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Senator Hyde-Smith knows dependence on foreign oil poses economic and national security risks for the United States.  The Senator supports responsible exploration and production of Mississippi’s and the nation’s energy resources, including the development of new technologies to support the production of biofuels and other energy sources.

Senator Hyde-Smith understands the importance of conservation and good stewardship of our natural resources.  She supports balanced and responsible resource management policies to ensure Mississippi’s forests, wetlands, and coastal region remain assets for future generations to enjoy.


HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $10.9 MILLION IN USDA FUNDS FOR WATER & WASTEWATER UPGRADES IN RURAL MISS.

HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $10.9 MILLION IN USDA FUNDS FOR WATER & WASTEWATER UPGRADES IN RURAL MISS.

USDA Rural Development Loan/Grant Awards for Work in DeSoto, Grenada, Perry & Pike Counties 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced the approval of $10.9 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development funding to improve water and wastewater systems for four rural Mississippi communities.

Projects in DeSoto, Grenada, Perry, and Pike counties will...

HYDE-SMITH SEEKS COMMITMENT INTERIOR DEPT. RULES WON’T MAKE OFFSHORE ENERGY PRODUCTION UNFEASIBLE

HYDE-SMITH SEEKS COMMITMENT INTERIOR DEPT. RULES WON’T MAKE OFFSHORE ENERGY PRODUCTION UNFEASIBLE

Miss. Senator Presses Land and Minerals Management Nominee on Compliance with Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act

091521-RH6-812 Ag Dairy Hearing
VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Questions Administration Compliance with Offshore Energy Law.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today sought assurances that the Biden administration, now under court order to allow offshore energy leasing, will not attempt to impose...

HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $32.2 MILLION FROM DOE TO MSU FOR CLEAN ENERGY R&D

HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $32.2 MILLION FROM DOE TO MSU FOR CLEAN ENERGY R&D

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Energy and Water Development Appropriations Subcommittee, today announced the award of a $32.2 million contract to Mississippi State University to advance clean energy research and development.

The MSU Institute of Clean Energy Technology (ICET) will use the funding to continue applied research and development on air filtration and treatment...

Haaland pressed over Interior Department leasing schedule

CQ Roll Call
 
Haaland pressed over Interior Department leasing schedule
 
By David Jordan, CQ
 
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on Wednesday defended her department’s policy as Republicans said its oil and gas leasing activities have contributed to high fuel prices.
 
Haaland appeared before the...

State representative pledges to address garbage bill law

Monroe Journal

State representative pledges to address garbage bill law

By Ray Van Dusen

ABERDEEN – A reoccurring topic the board of supervisors has addressed for years regarding delinquent garbage bills could possibly get some reprieve in Jackson.

State law mandates delinquent garbage bills are...

Mississippi leaders react to Supreme Court EPA ruling

WTOK-TV Meridian

Mississippi leaders react to Supreme Court EPA ruling

By WTOK Staff

JACKSON, Miss. (WTOK) - Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Thursday the U. S. Supreme Court ‘struck a major blow against President Biden’s radical Green New Deal agenda’ with its ruling in the West Virginia vs...