Washington - Today, the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) announced its recommendation that the Secretary of the Interior withdraw lands from new mineral leasing in the Rainy River watershed for 20 years, preventing development of important American mineral resources
"Just when you think the Biden administration's energy 'plan' can't get… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) led a letter to Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Chair Brenda Mallory, raising concerns about CEQ's reversal of the Trump administration’s reforms to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). In part, the members wrote:
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Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) introduced the ESA Flexibility Act. This legislation would grant landowners leeway and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) flexibility when dealing with species listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), including… Read more »
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Recovering America's Wildlife Act (RAWA). House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response:
"Protecting our wildlife is a noble goal - I can't think of a single person, Republican or Democrat, who doesn't want… Read more »
After abruptly adjourning last week’s Committee on Natural Resources proceedings in the face of Republican calls to address skyrocketing gas prices, today, Chair Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.)resumed advancing Democrats' big cats agenda, disregarding the fact that gas prices have climbed to $5 per gallon in the past week. When Republican members… Read more »
Today, in the face of record gas prices, inflation, severe drought and catastrophic wildfires, the House Committee on Natural Resources majority began a markup on legislation to regulate the ownership of "Big Cats."
"With the committee having not met to mark up legislation in more than two months, I’d hoped we’d be coming back today to consider bills lowering sky-high energy costs,… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Ranking Member Blake Moore (R-Utah) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, urging the department to address the negative impacts of illegal immigration on federally… Read more »
No one likes filling up their car at a gas station. It feels like the most necessary of evils, spending money on something we never see but depend on to go about our daily lives. What was once a routine errand has now become a significant strain on family budgets, as the price of oil continues to climb with no end in sight.
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As the member of Congress from Minnesota’s 8th Congressional District, I am blessed to represent mining country. I’m proud of my constituents who work in our mines developing the resources we need for America’s steel. The Duluth Complex — which accounts for 95% of America’s nickel resources, 88% of our cobalt, and more than one-third of our… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) led a bipartisan, bicameral letter to U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, urging them to implement the provisions of the Alexander Lofgren Veterans in Parks Act before Memorial Day… Read more »
