Today, the Subcommittee on Federal Lands held an oversight hearing to examine the U.S. Forest Service's (USFS) budget request for Fiscal Year 2024, ahead of the upcoming wildfire season. Subcommittee Chairman Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.) released the following statement in response:
"Over the past several years, Democrats poured billions of dollars into the U.S. Forest Service with… Read more »
Today, the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held an oversight hearing on the president's Fiscal Year 2024 budget request for the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Subcommittee Chairman Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) released the following statement in… Read more »
Today, in honor of Earth Day, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement:
"As Americans, we are blessed to live in a nation with the greatest natural resources on earth. We have an unchosen obligation to ensure future generations can access the abundant resources we enjoy today.… Read more »
This week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) announced several forestry-related initiatives, including a new report and field guidance on old-growth and mature forests on federal lands, a new rulemaking on climate resilience and a new reforestation report, all of which could have significant ramifications on forest… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and Subcommittee on Federal Lands Chairman Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.) sent a letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife and Parks Assistant Secretary Shannon Estenoz, requesting information on the transfer of $200 million to a luxury park in U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi's (D-Calif.) district.… Read more »
Today, the Biden administration announced the creation of a new office of environmental justice within the White House Council on Environmental Equity (CEQ). House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response:
"Time and time again the Biden administration works to treat the symptom but not the cause.… Read more »
Today, in light of recent high-profile leaks of classified U.S. government documents, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) sent a letter to U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Deb Haaland, requesting information on DOI's plans to mitigate hacking and… Read more »
Today, U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Deb Haaland testified before the House Committee on Natural Resources on the administration's Fiscal Year 2024 budget, her first time before the committee in nearly two years. Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response:
"At every turn, the Biden administration has opposed… Read more »
Today, the Subcommittee on Federal Lands held an oversight hearing to examine the growing deferred maintenance backlog of the National Park Service (NPS). Subcommittee Chairman Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.) issued the following statement in response:
“Despite Congress investing billions of taxpayer dollars in recent years to address the National Park System’s deferred maintenance… Read more »
Today, the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries held a hearing on legislation centered around reforms to the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Bentz (R-Ore.) issued the following statement in response:
“Today’s Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee Legislative Hearing focused on three joint resolutions under the Congressional… Read more »
