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UPDATED: Chairman Hastings Announces Republican Members of the House Natural Resources Committee

| Posted in Press Release
Tags: Energy and Mineral Resources, Federal Lands, Oversight and Investigations, Indian and Insular Affairs, Water, Wildlife and Fisheries, Full Committee

House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) today announced the 26 Republicans expected to serve on the Committee in the 113th Congress. The list has been recommended by the Republican Steering Committee and is expected to be officially adopted in January by the Republican Conference and the House. One Member will be rejoining the Committee and five newly-elected…

Hastings Selected as Chairman of the Natural Resources Committee

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Tags: Energy and Mineral Resources, Federal Lands, Oversight and Investigations, Indian and Insular Affairs, Energy, Water, Wildlife and Fisheries, Hydropower, Full Committee, Job Creation, Oversight, Insular Affairs, Minerals, Oceans, Offshore Drilling, Wildlife

House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement after the Republican Conference selected him to serve as Chairman of the Natural Resources Committee in the 113th Congress: “I’m honored to have been selected by my Republican Colleagues to continue to serve as Chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee. In this position, I’ll continue…

Obama Administration American Energy Roadblocks Part 2: Hydraulic Fracturing on Federal Lands

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Tags: Energy and Mineral Resources, Indian and Insular Affairs, Energy, American Energy Roadblocks by the Obama Administration, Job Creation, Hydraulic Fracturing

Technological advances in the state-regulated practices of hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling have caused oil and natural production from shale reservoirs on state and private lands to significantly increase over the past four years. Hydraulic fracturing is currently responsible for 30 percent of our domestic oil and natural gas production and represents one of the greatest…

More Lip Service From Obama Admininistration to Indian Country: Claims Credit for Issuing Oil Refinery Permit on Project they Delayed for Three Years

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Tags: Indian and Insular Affairs, Energy, Job Creation

Whether it’s claiming responsibility for offshore oil and natural gas produced by leases issued under the Clinton and Bush Administrations or trying to take credit for the rise in energy production on private and state lands, the Obama Administration has a lengthy history of patting itself on the back for American energy achievements to which they did not actually contribute. Yesterday,…

House to Consider Natural Resources Jobs and Public Lands Package

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Tags: Oversight and Investigations, Indian and Insular Affairs, Water, Wildlife and Fisheries, Hydropower, Full Committee, National Parks

Next week, the U.S. House of Representatives will consider the Conservation and Economic Growth Act, a package of fourteen Natural Resources Committee bills that will create new American jobs, grow the economy, protect the environment and promote development of renewable hydropower. “This grouping of bills will advance important local projects and policies that will have a direct impact…