http://wrkf.org en http://wrkf.org/post/vitters-new-clout-could-bring-changes-army-corps <p>The U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee meets Thursday to discuss reforms to the Army Corps of Engineers.</p><p>One of Louisiana’s senators, David Vitter, now sits as the ranking minority member of the committee.</p><p></p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Vitter saif the Corps has a history of putting projects on the back burner because of cost and bureaucratic entanglements. </span></p> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 18:26:32 +0000 Kelly Connelly 5757 at http://wrkf.org Vitter's New Clout Could Bring Changes to Army Corps http://wrkf.org/post/senators-push-again-pipeline-permit <p>On Tuesday, Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman approved an adjusted route for the <a href="http://www.transcanada.com/keystone.html">Keystone XL Pipeline</a> that avoids that state’s fragile Sand Hills. Soon after, 53 senators – including both from Louisiana – wrote a <a href="http://www.landrieu.senate.gov/files/documents/2013_01_23_pipeline.pdf">letter</a> to President Obama supporting the project.</p><p> Thu, 24 Jan 2013 19:09:26 +0000 Ashley Westerman 5224 at http://wrkf.org