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BPA Gets a Valentine Gift from Federal Taxpayers

Washington, D.C. - Despite opposition from leading taxpayer and environmental groups, Congress, last night, approved a $700 million...

Barge Traffic Continues Dropping on Mississippi and Illinois Rivers

Washington, DC - Barge traffic on the Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway continues to decline, according to new Army Corps of...

Power Council Proposes to Further Weaken Salmon Recovery Efforts

Portland, OR - On the eve of a hearing on proposed changes to hydropower operations in the Columbia River basin, conservationists are...

Feds Spend $3.3 billion on Salmon Recovery

Washington, D.C. - Federal agencies have spent more than $3.3 billion on salmon recovery efforts in the Columbia River basin, according to...

TCS Statement on the House Resources Committee Markup on H.R. 2301

Washington, D.C. - Prepared Statement by Aileen Roder, Water Policy Analyst at Taxpayers for Common Sense, on the House Resources Committee...

TCS Statement on the Smith-Feingold-McCain Corp Reform Bill

Washington, D.C. - Written Statement By Steve Ellis, Senior Director of Water Resources, Taxpayers for Common Sense, on the...

Long-Awaited Corps of Engineers Project Suspension List Released

Washington, D.C. (May 17, 2002) - An early copy of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' much anticipated "project review list" was obtained by...

TCS Statement on Markup of H.R. 2301

Washington, D.C. - Prepared Statement by Aileen Roder, Water Policy Analyst at Taxpayers for Common Sense for Water and Power Subcommittee...

Irrigation Provision in Farm Bill Could Sell Taxpayers Down the River

Washington, D.C. - At the last minute, a provision was added to the Farm Bill Conference Report authorizing a study of expanding new ways...

Taxpayer, Environmental Groups Applaud New Fishery Management Law; Offer Suggestions to Enhance Taxpayer, Environmental and Fisherman Protections

Washington, D.C. - The Magnuson-Stevens Act being taken up in subcommittee today is an excellent first step towards protecting fishermen...

Engineering Boondoggles

While Washington is wringing its hands about the automatic across-the-board budget cuts known as...