Energy and Environment

HYDE-SMITH HELPS ADVANCE BILL BENEFITING MISS. HERITAGE AREAS

Energy & Natural Resources Committee Approves Measure Extending Authorization and Funding for National Heritage Areas

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today supported committee passage of legislation to improve the process for establishing and running National Heritage Areas (NHAs), including extending authorization and funding for sites in Mississippi and across the nation.

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WICKER, HYDE-SMITH & PALAZZO WELCOME DISTRIBUTION OF $36.7 MILLION IN GOMESA FUNDS TO MISS.

Off-shore Energy Production in FY2021 Generates Revenue for State, Three Coastal Counties

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and Congressman Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.) today welcomed the distribution of more than $36.7 million to the State of Mississippi and its three coastal counties for coastal conservation, restoration, and hazard mitigation...

HYDE-SMITH BACKS CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE RESEARCH & MANAGEMENT ACT

Bipartisan Legislation Would Empower State & Tribal Governments to Address & Prevent CWD Outbreaks

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced her support for bipartisan legislation to increase both research and management of chronic wasting disease (CWD), which has been identified in Mississippi and has the potential to negatively affect recreational hunting, outdoor tourism, local businesses...

MISSISSIPPI REPUBLICANS SUPPORT STATES’ RIGHT TO REGULATE

Miss. Delegation Joins Amicus Brief on Clean Water Act Authority

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and U.S. Representatives Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.), Trent Kelly (R-Miss.), and Michael Guest (R-Miss.) today joined 196 of their colleagues in filing an amici curiae brief in support of the petitioners in the pending Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency case before the U.S. Supreme...

HYDE-SMITH, RUBIO OFFER BILL TO KICK-START AMERICAN RARE EARTH MANUFACTURING

Bill Would Establish Incentives for Rare Earth Manufacturing Capabilities, Lessen Dependence on China

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) in introducing legislation to incentivize the development of rare earth metallurgy manufacturing facilities in the United States and lessen the nation’s dependence on China for specialized electronics that rely on...