Agriculture

Attends Public Meeting, Meets with ANF Leadership, and Local Stakeholders to Reaffirm his Support of Private Property and States Rights, and Energy Production in the ANF

Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson, R-Pa., issued the following statement after a series of meetings on the so-called ‘settlement’ reached by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and out-of-state radical environmental groups regarding energy production in the Allegheny National Forest (ANF):

Washington, DC – U.S Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson, Howard, issued the following statement summarizing recent meetings he initiated between his staff and vested interests regarding the numerous issues surrounding the Allegheny National Forest (ANF) and local communities:

“I was not at all surprised to learn just how great of an impact the oil and gas industry has on the local economy. And what’s even more impressive is how great an economic impact this industry continues to have one hundred and fifty years after the discovery of oil in nearby Titusville.

Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson, this afternoon delivered a letter to Kent Connaughton, Regional Forester for the United States Forest Service (USFS), outlining his concerns with the review process currently in place for oil and natural gas permits on the Allegheny National Forest (ANF). Thompson submitted these comments in response to the USFS Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the ANF, pursuant to Federal Register Document E9–3862, February 27, 2009.