Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources majority held a markup on 10 bills, including H.R. 2794, which would create significant barriers to mineral development in the Duluth Complex.
"In recent years, an anti-mining sentiment has permeated in the Twin Cities and the coasts," Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Ranking Member Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) said. "This… Read more »
Today, the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) reported catastrophic wildfires have burned more than 5 million acres in 2022, double the 10-year average for wildfires. House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response:
"It's devastating to see so much of… Read more »
A group of House Republicans, led by New Mexico Rep. Yvette Herrell, sent a letter Tuesday to President Joe Biden calling on him to commit to producing oil and gas in the U.S. They’re also asking the commander in chief to visit energy-producing regions of the U.S. and meet with Americans who work in the energy industry.
In the… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) announced U.S. Rep. Connie Conway (R-Calif.) will be serving on the committee for the remainder of the 117th Congress.
"I'm so pleased to welcome Congresswoman Conway to our team," Westerman said. "She brings a wealth of natural resources knowledge to the table, particularly from her experience… Read more »
We Need to Save America's Sequoias
By House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and U.S. Rep. Scott Peters (D-Calif.)
TIME
Millions of people from all over the world come to visit our majestic Giant Sequoias every year. No photo can accurately depict the awe-inspiring natural splendor of a… Read more »
Today, the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) released its proposed five-year plan for domestic offshore oil and gas leasing. House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response:
"Now I see why DOI blew past their promised release date - they wanted to wait until 5 p.m. on a holiday weekend in the hopes that no one… Read more »
Today, the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) failed to release a proposed five-year plan for oil and gas leasing, despite Secretary Deb Haaland testifying during a Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing that the administration would issue a public proposed plan no later than June 30, 2022. House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman… Read more »
Washington - Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and Western Caucus Chair Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.) led a letter to U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Chief Randy Moore, urging USFS to increase the pace and scale of essential forest management activities. In part, the members wrote:
"Restoring… Read more »
Washington - Last week, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) joined House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), U.S. Reps. Scott Peters (D-Calif.), Jim Costa (D-Calif.)David Valadao (R-Calif.), Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.), Tom McClintock (R-Calif.) and 26 other members in introducing H.R. 8168, the… Read more »
Turns out bipartisan cooperation in Washington, D.C. isn’t completely dead, after all.
It just requires a tall miracle.
Giant sequoias were considered virtually invulnerable to wildfire. That view abruptly changed over the past two years when nearly a fifth of the world’s largest trees perished in wildfires that… Read more »
