Press Releases
House Natural Resources Democrats Reject Republicans' Scorched-Earth Plan to Sacrifice our Public Lands, Waters & Wildlife for Billionaire Tax Cuts
Washington, D.C. - On Tuesday, House Natural Resources Committee Democratic members rejected House Republicans’ scorched-earth plan to sell off our lands, waters, and wildlife to fund tax cuts for billionaires in the Committee’s portion of the Republican reconciliation package. Democrats were united in the bipartisan opposition to a Republican amendment offered in the dead of night to sell off thousands of acres of public lands. While House Republicans remained silent, Democrats presented a unif… Continue Reading
05.02.25
Ranking Member Huffman Statement on Natural Resources Budget Reconciliation Bill
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) released the following statement on House Natural Resources Committee Republicans’ Budget Reconciliation bill: “If Big Oil, Wall Street, and MAGA cultists locked themselves in a room to write a wish list, this bill would be it. The Republican budget is the most destructive environmental bill in American history. It torches clean air and water protections, hands over our public lands to pollu… Continue Reading
04.29.25
Huffman, Fitzpatrick, Markey Introduce Arctic Refuge Protection Act
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Penn.) and Senator Ed Markey (D-Mass.) reintroduced the Arctic Refuge Protection Act, legislation which will restore critical protections to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge—an area that the Gwich’in people have called “the sacred place where life begins” and the nation’s largest national wildlife refuge—by designating the Coastal Plain ecosystem as wilderness un… Continue Reading
04.23.25
Huffman, Dexter Demand Probe into Cybersecurity Failures at Musk-Run DOGE
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-Ore.) sent a letter to the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) requesting the government watchdog investigate the Musk-led United States DOGE Service (DOGE), citing serious concerns about its access to sensitive data, weak internal safeguards, and personnel with questionable track records. “The security of … Continue Reading
04.22.25
Huffman, Merkley Lead Bill to End Drilling in the Arctic Ocean
Washington, D.C. - On Earth Day, U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) introduced the Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act, which would permanently ban new or renewed leases for oil, gas, or mineral extraction in the Arctic Ocean Planning Areas of the Outer Continental Shelf. This legislation protects one of the planet’s most fragile ecosystems and all the Alaska Native communities that rely on it, closing the door on futu… Continue Reading
04.22.25
Reps. Huffman, Pallone, and Castor Introduce Bills to Permanently Protect the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans from Offshore Drilling
Washington, D.C. - On Earth Day, Representatives Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), Frank Pallone (D-N.J.), and Kathy Castor (D-Fla.), along with Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Jack Reed (D-R.I.), announced a package of legislation to permanently protect the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean from the dangers of fossil fuel drilling. This package includes Rep. Huffman’s West Coast Ocean Protection Act, Rep. Pallone’s Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism (COAST) Anti-Drilling Act, and Rep. Ca… Continue Reading
04.17.25
Ranking Member Huffman Blasts Decades-Long Water Theft by California Water District
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) responded to a newly released Inspector General summary report finding that the management and staff of California’s Panoche Water District orchestrated a decades-long operation to illegally divert and sell billions of gallons of water from federal facilities: “This wasn’t just a water theft—it was a betrayal of public trust on an almost cinematic scale. For over two decades, while the West endure… Continue Reading
04.11.25
Ranking Member Huffman Statement on Trump Admin’s Leaked Budget Plan to Dismantle NOAA and Eliminate Climate Science
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) released the following statement after a leaked FY26 OMB Passback revealed the Trump administration’s plan to gut the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), eliminate core science programs, and transfer key species protections from NOAA to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service:? “The Trump administration has once again made clear that it’s not just hostile to science - it’s acti… Continue Reading
04.10.25
Huffman, Velázquez, Ocasio-Cortez, and Hernández Press DOE to Deploy Renewable Energy Funds for Puerto Rico
Washington, D.C. - Today, Representatives Jared Huffman (D-CA), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), and Pablo José Hernández (D-PR) urged the Department of Energy (DOE) to accelerate solar installations under Puerto Rico Energy Resilience Fund’s (PR-ERF) programs, warning that continued delays could have severe consequences for vulnerable communities across the island.“Every hurricane season we fail to act, we risk lives,” the lawmakers wrote. “The funding has been obliga… Continue Reading
04.09.25
Republicans Waste Time and Taxpayer Money with Vanity Bill as Economy Crashes
Washington, D.C. - Today, as the stock market was thrown into chaos and Americans are struggling to make ends meet, the House Natural Resources Committee Republicans held a markup on legislation designed to distract from this administration’s pandemonium and stroke the President’s ego. The markup featured pushing a Gulf of Mexico renaming stunt - all while families across America face rising costs, real crises, Trump Tariff whiplash, and shrinking retirement accounts thanks to the economy Republ… Continue Reading
04.04.25
Ranking Member Huffman Statement on Billionaire-Backed Plan to Dismantle Key NOAA Weather Services
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. House Natural Resources Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) issued the following statement following reports that key NOAA websites and databases will go dark at midnight under the Trump administration's proposed contract cuts:"Three reckless billionaires - Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, President Donald Trump, and DOGE vandal Elon Musk - are dismantling one of our government’s most important public functions, the National Weather Service. The data manageme… Continue Reading
04.03.25
Rep. Magaziner, Natural Resources Committee Members Discuss Trump-Musk Attacks on NOAA with Expert Panelists at Issues Forum
Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (D-R.I.) and U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Members hosted an issues forum titled “Attacks on NOAA Threaten American Communities and Economies.” During this forum, the Members examined the dangerous consequences of the Trump administration’s ongoing campaign to dismantle the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Members and panelists warned that Trump and Musk’s attacks are calculated moves to silence scie… Continue Reading
03.20.25
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
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