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In practice, an Endangered Species listing often leads to permanent, private property land-use restrictions that negatively impact local economies and result in expensive, never-asending litigation. Read more »

Rep. Tom McClintock (CA-04), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Federal Lands made the following opening statement at today's oversight hearing entitled "Litigation and Increased Planning’s Impact on Our Nation’s Overgrown, Fire-Prone National Forests." Remarks as prepared - The Subcommittee on Federal Lands meets today to examine Litigation and Increased Planning’s Impact on Our… Read more »

Today, the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held a hearing on Committee member Rep. Alex Mooney’s (WV-02) bill, H.R. 1644, the “Supporting Transparent Regulatory and Environmental Actions in Mining Act (STREAM Act).” At the hearing, Rep. Mooney testified: “People are losing their jobs, and the dignity that comes with work. Our communities are also suffering. Fewer jobs means… Read more »

Today, the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands held an oversight hearing on the impact of litigation on forest management, the U.S. Forest Service’s response to the growing challenge of litigation, and related impacts upon forest health.  "There is no doubt that litigation has had a profound impact on the Forest Service and subsequently the management and… Read more »

Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01) of the Committee on Natural Resources made the following opening statement at today's oversight hearing entitled "The Obama Administration’s CEQ Recently Revised Draft Guidance for GHG Emissions and the Effects of Climate Change." Remarks as prepared - This is the first of a series of oversight hearings this Committee will undertake on policies involving… Read more »

Today, the Committee on Natural Resources held an oversight hearing titled "The Obama Administration’s CEQ Recently Revised Draft Guidance for GHG Emissions and the Effects of Climate Change.”  Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01) released the following statement following the hearing: “The Council Environmental Quality’s draft guidance expands the scope of the National Environmental Policy… Read more »

Yesterday, the Department of the Interior gave conditional approval to allow Shell to move forward with developing Alaska’s offshore areas. Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01) released the following statement.   “The Obama Administration’s decision to approve Shell’s exploratory plan is finally a sign of its affirmation of the industry’s safe record in offshore development. Government… Read more »

Today, Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01) released the following statement after a draft revealed the Obama Administration’s plans to unilaterally designate 700,000 acres in Southern Nevada as a national monument, without Congressional or public input.  "The President has been caught with his hand in the cookie jar. Several years ago, the Obama Administration was caught with a secret… Read more »

TO: Neil Kornze FROM: The Honorable Rob Bishop, Chairman Dear Director Kornze, The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations ("Subcommittee") recently learned that a number of reclamation bonds for renewable energy projects on federal lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management's ("BLM") Rawlins Field Office were removed from a safe and shredded. The wrongful destruction of these… Read more »