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Chair Grijalva, Chair Castor, Group of Endorsers Will Unveil “Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act” at Oct. 20 Press Conference
Washington, D.C. - Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) will lead a press conference on Oct. 20 to unveil his Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act, a landmark effort to address the ocean impacts of climate change and reform federal ocean management to better account for climate mitigation. The event will feature Chair Kathy Castor (D-Fla.) of the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis and a range of bill endorsers. Reporters interested in participating should RSVP to adam.sarvana@mail.hous… Continue Reading
10.09.20
Livestreams Next Week: Wednesday Forum on Offshore Drilling Ban, Thursday Hearing on Environmental Justice and Grantmaking Disparities
Washington, D.C. - The Natural Resources Committee is holding two livestreamed events next week. Wednesday, Oct. 14 The Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, led by Chair Alan Lowenthal (D-Calif.), will hold a forum titled The Threat of Offshore Drilling and the Need for a Permanent Federal Ban. The Trump administration has been determined to open the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) to destructive offshore oil and gas drilling and originally proposed to lease more than 90 percent of the… Continue Reading
10.02.20
Livestreams Next Week: Forum on Impacts of Climate Change in the Arctic on Monday, Hearing on Interior’s Oil and Gas Royalty Cuts on Tuesday
Washington, D.C. - The Natural Resources Committee is holding two livestreamed events next week. Monday, Oct. 5 On Monday, the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources and the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife, led by Chairs Alan Lowenthal (D-Calif.) and Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), respectively, will hold a Democratic forum titled The Melting Arctic: Climate Change Impacts on People and Wildlife. The event will focus on the human and environmental impacts of climate change in the A… Continue Reading
09.28.20
Livestreams This Week: Law Enforcement Body Camera Policies on Tuesday, Markup on Wednesday, Environmental Justice Hearing on Thursday
Washington, D.C. - The Natural Resources Committee is holding three livestreamed events this week. Tuesday, Sept. 29 On Tuesday, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, led by Chair TJ Cox (D-Calif.), will hold a hearing titled Police Cameras at the Department of the Interior: Inconsistencies, Failures, and Consequences. The event will look at excessive use of force and the use of cameras by federal law enforcement agents under the Department of the Interior, including the fatal 2017… Continue Reading
09.24.20
Tomorrow’s Scheduled Committee Hearing on the Future of Puerto Rico’s Political Status Will Be Postponed to a Later Date to Be Announced
Washington, D.C. - The Natural Resources Committee is postponing Friday's scheduled hearing on the future of Puerto Rico's political status until a later date to be announced. The extraordinary level of public interest in offering testimony has created the need to evaluate the best way to include stakeholder input while maintaining the hearing's objective, fact-finding purpose. This Committee is seeking the best available information on non-territory status options for Puerto Rico and recommenda… Continue Reading
09.18.20
Livestreams Next Week: Hearings on Trump’s Energy Failures, Salton Sea Protection, Tribal Bills, Puerto Rico Status – Forums on Environmental Justice
Washington, D.C. - The Natural Resources Committee will hold six livestreamed events next week. Tuesday, Sept. 22 The Committee is hosting two events on Tuesday. Hearing on Trump's renewable energy failures Rep. Alan Lowenthal (D-Calif.), chair of the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, will lead a subcommittee hearing titled Trump Administration Broken Promises on Renewable Energy. The event will focus on the Trump administration's empty promises for an "all of the above" en… Continue Reading
09.11.20
Livestreams Next Week: DOI Diversity Hearing on Thursday, Environmental Justice for All Act Events on Thursday and Friday
Washington, D.C. - The Natural Resources Committee is holding three livestreamed events next week. Thursday, Sept. 17 The Committee is hosting two events on Sept. 17. Environmental Justice Forum Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) will lead a livestreamed forum titled Environmental Justice Now Tour: Louisiana - Cancer Alley as part of his ongoing initiative with Rep. A. Donald McEachin (D-Va.) to highlight the community impacts of environmental damage and build support for their Envir… Continue Reading
