Press Releases
Ranking Member Huffman Slams Trump Admin Orders to Hand Over Public Lands to Big Oil
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) released the following statement on the Interior Department’s sweeping rollbacks of protections of Alaska’s public lands:“President Trump is running a fossil fuel fire sale—selling out Alaska’s wild places to pad Big Oil’s pockets while trampling over Indigenous communities, wildlife, and our climate future,” said Ranking Member Huffman. “This reckless push to open up the Arctic National Wild… Continue Reading
03.20.25
Huffman, Dexter Condemn Trump’s Plan to Shutter Facilities that Support Local Economies, Demand Answers
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) and Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Maxine Dexter (D-Oreg.) led 76 of their colleagues in a letter to General Service Administration (GSA) Acting Administrator Stephen Ehikian, expressing strong opposition to the planned facility closures at the Department of Interior (DOI), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the United States Forest Ser… Continue Reading
03.14.25
Committee Leaders Huffman, Lofgren, Dexter, and Amo Demand Information on NOAA Lease Terminations
Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, Committee on Natural Resources (HNR) Ranking Member Jared Huffman (CA-2), Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (SST) Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), HNR Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight Ranking Member Maxine Dexter (OR-3), and SST Subcommittee on Environment Ranking Member Gabe Amo (RI-1) sent a letter to Department of Commerce Secretary Lutnick demanding information on the Trump administration’s apparent plan to terminate at least 34 National… Continue Reading
03.13.25
Ranking Member Huffman Statement on the Passing of Former Chair Raúl Grijalva
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02), Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee released the following statement on the passing of former Committee Chair Raúl Grijalva: “I’m deeply saddened by the passing of my colleague and friend, Representative Raúl Grijalva. Raúl brought exceptional grit and authenticity to his remarkable public service career. He was renowned for his unwavering commitment to protect human dignity, our environment, public lands, … Continue Reading
03.13.25
Huffman, Dexter Demand Documents on Trump Administration’s DOGE-Mandated Reductions in Force Plans
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) and Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Maxine Dexter (D-Oreg.) sent a letter to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, demanding answers on the Department’s plans to implement DOGE-mandated reductions in force (RIF)—a reckless move that could disrupt critical government services, kill thousands of jobs that depend on these services, and undermine local economies all over the … Continue Reading
03.11.25
Ranking Member Huffman Leads Letter Demanding Answers on US Army Corps of Engineers’ Wasteful Water Release
Washington, D.C. - Today, Ranking Member Jared Huffman (CA-02), alongside Rep. Mike Levin (CA-49) and Laura Friedman (CA-30), sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum demanding answers and accountability on the Administration’s wasteful water releases, which deviated from standard protocol and wasted two billion gallons of water. After the devastating Los Angeles wildfires had already been contained, President Trump insisted that the Army Corp… Continue Reading
02.28.25
Trump, Musk Plan to Shutter Interior Offices Nationwide, Devastating Local Economies and Abandoning Tribes
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) released the following statement regarding the General Services Administration’s (GSA) plan to shutter over 2 million sq. ft of office space used by the Department of the Interior across the country:“The federal government exists to serve the people—not abandon them. But Trump and Musk are taking a wrecking ball to our country—slashing staff, cutting vital funding, and creating widespread cha… Continue Reading
02.27.25
Ranking Member Huffman Decries Mass Layoffs at NOAA
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) released the following statement regarding the Trump administration’s mass layoffs at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): “Today, over one thousand scientists and experts at NOAA received the news every federal worker has been dreading. Musk and his fake officials, the DOGE tech bros, have been rummaging through our most sensitive data without authority in violation o… Continue Reading
02.26.25
Reps. Huffman, Chu, and Salinas Call on Trump Administration to Reverse U.S. Forest Service Layoffs Amid Growing Wildfire Crisis
Washington, D.C. — House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (CA-02), Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28), and Rep. Andrea Salinas (OR-06) led 80 House Members in a letter today urging the Trump administration to reverse their decision to fire 3,400 federal workers from the U.S. Forest Service, which manages 193 million acres of public lands. These layoffs are part of a broader effort by President Trump and Elon Musk to dismantle the federal workforce, undermining the ability to respond t… Continue Reading
02.26.25
Huffman, Heinrich Demand Transparency on Trump Administration’s Plan to Roll Back Protections for Americans’ Public Lands After Interior Fails to Disclose it to the Public, Despite Key Deadline
Ranking Members of House and Senate Committees with jurisdiction over Department of Interior express concern that Administration is rolling back Americans’ public lands in secret one week after Department’s deadline to submit an “action plan” for implementing President Trump’s energy and public lands policy priorities Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee, and U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member… Continue Reading
