Press Releases

10.08.26

Gov Watchdog Finds Geothermal Developers Lack Permitting Tools Oil and Gas Companies Already Have

Washington, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a new report showing that companies trying to build geothermal power on public lands lack basic permitting tools that oil and gas companies already have and face confusing rules with no way to see where their permits stand, even as demand for geothermal development has grown more than fortyfold since 2020.The watchdog report, requested by U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif… Continue Reading

10.01.26

Ranking Members Huffman, Meeks, Garcia, Pallone and Castro Demand Transparency on Trump Administration’s Venezuela Oil Deal

Washington, D.C. — Jared Huffman, Ranking Member of the Committee on Natural Resources; Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform; Frank Pallone, Jr., Ranking Member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce; and Joaquin Castro, Ranking Member of the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, demanded answers from Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Def… Continue Reading

09.30.26

Ranking Member Huffman Statement on Senate Permitting Deal

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) issued the following statement after the introduction of the Senate’s permitting reform package: "Passing a good permitting reform package will be one of my top priorities for the next Congress, so I'm very interested in these Senate negotiations. "From what I've seen, Senators Whitehouse and Heinrich have done some good work, but they've been negotiating from a position of weakness and the … Continue Reading

09.28.26

Huffman, Padilla, Schiff, California Colleagues Condemn Trump Administration Efforts to Repeal Roadless Rule

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.), along with U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (D-Calif.-02), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Natural Resources, led 38 members of the California congressional delegation in opposing the Trump Administration’s rescission of the Roadless Rule, a landmark U.S. Forest Service conservation policy adopted in 2001 that protects nearly 60 million acres of undeveloped National Forest System lands. It prohibits new road… Continue Reading

09.24.26

Huffman, Titus Lead Colleagues in Demanding Answers on Trump Admin Plans to Open Public Lands to AI Datacenters

Washington, D.C. - Today, Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) and Representative Dina Titus (D-Nev.), along with 14 House Democrats, sent a letter demanding answers from Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on the Department's reported plans to hand over federal public lands for massive data center projects.The Bureau of Land Management is reportedly reviewing at least a dozen data center proposals at the President's direction, covering at least 17,600 acres across Ariz… Continue Reading

09.18.26

Huffman Statement on Trump Administration Plans to Put More Data Centers on Public Lands

Washington, D.C. — Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) released the following statement after The Washington Sun reported that the Trump administration is considering far more data centers on public lands than previously known: “Donald Trump is selling out America’s public lands to the richest corporations in human history, and every American who loves these places should be furious. “We need to pump the brakes on the reckless AI buildout, and today… Continue Reading

09.18.26

Ranking Members Jared Huffman, Robert Garcia, and Gregory Meeks Demand Answers on Trump Administration’s Oil Deal with Alleged Money Launderer

Washington, D.C. — Rep. Jared Huffman, Ranking Member of the Committee on Natural Resources, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs demanded answers from Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Attorney General Todd Blanche on how they sprung alleged white collar criminal Alejandro Betancourt to lead the Trump Administration’s unprecedented scheme to take an ownership stake i… Continue Reading

09.17.26

Huffman Leads 71 House Democrats in Demanding Trump Admin Reverse Illegal Cuts to Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) led 71 other House Democrats in a letter to President Trump and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum condemning the July 13 proclamations that stripped nearly three million acres of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments of protection and opened the door to mining, drilling and new mineral leasing on those lands.“This is an illegal attack on the integrity and legacy of the Antiquiti… Continue Reading

09.16.26

Huffman Demands Answers After Park Service Quietly Hires Contractors for Trump Golf Course

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) revealed during a committee hearing that the National Park Service awarded contracts on Sept. 10, with no notice to Congress, to begin work on Donald Trump’s planned takeover of the East Potomac Golf Course.“Democrats on this committee just learned that a couple of days ago, the Park Service hired a company to start working on the historic public golf course at East Potomac Park without any announ… Continue Reading

09.15.26

At Final Markup Before Midterms, Huffman Lays Out How Democrats Will Hold the Trump Administration Accountable

Washington, D.C. - Today, during the House Natural Resources Committee’s final markup before the November elections, Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) called out Committee Republicans for two years of enabling corruption in the Trump administration and laid out what Democrats will do with the powers of the majority next Congress: “Our Republican colleagues have had two years with President Trump in the White House and a majority in both houses of Congress. They have used that time to ha… Continue Reading

