Today, Representative John Curtis (R-UT), member of the House Natural Resources Committee, spoke on the House floor to advocate for “National Clean Energy Week.” National Clean Energy Week (NCEW) is an annual awareness campaign to recognize the value of clean energy, which includes good-paying jobs, economic growth, energy independence, consumer choice, lower energy… Read more »

Today, Representatives John Curtis (R-UT) and Alan Lowenthal (D-CA) led a bipartisan resolution marking today, September 21 through September 25, as “National Clean Energy Week.” National Clean Energy Week (NCEW) is an annual awareness campaign to recognize the value of clean energy, which includes good-paying jobs, economic growth, energy independence, consumer… Read more »

The BATTERY Act would establish a research, development, and demonstration program at the U.S. Department of Energy that would support the recycling and reuse of these minerals as well as the safe disposal of advanced batteries. Read more »

By: Rep. John Curtis & Rich Powell https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/us-must-counteract-chinas-rapidly-increasing-carbon-emissions It is impossible to combat global climate change and mitigate its negative impacts on the world, without confronting the exponentially growing carbon dioxide emissions problem stemming from China. American innovation and… Read more »

Salt Lake City, UT—Today, Representative John Curtis (R-UT) delivered the following remarks at Sutherland Institute’s Congressional Series. He spoke on what it’s like to be a climate conservative and the climate issues we are facing today. The Congressman also wrote an op-ed that appeared in the Washington Examiner this week comparing American and Chinese efforts to reduce carbon, provide… Read more »

Today, Congressman John Curtis (R-UT) led a letter, endorsed by the entire Utah Delegation, to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler urging support for the Provo River Water Users Association’s application for loan assistance from the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) program. “Deer Creek Reservoir is vital to… Read more »

Today, Representative Curtis (R-UT), Deputy Republican Leader of the National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Subcommittee on the House Natural Resources Committee, delivered the following remarks at the Natural Resources hearing. Two of the Congressman’s bipartisan bills were discussed in today’s markup and were included in a unanimous consent package, the AIR Safety… Read more »

Today, Representative John Curtis (R-UT), Deputy Republican Leader of the National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Subcommittee on the House Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement on the Great American Outdoors Act:   “Since coming to Congress, I have championed multiple pieces of legislation to preserve, protect, and enhance recreation on… Read more »

Washington, DC – Today, Representative Curtis (R-UT) and Senator Romney (R-UT), who last year worked together to secure nearly a million acres of conservation and recreation designations in southern Utah, introduced new legislation to enable the construction of high priority sections of the Bonneville Shoreline Trail (BST) to enhance recreation opportunities near Utah’s most urban areas. Read more »

Representative John Curtis (R-UT), Deputy Republican Leader of the National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Subcommittee in the House Natural Resources Committee, delivered the following remarks at the Natural Resources hearing last week. The Congressman’s bill, the Aerial Incursion Repercussion (AIR) Safety Act, was discussed and praised by both… Read more »