Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) led a Republican forum titled "How Western Drought Affects Every American." "It's clear that the severe drought has further tightened its grip on many western communities," Westerman said. "For example, communities in the Klamath region of Oregon and… Read more »

Everything in this world is either grown or mined, and if we don’t grow it or mine it in America, we import it. Events from the past few years, namely the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, have highlighted America’s hunger for metals, including copper, nickel, cobalt, platinum-group elements, and more. Therefore, Congress… Read more »

Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) joined Committee Chair Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.), U.S. Sens. Rob Portman (D-Ohio) and Angus King (I-Maine) and more than 30other members in introducing the National Park Foundation Reauthorization Act of 2022. "You shouldn't visit a national park and… Read more »

Yesterday, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) joined House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and U.S. Reps. Scott Peters (D-Calif.), Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.), David Valadao (R-Calif.) and Jim Costa (D-Calif.) for a tour of the Sequoia National Forest. "California's Giant Sequoias are… Read more »

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 »