applauding a federal court ruling that overturned the listing of the lesser prairie chicken as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
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U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) released a statement on Monday condemning the final version of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan, the nation’s first regulation on carbon emissions from power plants, also unveiled on Monday by President Obama.
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Congressman: "Supreme Court's decision is a big win for energy producers and American consumers."
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U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) released a statement on Thursday responding to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) report on the impact of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, on drinking water. “Today is a good day for American energy and the over-60,000 hard-working taxpayers in Louisiana's oil and gas industry,” Scalise said.
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Shreveport landfill was site of 2014 subterranean fire.
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