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Committee Considers Legislation Supporting Wildlife and Coastal Restoration

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WOW Subcommittee

Today, the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries held a legislative hearing on five bills that support wildlife conservation, provide local control to certain federal recreational concession areas and promote coastal restoration. Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Bentz (R-Ore.) issued the following statement in response: “The five bills that the Water, Wildlife and Fisheries…

Field Hearing Highlights California Water Issues and Solutions for Long-Term Change

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WOW Subcommittee

Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources held a field hearing in Santa Nella, Calif., to hear from local witnesses about the water management challenges facing California's Central Valley.  “California’s Central Valley is one of the largest agriculture producing regions in the country, producing one-quarter of the food consumed in the United States. Despite this area’s…

With Lease Set to Expire, Committee Demands Biden-Harris Administration’s Action Plan on Floyd Bennett Field

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OI Subcommittee

Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) led a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Deb Haaland and National Park Service (NPS) Director Charles Sams, following up on the committee's request for the lease termination and a permanent demobilization plan for the…

Increasing Pressure on DOI, Committee Continues Investigation into Devastating Mineral Lock-Up

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OI Subcommittee

Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.), Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) and Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Chairman Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) sent a letter to U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Deb Haaland and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director Tracy Stone-Manning requesting…

Westerman Blasts BLM for Tone-Deaf Land Lock Up in Wyoming

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NFPL Subcommittee

Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) issued its final Resource Management Plan (RMP) for the Rock Springs Field Office in Wyoming.  "Today's decision is another attack on American energy and mineral production by the radical environmentalists of the Biden-Harris administration. Communication between local communities, entrenched bureaucrats and administration leadership…

On Historic Trip to Alaska, Committee Continues Commitment to Domestic Energy Production

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EMR Subcommittee

This week, members of the House Committee on Natural Resources traveled to Alaska for a variety of site visits including the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A) and the Native Village of Nuiqsut. Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Chairman Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) issued the following statement in response: "This week, I was proud to join Governor Dunleavy, Senator…

Westerman Decries New BLM Rule Guidance

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Last week, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) published agency guidance for its so-called "Conservation and Landscape Health" rule, which upends the agency's longstanding, statutory multiple-use and sustained yield mandate. Through this action, the BLM continues its march to cede control of federal lands to wealthy elites and environmental extremists and elevate the decisions of DC…

Westerman Issues Subpoena Over Obstructed Documents Regarding Migrant Encampment on National Park Land

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Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued a subpoena to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for documents regarding the Biden-Harris administration’s establishment of a migrant encampment at Floyd Bennett Field (FBF), a National Park Service site in New York City (NYC). Westerman issued the following statement in…

Gulf Coast Restoration Projects Spotlighted During Committee Field Hearing

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Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources held a field hearing in Thibodaux, La., to hear from local witnesses on the role the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority plays in restoring the state's coast and protecting communities through domestic energy production.  "Reforming the broken permitting process, increasing American energy production and making communities…

Members Call for Immediate Investigation into Destructive Riots on NPS Property

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NFPL Subcommittee

Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) led a letter to U.S. Department of the Interior Deb Haaland and National Park Service (NPS) Director Chuck Sams requesting they launch an immediate investigation into the destructive and violent protests on July 24 on the National Mall, Columbus Circle and other NPS property in the D.C. area. In…