09.03.20
Livestreams Next Week: Environmental Justice on Tuesday, Pendley’s Unfitness for Office on Wednesday, Native American School Reopenings on Thursday
This has been updated to reflect a rescheduled time for the SCIP hearing. Washington, D.C. - The House Natural Resources Committee will hold three livestreamed events next week. Tuesday, Sept. 8 On Tuesday, Sept. 8, Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) will lead a livestreamed forum titled Environmental Justice Now Tour: New Mexico as part of his ongoing campaign with Rep. A. Donald McEachin (D-Va.) to build support for their Environmental Justice for All Act. The bill continues to gather … Continue Reading
08.24.20
Chair Grijalva Leading Online Forum Thursday in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley – Part of National Online Tour to Promote “Environmental Justice for All Act”
This online version corrects an error in the original release. The event is at 1:30 p.m. Eastern time, not 3:30 p.m. Tucson, Ariz. - Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) will lead an online forum on environmental justice and public health in Louisiana's Cancer Alley region this Thursday, Aug. 27, at 1:30 p.m. Eastern time. The event is part of Grijalva's ongoing national virtual tour to build support for the Environmental Justice for All Act, which he and Rep. A. Donald McEachin (D-Va.) intr… Continue Reading
07.28.20
Livestreams This Week: Markup on Wednesday, Environmental Justice Roundtable With Michigan Organizations on Thursday
Washington, D.C. - The Natural Resources Committee is holding two more livestreamed events this week, in addition to the just-concluded hearing on the Lafayette Square crackdown of June 1. Wednesday, July 29 On Wednesday, July 29, Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) will lead a full Committee markup of the following bills. S. 294 (Sen. Udall), A bill to establish a business incubators program within the Department of the Interior to promote economic development in Indian reservation com… Continue Reading
07.24.20
Livestream Next Week: Acting U.S. Park Police Chief, District of Columbia National Guard Major Will Testify on June 1 Lafayette Square Police Crackdown
Washington, D.C. - On Tuesday, July 28, Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) will lead a full Committee hearing titled Unanswered Questions About the U.S. Park Police's June 1 Attack on Peaceful Protesters at Lafayette Square. This is the second hearing in the Committee's ongoing investigation into the events of June 1, when multiple federal law enforcement agencies - under supervision of the U.S. Park Police (USPP), part of the Interior Department - beat and tear-gassed unarmed, peaceful pro… Continue Reading
07.17.20
Livestreams Next Week: Confederate Monuments on Tuesday, Tribal Health and Veterans Care on Wednesday, Future of Puerto Rico Energy on Thursday
Washington, D.C. - The Natural Resources Committee is hosting three livestreamed events next week. Tuesday, July 21 On Tuesday, July 21, Rep. Deb Haaland (D-N.M.), chair of the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands, will lead a hearing titled Monumental Decisions: A Long Overdue Reckoning With Racist Symbols on Our Public Lands on the following bills. H.R. 970 (Rep. Anthony Brown), To direct the Secretary of the Interior to develop a plan for the removal of the monument … Continue Reading
07.10.20
Livestreams Next Week: Legislation on Monday, Infrastructure Impacts on Tuesday, Wildlife Economic Benefits on Wednesday, Tribal Health on Thursday
Washington, D.C. - The Natural Resources Committee is hosting four livestreamed events next week. Monday, July 13 On Monday, July 13, Rep. Deb Haaland (D-N.M.), chair of the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands, will lead a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 4345 (Rep. Elaine Luria), To provide for the acquisition of non-Federal land for inclusion in the Fort Monroe National Monument in the State of Virginia, and for other purposes. "Fort Monroe National Monument L… Continue Reading
07.06.20
Livestreamed Committee Event This Wednesday: “Federal Emergency Management Agency Response to Pacific Natural Disasters in 2018”
