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On a recent afternoon, about three dozen volunteers worked to clear out underbrush as part of wildfire mitigation work in Lory State Park, just outside of Fort Collins. They sawed off low-hanging and dead branches and hauled them out.
It was hard work on a hot day. And in the thick of it was Democratic Congressman Joe Neguse, work gloves on and his arms full of branches.
Congressman Joe Neguse, Co-Chair of the Bipartisan Wildfire Caucus, announced the launch of the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) new $1 billion Community Wildfire Defense Grant program. This five-year, competitive program is made possible as part of wildfire investments Rep.
More pay, more staff and larger wildfire fuel management projects may come as a result of the Wildfire Response and Drought Resiliency Act. The act passed the U.S.
With wildfires and drought becoming increasingly existential problems for Colorado and neighboring states, the House took action Friday, passing a package of nearly 50 bills that Rep. Joe Neguse says “meets the moment for the West.”
Neguse is a lead sponsor on the package, known as the Wildfire Response and Drought Resiliency Act, as well as the author of some of its specific provisions. It passed the House on a nearly party-line vote of 218-199.
The U.S. House is expected to consider a new bill that would help communities hit by climate disasters recover and rebuild. On Thursday, Colorado Congressman Joe Neguse introduced the Wildfire Response and Drought Resiliency Act.
The Democrat represents Colorado's 2nd Congressional District, which includes Boulder County where the Marshall Fire destroyed more than 1,000 homes last December.
The bill would help communities invest in fire suppression and mitigation efforts. It would also increase the flexibility of federal money to help with recovery.
Colorado Congressman Joe Neguse is leading a package of 49 bills designed to help address wildfires and droughts throughout the country.
Congressman Joe Neguse, member of the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, secured two measures to increase funding for critical water conservation programs as part of H.R. 8294, the Fiscal Year 2023 (FY 23) Appropriations Minibus, which passed the House July 20.
After the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) moved forward with a July roundup of wild horses despite large scale pushback, Congressman Joe Neguse introduced an amendment that would end federal funding for roundups.
Congressman Joe Neguse stopped by Dillon to meet with local nonprofit leaders about legislation that will impact working families in Colorado and across the country.
On Friday, July 15, Congressman Joe Neguse, Chair of the National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Subcommittee, announced that his bill – the Continental Divide Trail (CDT) Completion Act – passed the House of Representatives as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY 2023). The provision directs the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management to work together to complete the 3,100-mile Continental Divide National Scenic Trail by its 50th anniversary in 2028 to the maximum extent possible.