John Barrasso

Barrasso Attends Signing Ceremony for Resolution Overturning BLM 2.0 Rule

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), released the following statement after he attended the signing ceremony for H.J. Res. 44, which overturns the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Planning 2.0 rule. If allowed to stand, this rule would have implemented sweeping changes to how BLM develops resource management plans.

Senate overturns BLM’s flawed Planning 2.0 rule

Washington, D.C. – The Senate today voted to overturn the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Planning 2.0 Rule, which implemented sweeping changes to how the BLM develops resource management plans. U.S. Senators Mike Enzi and John Barrasso, R-Wyo., praised the vote, which they said would return power back to those who actually live near BLM lands in western states.

Barrasso, Wyden Introduce Bill to Help American Soda Ash Producers Compete in Global Market

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-WY) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) introduced bipartisan legislation to maintain competitive royalty rates on America’s natural soda ash, which is critical in manufacturing industrial products like glass. The Soda Ash Competitiveness Act (S. 546) will set the royalty rate on sodium compounds (and related products) produced from federal land at 2 percent for five years.

Barrasso Statement on Court’s Decision to Uphold Delisting of Gray Wolf in Wyoming

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), released the following statement on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia’s ruling to uphold the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s 2012 decision to remove the gray wolf in Wyoming from the endangered species list.

Barrasso Statement on Executive Order on Waters of the United States

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), released the following statement on President Trump’s executive order to revise the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers’ Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule.