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Manchin, Colleagues Urge Ambassador Emanuel to Work With Japan, G7 Allies to Strengthen Energy Security
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 19, 2023
U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, Dan Sullivan (R-AK) John Barrasso (R-WY), Ranking Member of the ENR Committee, Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), and John Kennedy (R-LA) sent a letter to U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel urging Ambassador Emanuel to work with Japan — currently serving as president of the G7 — to build support for U.S. exports of natural gas to G7 allies to decrease dependence on Russian energy.
Committee Investigates Egregious Use of Taxpayer Funds
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 19, 2023
House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.), Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Chairman Cliff Bentz (R-Ore.) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.)led a letter to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Director Martha Williams, seeking transparency and answers on the department's "ecogrief" workshops. In part, the members wrote:
Westerman Joins Scalise in Introducing H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 19, 2023
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) introduced H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act, along with Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), Natural Resources Committee Chair Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chair Sam Graves (R-Mo.) as original cosponsors, to tackle the energy crisis caused by President Joe Biden’s disastrous policies.
Biden Administration Deals Hypocritical Blow to American Energy
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 19, 2023
Biden administration took yet another step in limiting future American energy production by further restricting development in Alaska's North Slope while approving a limited version of the Willow project.
Republicans Promote Conservation With a Purpose
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 19, 2023
Subcommittee on Federal Lands held an oversight hearing on promoting conservation with a purpose across America's federal lands and forests. Subcommittee Chairman Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.) issued the following statement in response
House Republicans Unveil H.R. 1
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 19, 2023
House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.), House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) and House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Sam Graves (R-Mo.) released the following statements about H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act:
Republicans Promote Solutions for Water Resources Access
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 19, 2023
Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries held an oversight hearing on the necessity of multiple uses of American water resources. Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Bentz (R-Ore.) issued the following statement in response:
Republicans Deliver Solutions to Lower Energy Costs, Expedite Infrastructure Projects, Unlock Mineral Resources
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 19, 2023
House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.), Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Chairman Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) and U.S. Rep. Garret Graves (R-La.) introduced the Transparency, Accountability, Permitting and Production of (TAPP) American Resources Act.
Bipartisan, Bicameral Coalition Investigates Korean War Memorial Inaccuracies
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 19, 2023
House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) joined Ranking Member Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.), Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Chairman Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) and Ranking Member John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), House Committee on Armed Services Chairman Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) and Senate Committee on Armed Services Ranking Member Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, seeking answers regarding the hundreds of inaccuracies on the Korean War Memorial's recently-unveiled Wall of Remembrance. In part, the members wrote:
New research informs dredging efforts at Columbia River mouth, conserving valuable resource
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 19, 2023
Dredged sediments placed in waters near the mouth of the Columbia River, where waves and coastal currents can redistribute them, helps to reduce erosion along nearby beaches, according to new research published this month.
The USGS Announces Low-Level Helicopter Flights in Nevada and Oregon
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 19, 2023
Scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey and the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology are partnering to image geology using airborne geophysical technology as part of the USGS Earth Mapping Resource Initiative (Earth MRI) project.
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law helps map critical mineral resources in New Mexico
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 19, 2023
The U.S. Geological Survey will provide nearly $3.4 million to map critical-mineral resources in New Mexico in partnership with the New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources.
President Proposes Nearly $1.8 Billion for USGS Science in FY 2024
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 19, 2023
The Biden-Harris administration today released the President’s Budget for fiscal year 2024.
Low-Level Helicopter Flights to Image 3-Dimensional Geology in Alabama
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 19, 2023
Scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey and the Geological Survey of Alabama are partnering to image geology using airborne geophysical technology as part of the USGS Earth Mapping Resource Initiative (Earth MRI) project.
President Biden Proposes $537 Million in the FY 2024 Budget for U.S. Territories and the Freely Associated States
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 19, 2023
The Biden-Harris administration today released the President’s Budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024. The President’s budget includes $537 million in funding for the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs (OIA).
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Move to Reduce Financial Burden on U.S. Territories
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 19, 2023
Biden-Harris administration announced new efforts to reduce the financial burden on the U.S. territories of American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam and U.S. Virgin Islands.
“EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.” published by the Congressional Record in the House section on March 14
By Interior Newswire | Mar 19, 2023
“EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.“ was published in the House section on page H1284 on March 14
Statement by Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bryan Newland on the President’s Fiscal Year 2024 Budget
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 19, 2023
The Biden-Harris administration today released the President’s Budget for Fiscal Year 2024.
BIA unveils renamed Tohono O’odham Agency, previously known as the Papago Agency
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 19, 2023
The Tohono O’odham Nation and the Bureau of Indian Affairs held a ceremony on February 28, 2023, to celebrate the renaming of BIA’s administrative agency office as the Tohono O’odham Agency.
President’s Proposed Budget for OSMRE Invests $301.9 million in Communities
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 19, 2023
The Biden-Harris administration today released the President’s Budget for Fiscal Year 2024.