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Ecosystem Restoration
948 statements about Ecosystem Restoration from 270 members since Jan 3, 2025.
Statements about Ecosystem Restoration, last 12 weeks
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Statements per week mentioning Ecosystem Restoration, all members, split by party. Democrats stacked first, Republicans after, four to a row. Hover a dot for the member and headline; click a dot to search for that headline. Click a week to set the dates below. Aug 17, 2026 – Nov 4, 2026.
Most active on Ecosystem Restoration · Aug 17 – Nov 4
- 1DSarah ElfrethMD-036
- 2RBruce WestermanAR-045
- 3DMartin HeinrichNM4
- 4DAdam B. SchiffCA4
- 5DDebbie DingellMI-064
- 6DKim SchrierWA-083
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379 statements
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Commerce Committee Passes Peters’ Bipartisan Bill to Bolster Great Lakes Conservation Efforts
Advanced bipartisan bill to strengthen Great Lakes research and conservation funding.
“The Great Lakes are essential to our economy, our environment, and our way of life in Michigan”
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Bennet, Pettersen Push to Advance Lincoln Park Superfund Site Clean-up
Urged EPA to advance cleanup of Lincoln Park Superfund site near Cañon City.
“Many community members have spent decades advocating for the remediation of this site, and they deserve clear information about when they can expect meaningful progress”
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Urged Trump administration to preserve Roadless Rule protecting 44 million forest acres.
“After 25 years of successful implementation, the conclusion is clear: the Roadless Rule is effective, widely supported, and essential to responsible forest management. Rescinding it would undermine decades of progress and impose unnecessary environmental and fiscal costs”
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Heinrich Celebrates First-Ever Permit Issued Under His Good Samaritan Mine Cleanup Law
Celebrated first permit issued under his Good Samaritan mine cleanup law.
“This is a landmark moment — and proof that our Good Samaritan law is working.”
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Sent letter with 38 Senate colleagues urging Trump administration not to repeal Roadless Rule.
“The conclusion is clear: the Roadless Rule is effective, widely supported, and essential to responsible forest management. Rescinding it would undermine decades of progress and impose unnecessary environmental and fiscal costs”
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At Klobuchar’s Urging, Forest Service Retains Minnesota Research Facilities
Announced Forest Service decision to retain Minnesota research facilities after her advocacy.
“I repeatedly pressed the U.S. Forest Service to protect Minnesota’s three Forest Service research facilities, and I am glad they will remain open. These facilities support local economies, perform world-class research, and help protect our natural resources both in Minnesota and across the country”
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Warnock Meets with Gullah Geechee Community Members, Visits Historic Harrington School
Met with Gullah Geechee community to discuss environmental health and land preservation.
“Coastal Georgia families should not have to choose between their history or their health”
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Led bicameral letter urging Trump administration not to repeal the Roadless Rule protecting 44 million acres.
“Since its adoption in 2001, the Roadless Rule has served as a cornerstone of public lands conservation, now protecting approximately 44 million acres of National Forest System lands across 37 states”
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Visited Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness to oppose sulfide-ore copper mining near the area.
“I come from a mining family. I'm not against every mine everywhere. My dad worked for Anaconda Copper, and my grandfather was a gold miner. But I learned, negotiating with big companies over natural resource damages, that there are smart places to put mines — and there are places where they really don't belong.”
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PHOTOS: Peters Stops in Traverse City on Day 4 of 10th and Final Motorcycle Tour
Peters highlighted $22.7 million in Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding for FishPass project.
“It’s an honor be here to see the progress and final touches made to FishPass before this exciting, long-term project is officially open”
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PHOTOS: Peters Stops in Alpena on Day 2 of 10th and Final Motorcycle Tour
Visited Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, highlighted its importance to tourism and Great Lakes preservation.
“Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary is a critical tourism destination and an integral part of Michigan’s cultural landscape. So, I’m thrilled to be back in Alpena to get an update on the exciting work happening right here”
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Led 29 lawmakers opposing Trump administration's review of California's coastal protections.
“Both California and NOAA should share a strong interest in ensuring federal projects in America’s coastal areas have minimal impacts on the environment and fisheries, promote responsible economic development, and guarantee national security.”
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Led California lawmakers opposing Trump administration review of state coastal management program.
“Secretary Lutnick’s threat to revoke California’s program approval and Federal funding for failure to obediently comply with the Department’s prioritization of its favorite projects is contrary to 50 years of cooperative state and Federal relationships – and blatantly illegal.”
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Rosen Hosts 30th Annual Tahoe Summit
Hosted 30th annual Lake Tahoe Summit with bipartisan leaders to address regional conservation.
“For 30 years, the Tahoe Summit has been a testament to what we can accomplish when leaders across all levels of government come together with conservation experts around one shared purpose”
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Spoke at Tahoe Summit about lake restoration progress and introduced Douglas County Lands Bill.
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Merkley, Wyden Secure Federal Funding to Expand Pollinator Habitat Along Oregon Highways
Secured $150,000 in federal funding to expand pollinator habitat along Oregon highways.
“Pollinators need healthy habitats to survive and benefit Oregon’s farms, forests, and natural landscapes”
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Praised Minnesota's executive actions to prevent copper-nickel mining in Boundary Waters watershed.
“Minnesotans strongly support protecting the Boundary Waters. We are a mining state, but not this mine in this place. The Trump Administration and Republicans in Congress ignored the science and overturned protections for the Boundary Waters, but the fight continues here at home”
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Merkley, Wyden Secure Federal Funding to Expand Pollinator Habitat Along Oregon Highways
Secured $150,000 in federal funding to expand pollinator habitat along Oregon highways.
“Bees and butterflies will all benefit from this fresh federal investment in pollinator health that’s a key to fighting drought and supporting landscapes native to Oregon”
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Promoted America the Beautiful Act to fund national park repairs and maintenance.
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Led letter opposing Interior's wilderness policy review as threat to public lands protections.
“Given this administration’s obsession with development and disposal of public lands, it seems clear that this comment period is really just a ploy to weaken protections for public lands”
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Introduced bill to permanently protect Chama Watershed from uranium mining.
“We will not allow a foreign mining company to threaten the Chama Watershed with radioactive uranium waste. That is unacceptable”
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Senator Marshall Calls on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Protect the Duck Factory
Joined letter urging Interior Secretary to preserve wetland protections in Prairie Pothole Region.
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Sen. Rick Scott, Rep. Byron Donalds Push Bill to Expedite State Wildlife Conservation Efforts
Introduced bill requiring Interior Department to act on state wildlife conservation plans within 180 days.
“Florida’s natural beauty, including its wildlife, is worth protecting. It is unacceptable that federal bureaucracy stalls critical wildlife funding year after year, leaving Florida’s wildlife and our environment vulnerable. The American people deserve prompt and efficient use of their tax dollars.”
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AGOA EXTENSION ACT--Motion to Proceed--Continued
Mr. President, reserving the right to object, look, my esteemed colleague from Wisconsin--I don't mean to use any onomatopoeia here, but he is howling about the gray wolves and seeking to pass legislation to remove Federal protections under the Endangered Species Act for gray wolves across the…
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AGOA EXTENSION ACT--Motion to Proceed--Continued
Mr. President, my fine State of Wisconsin has a gray wolf population problem, but that was not always the case. Back in the eighties and nineties, we had the opposite problem. We had an endangered wolf population, as probably most of the lower 48 States did. So back in 1978, under the Endangered…
Sources: members’ press releases from their official websites (since the 119th Congress began (Jan 3, 2025)) and the Congressional Record (since Aug 2026). Statements are tagged to Ecosystem Restoration by AI reading of the full text. Quotes are shown only when they match the archived source text word for word.