On Friday, September 23rd, the Natural Resources Committee will hold a Full Committee oversight hearing on the final report of the BOEMRE/U.S. Coast Guard Joint Investigation Team.
“After repeated delays, the federal government is finally releasing the findings of its investigation into the tragic Deepwater Horizon incident,” Chairman Hastings said. “This is another significant report on… Read more »
On Wednesday, September 21st, the Natural Resources Committee will hold a Full Committee oversight hearing on “ANWR: Jobs, Energy and Deficit Reduction.”
Last week, Chairman Doc Hastings announced plans to recommend increased offshore and onshore drilling – including in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in Alaska - to the Joint Select Committee as a way to help reach their… Read more »
On Monday, September 19, 2011 the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands will hold an Oversight Field Hearing in Sacramento, California on “Restoring Public Access to the Public’s Lands: Issues Impacting Multiple-use on Our National Forests.”
The Forest Service manages 193 million acres of land, totaling 8 percent of the United States’ total land… Read more »
On Friday, September 9th, the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources will hold an oversight hearing on "Impacts to Onshore Jobs, Revenue, and Energy: Review and Status of Sec. 390 Categorical Exclusions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005."
Categorical exclusions are a common sense way to improve the government process of approving energy production, while at the same time ensuring… Read more »
On Friday, September 9th the House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands will hold a legislative hearing on three bills. The first two bills, sponsored by Representatives Benishek and Broun, respectively, will protect the traditional rights of sportsmen and women to fish, hunt, and pursue outdoor recreation on public lands. The third bill, to be formally introduced by… Read more »
During September, the Natural Resources Committee will hold two Full Committee oversight hearings on harnessing American energy resources to create new American jobs. Both hearings will explore opportunities for job creation through new and expanded energy and mineral production and also review Obama Administration regulations and policies that have locked-up America’ s vast natural… Read more »
On Wednesday, August 24th, 2011, at 9:00 a.m. the House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources will hold an oversight hearing entitled “American Jobs and Energy Security: Domestic Oil Shale the Status of Research, Regulation and Roadblocks.” This hearing will be held at the Grand Junction Civic Center 250 N 5th Street, Grand Junction, Colorado.
“Oil shale on federal lands… Read more »
On Wednesday, July 27th the House Natural Resources Committee will hold an oversight hearing on “State Perspectives on Offshore Revenue Sharing.” The hearing will feature testimony from representatives of coastal states and examine state interest in a fair, equitable revenue sharing plan from offshore revenues.
In FY 2008, it is estimated that federal offshore energy production generated… Read more »
On Sunday, July 10, 2011 the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands will hold an Oversight Field Hearing in Hill City, South Dakota on the “Impacts of the Mountain Pine Beetle Epidemic in the Black Hills.”
Mountain Pine Beetles have spread throughout the West and reached epidemic levels in America’s forests. These beetles specifically infect and… Read more »
On Monday, June 27, 2011 the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs will hold a Field Hearing in Shreveport, Louisiana on “Giant Salvinia: How Do We Protect Our Ecosystems?”
The hearing will examine the impacts of giant salvinia, an aquatic invasive plant from Brazil that has been declared one of the world’s worst weeds. The giant salvinia… Read more »
