Environment

Congressman Hoyer strongly supports environmental standards that keep our land, air and water clean.

Congressman Hoyer strongly supports environmental safeguards that keep our land, air and water clean. He has supported every major environmental bill since he was elected to Congress.  Congressman Hoyer has secured millions of federal dollars to clean up the Chesapeake Bay and the Patuxent, Potomac, Anacostia, and St. Mary's Rivers, and to replenish the oyster population of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries.

The Fifth District is rightly proud of its parks and open green space, and Hoyer has supported them by securing federal funds to add 8,000 acres to the Patuxent Wildlife Refuge, expand Piscataway Park, and helped acquire 6,000 acres in Charles County for the Douglas Point Project.

Congressman Hoyer believes strongly in the environmental, economic and national security benefits of reducing America’s dependence on foreign oil and bolstering our clean energy economy.  He has supported legislation to improve energy efficiency to save families and businesses money, spur innovation and create good-paying jobs, lessen our reliance on foreign energy, and reduce the carbon pollution that causes global warming.

Thu, May 31, 2007 / Environment

Reversing our Nation's Fuel Fortunes

While driving the roads of Southern Maryland, you have no doubt noticed the recent spike in gas prices. They are high and rising, and squeezing the pocketbooks of the average Maryland driver who is currently paying $3.16 a gallon on average for regular gasoline more than double the cost when President Bush took office, and up nearly 89 cents a gallon in the last seven weeks.________________________________________________________________________
Fri, May 4, 2007 / Environment

PROGRESS Act - Promoting Public Transit in Energy Independence

It goes without saying that America is a nation with significant transportation needs that are driving our ever-expanding appetite for energy, and correspondingly, our over-reliance on petroleum products and foreign sources of oil.________________________________________________________________________
Mon, Apr 23, 2007 / Environment

Earth Day Reminder that Preserving our Planet is the Calling of our Time

Concerned about increasing environmental degradation and the political indifference to act, United States Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin called for an "Environmental Teach-in" to be held on April 22, 1970. Twenty million people across the county answered his call to action to participate in the inaugural Earth Day, initiating what has become a world-wide campaign to protect our global environment.________________________________________________________________________
Fri, Apr 20, 2007 / Environment

Earth Day Reminder that Preserving our Planet is the Calling of our Time

Concerned about increasing environmental degradation and the political indifference to act, United States Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin called for an "Environmental Teach-in" to be held on April 22, 1970.________________________________________________________________________
Thu, Apr 19, 2007 / Environment

Hoyer Announces Authorization of Important Maryland Waterway Restoration Projects

WASHINGTON, DC Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) today announced that programs and projects important to the environmental and economic health of Maryland and the 5th Congressional District were authorized in the House-passed version of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2007. Each of the programs listed below were included in the bill at Congressman Hoyers request.________________________________________________________________________

Fri, Mar 9, 2007 / Environment

Hoyer Fights for Clean Water; House Passes Bills Critical to Ensuring Maryland's Water Quality

Washington, DC--- Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD) voted along with the majority of the U.S. House of Representatives to approve three critical water quality bills that will significantly help state and local governments in Maryland address water quality problems and promote public health, create jobs and stimulate economic development.________________________________________________________________________

Thu, Mar 1, 2007 / Environment

PROGRESS Act Critical to Maryland's Economy, Security and Environment

Thirty years ago, during an unprecedented national energy crisis, President Carter said: "With the exception of preventing war, this is the greatest challenge our country will face during our lifetimes." Because our nation has too often failed to make the hard decisions needed to move toward energy independence, President Carters admonition is as relevant today as it was back then. We simply cannot ignore our addiction to foreign sources of oil any longer.________________________________________________________________________
Thu, Oct 12, 2006 / Environment

National Environmental Group Awards Hoyer High Marks

Congressman Steny Hoyer (MD-05) received a 100% rating, which is a testament to his efforts to protect the environment and promote progressive energy policies...________________________________________________________________________