02.17.25
Huffman, Pallone, Hoyle, Castor Demand Answers on Trump-Musk Layoff Spree of Grid Workers, Risk to Electricity Supply
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone Jr. (D-N.J.), and Representatives Val Hoyle (D-Oreg.) and Kathy Castor (D-Fla.) sent a letter demanding answers to the Trump administration’s indiscriminate firing of Power Marketing Administrations (PMAs) employees at Bonneville Power Administration, Southeastern Power Administration, Southwestern Power Administration, and Western A… Continue Reading
02.14.25
Ranking Member Huffman Blasts Mass Firings at Interior, Forest Service
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) released a statement regarding the mass firings of as many as 5,700 employees across the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Forest Service. “This slash and burn approach to governing is an all-out attack on thousands of real, hardworking Americans who’ve dedicated their lives to keeping our air breathable, our water drinkable, and our national treasures protected from corporate greed. B… Continue Reading
02.12.25
Ranking Member Huffman Statement on Trump Nominating Big Oil Insider to Lead Agency Responsible for Protecting Public Lands
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) released a statement regarding the President’s nomination of Kathleen Sgamma—a lead architect of Project 2025—to lead the U.S. Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management:"The fox is in the henhouse. As a lead architect of Project 2025, Ms. Sgamma designed the blueprint to hand over our sacred public lands to polluters. Now, after decades of working for the fossil fuel lobby to gut enviro… Continue Reading
02.12.25
Republicans Refuse Any Oversight of Musk and Trump During First Natural Resources Committee Mark Up
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. House Natural Resources Committee held their first mark up of the 119th Congress, where they reviewed - among other items - Republicans’ “119th Congress Authorization and Oversight Plan.” Democrats offered a series of amendments designed to use the Committee’s oversight authorities to meaningfully rein in Musk and Trump’s abuses of power. "Let me assure the American people: This lawlessness, this chaos and calamity, this total abdication of Congress's oversight … Continue Reading
02.10.25
Ranking Members Huffman, Hoyle Request Administration Leaders Meet with House Democrats to Answer Questions about DOGE Chaos at NOAA
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee Ranking Member Val Hoyle, and led 13 Members of Congress sent a letter to Vice Admiral Nancy Hann, acting NOAA Administrator, demanding answers on reports of President Trump and Elon Musk’s efforts to unlawfully dismantle NOAA. The signers include Members of Congress who represent congressional districts with facilities and employees of the National… Continue Reading
02.04.25
Ranking Members Huffman, Lofgren Sound the Alarm on Musk’s Invasion at Key Science Agency
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (CA-02) and Science, Space, and Technology Committee Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) issued the following statement: “Elon Musk and his DOGE hackers are ransacking their way through the federal government, unlawfully gaining unfettered access to Americans’ private information and gutting programs people depend on. Now they have reached NOAA where they’re wreaking havoc on the scientific and regulat… Continue Reading
02.03.25
Huffman, Dexter Call on Natural Resources Committee Republicans to Investigate Trump’s Illegal Midnight Purge of Inspectors General
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Maxine Dexter (D-Oreg.) sent a letter to Committee Chair Bruce Westerman requesting a hearing to get to the bottom of Trump’s unprecedented and illegal late-night firing of inspectors general from various federal agencies, a move that was outlined in Trump’s Project 2025. “Protecting the independence of the inspectors general has be… Continue Reading
02.01.25
Huffman, Larsen Demand Answers on Trump’s Wasteful, Unscheduled Water Releases from Major CA Dams
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) and Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-Wash.) sent a letter to Department of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum demanding an explanation for the Trump administration’s abrupt, unscheduled water releases from Terminus Dam and Schafer Dam in California’s Central Valley by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. “A… Continue Reading
01.26.25
Ranking Member Huffman Slams Trump’s Executive Order to Upend California Water System, Once Again Conditioning Aid
WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) issued the following statement on President Donald Trump’s executive order related to Southern California’s water supply:“President Trump has wasted no time in abusing his power by capitalizing on a crisis to advance the GOP’s longstanding goals of decimating environmental protections and putting special interests over the needs of everyday Americans. With the stroke of a pen, Trump has chosen to u… Continue Reading
01.25.25
Rebuking Late-night Purge of Inspectors General, House Democratic Ranking Members Demand President Trump Comply with the Law
WASHINGTON - Today, Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman joined Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Gerald E. Connolly and fellow House Committee Ranking Members in a letter to President Donald Trump condemning his attempted late-night purge of at least 12 independent inspectors general, which appears to have violated federal law designed to protect their work from political interference and intimidation. The Ranking Members wrote: “We write to … Continue Reading
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