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.
As a fourth-generation farmer, 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.
Delta Democrat Times (Greenville, MS)
Opinion: Science backs Yazoo pumps
By Hank Burdine
I am a Commissioner on the Mississippi Levee Board and a private land owner who lives very close to the backwater area of the South Delta. Much has been said regarding the need for a comprehensive plan for...
HuffPost
The U.S. Is Running Low On The Machines Needed To Avoid Blackouts And Quit Fossil Fuels
A nationwide shortage of electrical transformers has been growing for years, and it may be getting worse.
By Alexander C. Kaufman
As COVID-19 ripped through the global economy in 2020, Ford stopped...
Agri-Pulse
Supreme Court's Prop 12 decision could spark fresh state ballot initiatives
By Steve Davies
The Supreme Court’s decision to allow California’s animal housing law to remain in place caused a furor in the pork industry and among farm-state lawmakers, who vowed to introduce legislation to...
Roll Call
Permitting overhaul: Before or after debt ceiling talks?
Barrasso and Capito expect to mark up a bill after the debt ceiling deadline
By David Jordan
There is wide bipartisan consensus that Congress should make legislation to overhaul federal energy project permitting a priority. When...
Farm Progress
Supreme Court upholds California Prop 12
Court rejects NPPC, AFBF Commerce Clause challenge as insufficiently pled.
By Joshua Baethge
The U.S Supreme Court rejected an appeal by the National Pork Producers Council and American Farm Bureau Federation challenging California’s...
DeSoto County News
Officials promote county needs on annual Washington trip
By Bob Bakken
DeSoto County officials were in Washington, D.C. last week to meet with U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith, along with staffers representing Congressmen Trent Kelly, Mike Ezell and Michael Guest...
Mississippi Farm Bureau
Cautious optimism over new plan recommended to finish the pumps
By Jon Kalahar
They’d been in this very same room just weeks ago. Giving the same testimony about the rising waters, the flooded roads and homes, the farm land useless for another year. This time, however, it...
WAPT-TV Jackson
Details shared with community about new Yazoo Backwater pump plan
Project involves installing pumps to prevent flooding
Madeleine Nolan, Reporter
VICKSBURG, Miss. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency held the last of three community...
The Center Square
Yazoo River flood control project to be resurrected
By Steve Wilson | The Center Square
(The Center Square) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is looking at a plan to prevent annual flooding in the Yazoo River basin that will include resurrecting a massive pump project that has...
Vicksburg Post
‘Thank You’: Community, state officials react to Yazoo Backwater proposal
By Anna Guizerix
Eagle Lake resident Ken Klaus, whose home has been impacted by Yazoo Backwater floods for decades, has seen plenty of proposals for the pumps project come and go over the past 30 years. The...
