This week, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its recommendation that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers not re-issue PolyMet’s Clean Water Act Section 404 permit for the NorthMet project in northeastern Minnesota. "Actions speak louder than words, and while the Biden administration is claiming to support American… Read more »

Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.), Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Ranking Member Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Blake Moore (R-Utah) sent a letter to U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Senior Counselor to the Assistant Secretary for Lands and Minerals Management… Read more »

Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) released the following statement in honor of the 150th celebration of Arbor Day: "As the only licensed forester in Congress, I've seen firsthand the countless benefits trees provide for our daily lives. Healthy forests give us clean air, pure water,… Read more »

Washington - Today, President Joe Biden signed the Modernizing Access to Our Public LandAct (MAPLand Act) into law. U.S. Rep. Blake Moore (R-Utah) introduced the bipartisan legislation in the House of Representatives last year. "Congratulations to my good friend and committee colleague, Congressman Moore, on seeing his bill become… Read more »

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a slate of bills under the House Committee on Natural Resources' jurisdiction, including three introduced by the late U.S. Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska). Committee Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response: "I can't think of any better way to honor… Read more »

I’ve had the privilege of visiting all 50 states, and I can confidently say America is unparalleled in its beauty, diversity, heritage, and bounty of natural resources. From deserts, to mountains, to marshes, to coastlines, and everything in between, ours is a country unlike any other. Church organist Katherine Lee Bates perhaps said it best… Read more »

Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in honor of Earth Day 2022: "Today and every day, we have a sacred responsibility to act in a manner that leaves this world and our resources in even better condition than we inherited them. Practicing true… Read more »

Today, President Joe Biden signed an executive order on forestry. House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response: "I'm pleased to see President Biden finally recognizing something congressional Republicans have promoted for years: that properly managed forests… Read more »

Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) joined House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) and other Republican members for a tour of Louisiana's offshore oil and gas industry. "Democrats love to demonize the oil and gas industry, yet they forget how it employs hardworking American men and… Read more »

Today, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) announced it is rolling back several National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) reforms made under the Trump administration. House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response: "Yet another short-sighted decision from… Read more »