Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a House Committee on Natural Resources bill that increases domestic energy production and supports geothermal energy development in the United States. House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response:
"As global energy demand continues to rise, House Republicans… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) testified before the House Committee on Rules in support of H.R. 1449, the Committing Leases for Energy Access Now Act or the CLEAN Act.
Below are Westerman's full remarks, as prepared.
"Thank you, Chairman Burgess, for the opportunity to testify today in support of H.R. 1449, the Committing Leases for… Read more »
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed two House Committee on Natural Resources bills that cut red tape, increase critical mineral production and develop geothermal energy in the United States. House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response:
"House Republicans are delivering solutions to the American people.… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) testified before the House Committee on Rules in support of H.R. 7409, the Harnessing Energy at Thermal Sources Act, and H.R. 8446, the Critical Mineral Consistency Act.
Below are Westerman's full remarks, as prepared.
Thank you, Chairman Burgess, for the opportunity to testify today in support of two… Read more »
This week, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) released the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’s (ANWR) second lease sale.
"Time and time again we have seen the Biden-Harris administration ignore Alaska Native voices and enact disastrous land and energy policy across the state.… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) sent a letter to Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks at the Department of the Interior Shannon Estenoz and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Director Martha Williams. The letter is part of their ongoing… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) led a letter with eight members to Brian Becker, the National Director of the Act Now to Stop War and End Racism (ANSWER) Coalition, one of the groups primarily responsible for the violent and destructive riots on National Park Service… Read more »
Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced a decision to downlist the red-cockaded woodpecker from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response:
"The decision to downlist the red-cockaded woodpecker is a direct result of active forest… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) led a letter to New York Governor Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Eric Adams as part of their continued investigation into the migrant encampment on national park property at Floyd Bennett Field (FBF). In part, the members… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.), Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Chairman Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) led a letter to Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Bureau of Land Management Director Tracy Stone-Manning as part of their continued investigation… Read more »
