February 2008 Archives
« January 2008 | Main | March 2008 »
Congress to Bush Administration: Explain Neglect of Critical California Wetlands and Wildlife Habitat
Letter from senior California lawmakers requests immediate evaluation of protections for federal refuges and wildlife areas
WASHINGTON – The Bush administration’s Interior Department is not meeting a longstanding legal requirement to supply water to critical Pacific Flyway wetlands, according to a new letter released today by four senior members of Congress from California.
Under a landmark 1992 federal law, the U.S. Department of the Interior is charged with supplying water to specific federal refuges, state wildlife areas and private wetlands considered critical to the once-thriving wildlife and waterfowl of California’s Central Valley. However, despite those legally mandated water supply targets, the Interior Department and its Bureau of Reclamation have been supplying the refuges with significantly less water in recent years, and do not appear to have a strategy for correcting their lack of compliance with the law.
energyandenvironment
natural resources
water
wildlife
Posted by PDP-Staff at 09:17PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Rep. Miller's Schedule for Friday 2/29 and Saturday 3/1
CONCORD, CA -- 2/28/08 -- Below is the schedule for Congressman George Miller (D-Martinez) for Friday, February 28 and Saturday, March 1, including a Purple Heart award ceremony, a mortgage crisis event and other meetings and events in Contra Costa and Solano counties. Miller is chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee. News media interested in any of these events should contact Barbara Johnson in Congressman Miller’s office.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2008
WHEN: 9:00 – 9:30 a.m.
WHO: Congressman George Miller, CA-07
Vallejo Mayor Osby Davis
WHAT: Meeting with the Mayor of Vallejo, Osby Davis. Congressman Miller and Mayor Davis will have the opportunity to discuss a variety of issues facing the city, including its budget crisis.
WHERE: Mayor’s Office, City Hall
555 Santa Clara St., Vallejo
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2008
WHEN: 9:45 – 10:15 a.m.
WHO: Congressman George Miller, CA-07
Vallejo Schools Superintendent Mary Bull
WHAT: Miller will meet with Vallejo Superintendent of Schools Mary Bull to discuss a variety of issues, including the pending state cuts to education and how it will affect the city’s schools.
WHERE: Superintendents Office
665 Walnut Avenue, Vallejo
districtmatters
edlabor
housing
veterans
Posted by PDP-Staff at 09:08PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
House Votes to Invest in Renewable Energy, Cut Subsidies to Largest Oil Companies
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- 2/27/08 -- The House of Representatives approved legislation today to cut billions of dollars worth of unjustified taxpayer subsidies to the largest oil companies and invest that money instead in clean, renewable energy and energy efficiency efforts.
Congressman George Miller (D-CA), former chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee and a long-time proponent of energy efficiency and clean fuels, praised the bill and called on the Senate to follow the House’s action.
"Skyrocketing oil and gas prices are squeezing hard working Americans and small businesses." said Rep. Miller, an architect of the Democratic energy policy. "And our unrestrained dependence on fossil fuels is killing the environment. At a time when our economy is struggling, this bill will provide savings to consumers, protect the environment, create jobs and make our nation stronger by ending our dependence on foreign oil.”
Posted by PDP-Staff at 09:53PM | Comments (9) | TrackBack (0)
