Media
Press Releases
March 28, 2024Grijalva Statement on Biden Administration Action to Finalize Endangered Species Act Rules
House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today issued the following statement on three finalized rules from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to improve critical protections for imperiled species and their habitats under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). “I applaud the Biden administration for closing the book on the most egregious pro-polluter, Trump-era regulations that undermined the Endangered Speci… Continue Reading
March 27, 2024
Grijalva Applauds Biden Administration Action to Curb Harmful Methane Waste
House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today issued the following statement on the U.S. Department of the Interior’s issuance of a final rule at the Bureau of Land Management to reduce methane waste from oil and gas production on public lands and provide American taxpayers a fairer return on those resources. “With nearly a quarter of the country’s carbon pollution coming from our public lands, this rule is a much-needed step towards fighting the climate cr… Continue Reading
March 22, 2024
Opinion | As Big Oil’s Mess in Our Oceans Grows, Their Bonding Requirements Should Too
House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.), Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.), and Rep. Mike Levin (D-Calif.) authored a new opinion piece for The Hill on a new U.S. Government Accountability report, which found that Big Oil is neglecting their responsibilities to properly decommission their offshore oil and gas infrastructure in a timely manner. The authors recommend that the U.S. Department of the Interior implement a stronger financial assurance rule to hold Big Oi… Continue Reading
Media Advisories
February 06, 2024TODAY: Ranking Member Grijalva to Join Senator Markey, Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez at Press Conference on 5-Year Anniversary of Green New Deal Resolution
(February 6, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) will hold a press conference with youth, labor, environmental justice, and public health leaders on TODAY, Tuesday, February 6th at 12:00 PM to celebrate the five-year anniversary of the introduction of the Green New Deal resolution. The Green New Deal galvanized a climate action movement and catapulted the issue of climate and environmental justice to the top of the national agenda. Senato… Continue Reading
November 27, 2023
MEDIA ADVISORY: Ranking Member Grijalva to Hold Historic and Cultural Preservation Roundtable at Close of Native American Heritage Month
In commemoration of Native American Heritage Month, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and other House members will hold a roundtable titled, “Strengthening Historic and Cultural Preservation” on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern. Historic and cultural preservation is a central part of telling America’s story; the places we choose to protect reflect the country’s values. For generations, however, historically underserved communities, inclu… Continue Reading
September 22, 2023
*TO BE RESCHEDULED* MEDIA ADVISORY: Rep. Magaziner, Ranking Member Grijalva, Committee Members to Hold Roundtable on Offshore Wind in Rhode Island
**THIS EVENT WILL BE RESCHEDULED DUE TO MEMBERS BEING HELD IN WASHINGTON, DC FOR VOTES** **INFORMATION ON NEW TIMING FOR THE EVENT WILL BE PROVIDED SOON** Washington, D.C. - On Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, at 8:45 a.m. ET, U.S. House Natural Resources Committee member Rep. Seth Magaziner (D-R.I.), Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.), Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Ranking Member Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee Ranking Member Jared Huff… Continue Reading
Opinion Pieces
March 22, 2024As Big Oil’s Mess in Our Oceans Grows, Their Bonding Requirements Should Too
Big Oil uses our ocean waters and coastlines as their own personal junkyard. For decades, oil and gas companies have been leaving behind their old, out-of-use equipment and infrastructure, forcing unnecessary risk and cleanup costs on American taxpayers. There’s no question it’s a problem, but until now, we didn’t know just how bad the problem was. At our request, the Government Accountability Office (GAO), a nonpartisan government watchdog, recently took a closer look at the issue, and the fin… Continue Reading
May 12, 2023
Gutting the National Environmental Policy Act is a Political Vendetta, Not Permitting Reform
At the end of March, House Republicans passed H.R. 1, a shameless giveaway of handouts and loopholes to the oil, gas, and mining industries, fittingly dubbed the Polluters Over People Act. While oil companies’ record-breaking profits make it clear that they’re not an industry under duress, Republicans continue to push legislation to gut our most fundamental environmental and public health laws, namely the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), to line industry pockets. But … Continue Reading
January 11, 2023
House Dems fight for Arizonans. Republicans fight each other.
Making history isn’t always a good thing. Last week, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives seemed determined to prove that point. For the first time in more than a century, the Republican-controlled House failed not once, not twice, but 14 times to take the most basic first step of a new Congress—electing a Speaker of the House. The Republican party’s infighting has inspired entertaining social media memes, but if you’re hoping for them to do anything more tha… Continue Reading
Letters
October 13, 2023Reps. Grijalva & Lee, Sens. Duckworth & Markey Lead Nearly 100 Members in Letter to White House Supporting NEPA Updates, Urging Strong Climate, EJ Provisions
Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.), Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), and Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) led a bicameral letter signed by 94 members of Congress to the White House’s Council of Environmental Quality (CEQ) expressing support for the Biden administration’s recently proposed National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Phase II regulations. The letter also makes suggestions for strengthening climate and environmental ju… Continue Reading
September 22, 2023
Grijalva, Hawai'i Members Ask Interior Department to Support Environmental and Cultural Restoration in Maui Wildfire Recovery Efforts
Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.), Rep. Jill Tokuda (D-Hawai'i), and Rep. Ed Case (D-Hawai'i) sent a letter to U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Deb Haaland requesting DOI’s support for environmental restoration and cultural preservation in recovery efforts in Maui and Hawai'i Island. DOI played a critical role in fire evacuation and search and recovery efforts on the island. Read the full letter. Last month’s wildfires in Maui, w… Continue Reading
September 19, 2023
Committee Democrats Send Letter Seeking Accountability for Fishery Council’s Mismanagement of Taxpayer Dollars & Improper Lobbying
Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.), Rep. Ed Case (D-Hawaii), Rep. Rep. Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (D-CNMI), and Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) sent a letter to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) requesting information about the agency’s authority to enforce accountability measures for the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (WESPAC). WESPAC has authority… Continue Reading
Reports
September 14, 2022Hearing Report: The Role of Public Relations Firms in Preventing Action on Climate Change
The Hearing Report presents select findings and redacted documents from the Committee's investigation into PR firms' work with fossil fuel companies. For decades, the fossil fuel industry denied or downplayed climate change and its role in causing it. As climate denial has become less accepted by the general public, the industry has worked with PR firms to execute subtler and more sophisticated campaigns to mislead the public and block climate change policy proposals. The Hearing Report details … Continue Reading
December 18, 2020
Repairing the Trump Administration's Damage to US Indigenous Communities and Charting a Better Way Forward
October 28, 2020
Dirty Deals: Four Years of the Trump Administration Putting Polluter Profits Over People
This report outlines the major damage the Trump administration has inflicted on the environment, economy, and energy supply of the United States and takes a closer look at the tactics they've used to perpetrate that destruction. Special attention is given to the federal agencies under the Committee's jurisdiction, including the Department of the Interior (DOI), the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The report is not an exhaustive list of … Continue Reading
Videos
March 12, 2024Full Committee Markup | March 12, 2024
January 31, 2024
Members of Congress & Frontline Leaders to Highlight Benefits of President Biden’s Pause on New L...
November 30, 2023
Strengthening Historic and Cultural Preservation Roundtable | Natural Resources Democrats
November 27, 2023