Environment

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) and Barry Moore (AL-01) introduced the Forest Data Modernization Act, a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would modernize data collection efforts of the USFS Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) sent a letter of support to President Biden calling for the president to fulfill Governor Jay Inslee’s request and declare a Major Disaster for Washington State following November’s bomb cyclone. The storm marked one of the most severe weather events in the region in recent memory. Congresswoman Schrier will hold time for media availability focused on this letter tomorrow from 9:00am to 11:00 am PST. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, the United States House of Representatives passed the bipartisan Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (WRDA), biennial legislation that authorizes water resource activities of the Army Corps of Engineers. Thanks to the advocacy of Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08), the bill included authorization for the design and construction of a water reservoir in the city of Chelan for wildfire preparedness and water supply.

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) introduced the National Prescribed Fire Act, which would help mitigate the risk of catastrophic wildfires. Representative Schrier’s bipartisan, bicameral bill would invest in hazardous fuels management by allowing for the increased use of prescribed fires. Congresswoman Schrier is joined in introducing this legislation by Senator Ron Wyden (OR) and Representative David Valadao (CA-22). 

WASHINGTON, D.C – On May 20, the EPA selected Forterra NW for a Brownfields Cleanup Grant funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that Congresswoman Schrier voted to pass. Grant funds will be used to clean up the Roslyn Number 4 Mine in the City of Roslyn. The 30-acre coal mine began operations in the 1880s and was shut down in 1909 following a mine explosion. After the closure, a foundry built for the mine continued to process coal from other mines until the mid-1970s.

WASHINGTON, DC – The United States House of Representatives passed H.R. 6093, the Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2023, which included the National Landslide Preparedness Act Reauthorization Act, a bill introduced by U.S. Representatives Kim Schrier (WA-08), Suzan DelBene (WA-01), and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03). This legislation passed the House by a vote of 394-19.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, President Biden released his proposed budget, which included $500 million for the Howard Hanson Dam fish passage facility project.