Although they’re generally not inclined to support many progressive causes, these politicians may be motivated by their state’s long coastline, and by voter sentiment in Florida, which is strongly against the expansion of offshore drilling.

This week has seen a new oil spill of about one million gallons in the Gulf of Mexico, which will remain uncapped for at least 10 more days, and a oil spill that has fouled a huge length of the Kalamazoo River in Michigan, even as the the Deepwater Horizon oil spill continues to defy cleanup efforts.

It’s absurd for Chaffetz to assert that the Clean Act’s extension of the current Land and Water Conservation Fund.

If we fail to prepare, countless unsuspecting birds, wildlife, will not return to Minnesota and our ecosystems and economies will feel the impact, not just in Minnesota but throughout the country; not just in Louisiana, not just in Florida.

Spilled oil isn’t just pollution, it’s a lost public asset. Petroleum is a public resource that belongs to the American people, and it’s lost to us whether it’s gathered or spilled.

Nita Lowey thinks state and local governments should establish plastic bag recycling programs, but Lowey wasn’t willing herself to support the Plastic Bag Reduction Act to reduce the problem of plastic bag waste.

After weeks of nothing but empty talk about the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, why is the House of Representatives wasting its time passing resolutions in praise of hockey players?

Tomorrow night, Senator Pat Roberts Roberts plans to attend a special ocean-themed benefit dinner. Of course, the dinner benefits Roberts himself, not any Gulf shore relief organization.

How would cutting taxes clean up the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico? Dan Burton didn’t bother to explain that part of his plan.

The House of Representatives had the opportunity last year to prevent the Gulf Oil spill calamity, but it did nothing. After members of Congress go after Hayward, they ought to rip off their own hides too.