Reporting H.R. 1964 Out of Committee (Passed 26-14. View Roll Call Vote)
This legislation would amend the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976 to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct an expeditious program of competitive leasing of oil and gas in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, including at least one lease sale in the Reserve each year in the period 2013… Read more »
House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings on the House floor today announced that the Committee next month will begin consideration of several proposals to designate new wilderness.
Full statement:
“While we are discussing public lands legislation, I would also like to inform the House that the Committee on Natural Resources will soon begin consideration of several… Read more »
The Natural Resources Morning News Round-up:
Alaska Public Radio – Ed Schoenfeld: “Sealaska Land Bill Scheduled For Congressional Markup”
The Hill – Zack Colman: “Energy agency: US oil-and-gas reserves up 35 percent, thanks to shale boom”
Arizona Republic – Brandon Loomis: “Mexican gray wolves may get more area to live in”
New York Times – Claire Martin: “Invasion of… Read more »
The Natural Resources Morning News Round-up:
Oil and Gas Journal – Nick Snow: “Witnesses describe benefits from expanding OCS activity”
Washington Post – Lenny Berstein: “Gray wolf to lose endangered species protection as numbers rise”
Wall Street Journal OpEd – Chuck Leavell: “Why U.S. Wood Can—and Should—Power Europe”
Fuel Fix – Harry Weber: “US rig count drops, as… Read more »
Dear Secretary Jewell,
We are concerned by the continuing lack of transparency and public process in your Department's implementation of Secretarial Order 3321 (Order), which claims the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to designate entire river watersheds as "National Blueways."
We believe this Order is fundamentally flawed, runs counter to local conservation efforts, and… Read more »
Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings released the following statement on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s decision to delist the Gray Wolf from the endangered species list.
“The Service’s decision today to delist gray wolves only makes sense, and is long overdue. This untangles the ridiculous situation in Washington, Oregon, and Utah, where wolves had been listed… Read more »
The Natural Resources Morning News Round-up:
E&E – Nick Juliano: “House Republicans continue push for offshore drilling”
Fuel Fix – Jennifer A. Dlouhy: “Feds give industry, environmentalists more time to study drilling rule”
Associated Press: “Tribe seeks to expand shale-oil drilling”
Cronkite News – Evan Bell: “Gosar, Grijalva spar over bills to rein in… Read more »
Today, the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held a legislative hearing on H.R. 2231, the “Offshore Energy and Jobs Act.” This legislation would expand U.S. offshore energy production to create American jobs, lower energy prices, generate new federal revenue, and strengthen America’s national security. To learn more about H.R. 2231, click… Read more »
The Natural Resources Morning News Round-up:
Fuel Fix – Jennifer A. Dlouhy: “Offshore drilling proponents launch new push on Capitol Hill”
Oil and Gas Journal – Paula Dittrick: “API cites growing support for opening areas to offshore drilling”
Cape Cod Times – Mary Ann Bragg: “NOAA to make reduced ship speeds permanent”
Rapid… Read more »