Washington, D.C. - Rep. Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (D-CNMI) will lead a livestreamed roundtable discussion at 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, July 8, titled "Federal Emergency Management Agency Response to Pacific Natural Disasters in 2018." The event will focus on preliminary findings of a forthcoming Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, including the fact that the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) is still waiting on approximately $20 million in unfinished … Continue Reading
06.30.20
Livestreamed July 7 Event – "The Restoration Economy: Examining Environmental and Economic Opportunities" – Will Focus on Sustainable Job Creation
Washington, D.C. - Rep. Deb Haaland (D-N.M.), chair of the National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Subcommittee, will lead a livestreamed policy roundtable at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time on Tuesday, July 7, on policies to create new conservation-oriented jobs around the country. Haaland, who is vice chair of the full Committee, will lead a discussion on building a "restoration economy" similar to - but distinct from - the now-booming recreation economy, which until the coronavirus shutdowns added … Continue Reading
06.23.20
Livestreamed Committee Hearing on June 29 on Lafayette Square Crackdown Will Feature Injured Reporter, Wounded Protester, Bishop Mariann Budde
Washington, D.C. - The House Committee on Natural Resources will hold a hearing on Monday, June 29, at 12:00 p.m. Eastern time on the violent June 1 law enforcement crackdown against peaceful protesters at Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C. The hearing will be the first formal congressional inquiry on the incident, which ended with President Trump's now infamous photo op in front of St. John's Episcopal Church near the White House. The hearing, which will be livestreamed on Facebook at https:… Continue Reading
06.05.20
Next Week’s Schedule: Sustainable Economic Recovery on Tuesday, Pandemic Wildfire Risks on Wednesday, Coronavirus in Puerto Rico on Thursday
Washington, D.C. - The House Natural Resources Committee is hosting two livestreamed forums and a livestreamed hearing next week. The Thursday event will be the first fully remote virtual hearing in the Committee's 215-year history. Tuesday, June 9 On Tuesday, June 9, Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) will lead a forum on how best to build a pro-jobs, pro-environment economy after the coronavirus pandemic has subsided. The need for sustainable economic reconstruction is starting to unit… Continue Reading
05.29.20
Next Week’s Livestream Schedule: Cleaning Up Orphaned Oil and Gas Wells on Monday, Risks of Premature National Park Openings on Tuesday
Washington, D.C. - The House Natural Resources Committee is hosting two livestreamed events next week. Monday, June 1 On Monday, June 1, Rep. Alan Lowenthal (D-Calif.), chair of the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, will lead a forum on the economic and environmental benefits of putting Americans back to work by plugging and remediating orphaned oil and gas wells. The issue has gathered attention from states worried about rising cleanup costs and ongoing environmental damage from … Continue Reading
05.15.20
Livestreamed Roundtables Next Week: Coronavirus Impacts on Fisheries on Monday, Preventing Wildlife-Borne Disease Spread on Tuesday
Washington, D.C. - The House Natural Resources Committee is hosting two livestreamed events next week. Monday, May 18 On Monday, May 18, Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), chair of the Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Subcommittee, will lead a roundtable on how coronavirus has impacted fisheries around the country. Title: Coronavirus Impacts on American Fisheries and the Seafood Supply When: 1:00 p.m. Eastern time Watch Live: https://bit.ly/3fSncfQ (Facebook) or https://youtu.be/DJB8z8Vy5FQ (YouTube… Continue Reading
05.13.20
Friday Livestream: Chair Grijalva, Subcommittee Chair Gallego Lead Roundtable on Heroes Act Benefits for Indian Country, Still Unmet Tribal Needs
Washington, D.C. - Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) are hosting a livestreamed roundtable discussion on Friday, May 15, at 1:00 p.m. Eastern time with three national tribal organizations to discuss the House of Representatives' newly introduced Heroes Act, the ongoing implementation of the CARES Act, and the pressing need for additional federal support in Native American communities across the country to combat the coronavirus. Gallego is chair of the Sub… Continue Reading