Energy and Environment

HYDE-SMITH FOCUSES ON STATES’ ROLES IN ENERGY PROJECTS OF ‘NATIONAL INTEREST’

Senate Energy Committee Hearing Examines Permitting Reform Process for Energy Projects

 
VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Focuses on States’ Roles in Energy Projects of “National Interest”

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today focused on the rights of states in approving energy projects within their borders as Congress renews efforts to reform the federal permitting process to help ensure the...

HYDE-SMITH WANTS MORE AG PERSPECTIVES CONSIDERED IN EPA PESTICIDE REVIEWS

Miss. Senator Asks Nominee to Commit to Improving USDA-EPA Coordination

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Addresses USDA-EPA Interaction on Pest Control Regulations.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today received a commitment from a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) nominee to ensure agriculture interests are truly considered as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulates the pesticides...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH RESPOND TO YAZOO BACKWATER AREA WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN

Miss. Senators Will Host Media Availability in Vicksburg Friday

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today responded to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Army Corps) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announcement of a preferred approach to solve flooding in the Yazoo Backwater...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH REINTRODUCE ‘TORNADO ACT’ 

Legislation Aimed at Improving Severe Storm, Tornado Forecasting & Emergency Alert Timing 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) in reintroducing the Tornado Observation Research Notification and Deployment to Operations (TORNADO) Act to improve the forecasting and understanding of tornadoes and other hazardous weather.

The TORNADO Act would require the National Oceanic and...

HYDE-SMITH ACTS TO PRESERVE CONSUMER CHOICE AS ENERGY DEPT. MOVES TO BLOCK GAS, PROPANE APPLIANCES

Miss. Senator Cosponsors Legislation, Signs Letter Challenging DOE ‘Backdoor Ban’ on Gas Stoves 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) this week cosponsored legislation to counter federal agency efforts to eliminate gas appliances by preserving the ability of consumers to choose what type of stove, water heater, or furnace they want in their homes.

The Natural Gas Appliances...

HYDE-SMITH PRESSURES DOE ON NEW TRANSFORMER ENERGY STANDARDS

Miss. Senator Says Miss. Suppliers Alarmed by “Cart before the Horse” Mandates 

 
VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Presses DOE Secretary on Abandoning Proposed Transformer Efficiency Standards.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Thursday pressed Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on whether her agency will stop proposed energy-efficiency standards for electric distribution transformers that are already affecting...

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Sen. Ted Cruz Introduces Amendment to Block Packing of US Supreme Court

By Jana J. Pruet

Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas on Wednesday reintroduced a constitutional amendment to ensure the number of justices serving on the U.S. Supreme Court remains at nine.

“The Democrats’ answer to a Supreme Court that is dedicated to upholding the rule of law and the Constitution is to pack it with liberals who will rule the way they want,” Cruz said in an emailed statement.

“The Supreme...