House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement regarding the Department of Interior’s announcement that the Bureau of Land Management has finalized rules, first announced by Secretary Salazar last January, that will establish more government hurdles to onshore oil and natural gas production on federal lands:
“These new regulations… Read more »
House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) sent a letter today to Dennis Gingold, a plaintiff attorney in the Cobell v. Salazar settlement agreement, regarding statements made in the news media that the proposed settlement will be terminated if Congress does not approve the agreement by May 28, 2010 or attempts to change any part of it – including putting a cap… Read more »
The Obama Administration’s announced return of Mr. Will Stelle to the regional fisheries post he held in the Clinton-Gore Administration prompted Rep. Doc Hastings (WA-04) to send a letter to Department of Commerce Secretary Gary Locke that expressed strong concerns about the selection and requested detailed disclosures on the nominee’s client history and potential conflicts of… Read more »
House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement regarding Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar’s proposal to divide the Minerals Management Service (MMS) into two separate agencies:
“The Secretary’s proposal merits consideration. My first reaction is that such a division of duties would have benefits if it can be done right. A… Read more »
House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings released the following statement regarding the 2010 Annual Energy Outlook Report by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) that, at Ranking Member Hastings’ request, included an increased focus on the “The Importance of Shale Gas and other Low Permeability Natural Gas Reservoirs”:
“Last year, I became increasingly… Read more »
House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that the unemployment rate rose to 9.9 percent for April:
“During these tough economic times, job growth shouldn’t be taken lightly, yet a climbing jobless rate is of far greater concern. When the unemployment rate climbs to 9.9 percent,… Read more »
Yesterday, during a Full Committee markup, Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee voted against two amendments offered by National Parks, Forest and Public Lands Subcommittee Ranking Member Rob Bishop (UT-01) to ensure that National Park designations are not used to block or oppose the construction of wind, solar or coal power projects.
Bishop Amendment to H.R. 2899,… Read more »
The House Natural Resources Committee today voted down (by a margin of 20-22) a motion offered by Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) to favorably report H. Res. 1245, a Resolution of Inquiry aimed at requiring the Secretary of the Interior to turn over specific information related to potential National Monument designations (i.e.“Treasured Landscapes” initiative.) Chairman Nick Rahall… Read more »
House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (R-WA) and Chairman Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) today released the following statements on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill:
Ranking Member Hastings:
“Our immediate priorities must be stopping the leak, cleaning up the oil and responding to the needs of the threatened and impacted communities. We must also not forget the terrible loss… Read more »
