Nick Rahall In The News
August 28, 2008 Byrd Perseveres As West Virginians Look On
Billy and Marge Burke of Gilmer County, W.Va., have been married 54 happy years. Thats four years less than Sen. Robert Byrd (D) has served the Mountain State on Capitol Hill. And when Byrd was up for re-election for his ninth Senate term in 2006, the
August 24, 2008 Lincoln County receives water line funding
The announcement came from the office of US Rep. Nick Rahall, DW.Va. In addition to the ARC's funds, the Lincoln County Commission and Rockspring ...
August 20, 2008 Forest pinching pennies because of fire costs
... a bill sponsored by Rep. Nick Rahall (DW.Va.) that would have made fire-suppression costs independent of other Forest Service expenditures. ...
August 19, 2008 Burning Down the House to Keep Warm
According to a report from US Rep. Nick Rahall, DW.Va., who chairs the House Committee on Natural Resources, 47.5 million acres of onshore public lands had ...
August 19, 2008 Hospital to receive funds for its education center
US Rep. Nick Rahall recently announced the award from the US Department of Health & Human Services. The funding was requested and secured by Rahall last ...
August 18, 2008 W.Va. Democrats ready for Denver
Robert C. Byrd and Jay Rockefeller, Rep. Nick Rahall, all DW.Va., and Gov. Joe Manchin have all declared for Obama, but under party rules, ...
August 16, 2008 Riders Hit the Pavement for Freedom
Governor Manchin has not missed a Freedom Ride until this year, but he did send a representative from his office in his place. Congressman Nick Rahall ...
August 16, 2008 Bill would protect huge area of California as federal wilderness
Rep. Nick Rahall, D-West Virginia, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, said his predecessor Pombo "chose to ignore wilderness proposals even ...
August 16, 2008 Longtime reporter remembered
âI was heartbroken to learn of the loss of Tom Searls, one of the Mountain Stateâs greatest reporters,â Rep. Nick Rahall, DW.Va., said. ...
August 16, 2008 Riders Hit the Pavement for Freedom
Governor Manchin has not missed a Freedom Ride until this year, but he did send a representative from his office in his place. Congressman Nick Rahall ...
August 15, 2008 Ah, Wilderness!
But in the 2006 elections Pombo lost, Democrats took control of Congress, and West Virginia Democrat Nick Rahall became chair of what he renamed the Natural ...
August 14, 2008 State briefs: Aug. 15, 2008
Robert C. Byrd and Jay Rockefeller and Rep. Nick Rahall announced the grants Thursday. Yeager Airport in Charleston will receive the largest grant, $644811, ...
August 14, 2008 Tri-State Airport gets $258394 for upgrades
Jay Rockefeller and Robert C. Byrd and US Rep. Nick Rahall announced Thursday. The funds will allow the airport to move forward with terminal improvements, ...
August 13, 2008 GINGRICH AND INNIS: Idle leases - or addled minds?
Sen. Jeff Bingaman, Rep. Nick Rahall, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other members of Congress who oppose producing more American oil are in a bind. They know voters are hurting from high gas prices and overwhelmingly want the government to allow more
Source: Washington Times
August 13, 2008 Offshore oil drilling in the US: what's at stake?
... natural gas and 79% of the oil is located in areas that are currently open for leasing," says Nick Rahall, Democratic representative for West Virginia. ...
August 13, 2008 Offshore oil drilling in the US: what's at stake?
... natural gas and 79% of the oil is located in areas that are currently open for leasing," says Nick Rahall, Democratic representative for West Virginia. ...
August 12, 2008 Bush wants rules relaxed
WASHINGTON -- Parts of the Endangered Species Act might be extinct soon. The Bush administration wants federal agencies to decide for themselves whether highways, dams, mines and other construction projects might harm endangered animals and plants.
Source: Columbus Dispatch
August 12, 2008 Endangered Species Act in danger'
The proposal, first reported by The Associated Press, would cut out the advice of government scientists who have been weighing in on such decisions for 35 years. Agencies also could not consider a project's contribution to global warming in their
Source: Gainesville Sun
August 12, 2008 Critics contend changes to US endangered species bill will weaken law
The move has also run into opposition from House Democrats with the chairman of the House committee that oversees the Interior Department, Rep. Nick Rahall ...
August 12, 2008 Bush wants some endangered species rules extinct
The chairman of the House committee that oversees the Interior Department, Rep. Nick Rahall, DW.Va., said he was "deeply troubled." Sen. ...
August 12, 2008 GINGRICH AND INNIS: Idle leases - or addled minds?
Jeff Bingaman, Rep. Nick Rahall, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other members of Congress who oppose producing more American oil are in a bind. ...
August 11, 2008 Jenkins Mansion gets preservation cash
The work will be funded through a water resources grant channeled to the Army Corps of Engineers by Rep. Nick Rahall, DW.Va. The corps acquired the building ...
August 11, 2008 AP IMPACT: Bush to relax protected species rules
... federal agencies an unacceptable degree of discretion to decide whether or not to comply with the Endangered Species Act," said Rep. Nick Rahall, DW.Va. ...
August 11, 2008 Jenkins Plantation preservation project aims to restore its past
US Rep. Nick Rahall II visited the Jenkins Plantation Monday morning for a ceremony that kicked off a yearlong project that he hopes will be the first step ...
August 09, 2008 Challenger Favors ANWR Drilling, Seeks a Debate
For that reason, he wants Rep. Nick Rahall, DW.Va., to accept his repeated invitations to debate him on his refusal to support ANWR drilling as a means of ...
August 08, 2008 Challenger favors ANWR drilling, seeks a debate
Republican challenger Marty Gearheart sees no difference in removing oil from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge than the daily digging of coal from the rugged mountains of West Virginia. For that reason, he wants Rep. Nick Rahall, D-W.Va., to accept
Source: Beckley Register-Herald
August 08, 2008 Huntington Receives $3.2 million HUD Grant
Rep. Nick Rahall says the funding from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development will allow Huntington to expand its housing programs and services. ...
August 08, 2008 Challenger favors ANWR drilling, seeks a debate
For that reason, he wants Rep. Nick Rahall, DW.Va., to accept his repeated invitations to debate him on his refusal to support ANWR drilling as a means of ...
August 07, 2008 Groups Deliver 150000 Comments to Bush Administration Calling for ...
... House Natural Resources committee Representative Nick Rahall (D-WV) to the head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration citing concerns ...
August 07, 2008 $3M in federal housing funds for Huntington announced
The announcement came from Rep. Nick Rahall's office Thursday. The $3.1 million in funding includes $2 million in Community Development Block Grants to ...
