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U.S. Congressman Brian Mast (FL-18) today helped pass the bipartisan Coordinated Ocean Observations and Research Act to monitor, model and forecast changes in the ocean, including harmful algal blooms and hypoxia. [Read more…] about Mast Helps Pass Bipartisan Legislation To Monitor, Forecast Harmful Algal Blooms
U.S. Representatives Brian Mast (FL-18) and Dina Titus (NV-01) today introduced the bipartisan Cat Abuse in Testing Stops (CATS) Act to permanently end cruel and unnecessary taxpayer-funded experiments on cats conducted by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. [Read more…] about Mast, Titus Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To End Abusive Cat Testing At The VA
U.S. Congressman Brian Mast (FL-18) was today named the co-chair of the Air Cargo Caucus for the 117th Congress. [Read more…] about Mast Named Air Cargo Caucus Co-Chair For 117th Congress
U.S. Congressman Brian Mast (FL-18) today urged the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to stop Lake Okeechobee discharges to the St. Lucie. [Read more…] about Mast Calls On Army Corps To Stop Discharges
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today broke ground on the southern component of the Central Everglades Planning Project, also known as CEPP South. [Read more…] about Army Corps Breaks Ground On Project To Move More Water South, Reduce Discharges
U.S. Congressman Brian Mast (FL-18) today joined Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler to announce the new U.S Federal Strategy for Addressing the Global Issues of Marine Litter. [Read more…] about Mast Joins EPA Administrator To Announce New Plan To Combat Ocean Pollution
The Supreme Court of the United States today heard oral arguments for a case involving Port St. Lucie resident and rape survivor Harmony Allen. [Read more…] about United States Supreme Court Hears Case of Port St. Lucie Rape Survivor Harmony Allen
U.S. Congressman Brian Mast (FL-18) today helped pass the Save Our Seas Act 2.0 – which he cosponsored – to prevent, reduce and remove the staggering amount of plastic in the ocean. [Read more…] about Mast Helps Pass Bipartisan Legislation To Protect Oceans, Strengthen Conservation Programs
U.S. Congressman Brian Mast (FL-18) released the following statement after U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Colonel Andrew Kelly announced that, in a reversal of a previous announcement, Lake Okeechobee discharges to the St. Lucie River will not occur: [Read more…] about At Mast’s Urging, Army Corps Won’t Discharge From Lake O To St. Lucie
U.S. Congressman Brian Mast (FL-18) this morning took his fight against toxic discharges from Lake Okeechobee to Congress as the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment held a hearing on “The Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan and Water Management in Florida.” [Read more…] about Mast Fights To Stop Toxic Discharges, Defend Florida’s Waterways In Congressional Hearing