09.08.26

Huffman, Morelle Demand Gov Watchdog Investigate Whether Trump’s Freedom 250 Harvested Americans’ Data to Influence the Midterm Elections

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) and Committee on House Administration Ranking Member Joseph D. Morelle (D-N.Y.) sent an urgent request to the Government Accountability Office to investigate whether Freedom 250, Trump’s shadow organization that hijacked America’s 250th birthday, used federal resources to build a voter contact list for President Trump and his allies ahead of the midterms.“Based on our preliminary findings, Preside… Continue Reading

09.04.26

Huffman, Territorial Delegates, Colleagues Lead Bipartisan Call for Public Input on Deep Sea Mining Proposals

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), Rep. Aumua Amata Radewagen (R-American Samoa), Rep. Kimberlyn King-Hinds (R-Northern Mariana Islands), Rep. James Moylan (R-Guam), and Rep. Ed Case (D-Hawaii) sent a letter to Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum and the Marine Minerals Administration requesting a formal, open public comment period for the proposed deep sea mining lease sales offshore American Samoa and the Commonwealth of … Continue Reading

09.02.26

House Republicans Pass Bills to Push North Atlantic Right Whales Toward Extinction, Let Trump Fast-Track Permits for Any Mine He Likes

Washington, D.C. — House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) took to the House Floor this week to oppose H.R. 9436, which extends a special industry waiver that will lead to more critically endangered North Atlantic right whales dying in fishing rope, and H.R. 1501, which lets the Trump administration fast-track any mining project, including those the Trump family has invested in. Watch Ranking Member Huffman speak on House floor on H.R. 9436 and on H.R. 1501. … Continue Reading

09.01.26

Huffman Statement on Supreme Court Ruling Greenlighting Trump's Ballroom Construction

Washington, D.C. - Today, Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to continue unauthorized construction on the White House ballroom: “This ruling is a disgrace and a masterclass in judicial sycophancy. Once again, this extremist MAGA majority on the Supreme Court has proven it functions as little more than a rubber stamp for Trump, letting him roll out his vanity projects and bulld… Continue Reading

08.27.26

Huffman, Dexter Demand Records from Corporate Sponsors of Freedom 250

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Maxine Dexter (D-Ore.) sent letters to 24 corporate sponsors and partners of Freedom 250, LLC, demanding documents and communications related to their donations to the entity at the center of the White House’s takeover of the nation’s 250th celebration. In the letters, the lawmakers point to the Committee’s July interim report, From Vani… Continue Reading

08.21.26

Huffman, Padilla, Schiff, Panetta Lead California Lawmakers in Push to End Politically Motivated Attack on California’s Coastline Protections

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representatives Jared Huffman (D-Calif.-02), U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.), along with Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.-19), led 29 colleagues in condemning the Trump Administration’s recent decision to initiate a formal review of California’s coastal management program under the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA). In the letter, they warned that the politically-motivated review threatens California’s authority to protect its coastline and manag… Continue Reading

08.21.26

Huffman, Dexter Press National Park Service, Trust for the National Mall on Who Is Buying into Trump’s Ballroom

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Maxine Dexter (D-Ore.) sent letters to National Park Service Acting Director Jessica Bowron and to Trust for the National Mall President and CEO Catherine Townsend and COO Cindy Willmann, requesting briefings on the fundraising agreements and donor vetting procedures behind President Trump’s White House Ballroom. “The Trust may have bee… Continue Reading

08.19.26

Huffman, Bennet, Colleagues Fight Against Rescission of Key Energy Leasing and Public Lands Protections

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) and Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet led 39 colleagues to oppose the recent rescission of two key Bureau of Land Management (BLM) oil and gas rules on leasing and waste prevention. Their rollback will harm public lands, reduce community input, increase pollution, and raise taxpayer costs. In the first letter, the lawmakers denounce the BLM’s proposal to rescind the 2024 Fluid Mineral Leases and Leasing Process rule (the 2024 Ons… Continue Reading

08.18.26

Huffman Statement on Proposed Roadless Rule Rollback

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) issued the following statement after the Trump administration proposed to finalize the rescission of the 2001 Roadless Rule, which would strip protections from nearly 45 million acres of national forests and leave these lands vulnerable to reckless development:“The Roadless Rule protects nearly 45 million acres of the last untouched forests we have left, forests that filter drinking water for mill… Continue Reading

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