Press Releases
Grijalva, Sen. Heinrich Commemorate Native American Heritage Month, Introduce Bills to Elevate Tribes’ Role in Land Management and Protect Cultural Sites
Washington, D.C. - On the first day of Native American Heritage Month, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) today introduced two House and Senate companion bills to advance Tribal management of public lands and to improve the protection of sacred and cultural sites: The Advancing Tribal Parity on Public Land Act and the Tribal Cultural Areas Protection Act. Advancing Tribal Parity on Public Land Act: BILL TEXT | AMENDMENT … Continue Reading
10.27.23
Ranking Member Grijalva Statement on Interior’s New Recommendations for U.S. Park Police and Other DOI Law Enforcement
Washington, D.C. - House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today issued the following statement on the release of a new report from the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) outlining 12 recommendations and aspirations for improving law enforcement practices among the U.S. Park Police (USPP) and other law enforcement units. The report was issued by DOI’s Law Enforcement Task Force, which was established in 2021. “This report was triggered by multiple incident… Continue Reading
10.06.23
Ranking Member Grijalva Statement on New Border Wall Construction and Use of Dangerous Waiver Authority
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) issued the following statement on the Biden administration’s announcement that it will use the Secretary of Homeland Security’s authority to waive all laws and legal requirements to build approximately 17 miles of new border wall. A recent U.S. Government Accountability Office report shows that the existing border wall and use of this waiver authority has already caused irreparable damage to nat… Continue Reading
09.29.23
Ranking Members Grijalva, Huffman, Ocasio-Cortez React to New 5-Year Offshore Oil & Gas Leasing Plan
Washington, D.C. - House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.), Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), and Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Ranking Member Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) today issued the following statements on the U.S. Department of the Interior’s release of a five-year leasing plan for offshore oil and gas development. The plan includes a maximum of three potential offshore lease sales in t… Continue Reading
09.26.23
Prior to Hearing, Ranking Member Grijalva Condemns Committee Republicans for Fueling Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric
Washington, D.C. - In advance of tomorrow’s full Committee hearing titled, “Destroying America’s Best Idea: Examining the Biden Administration’s Use of National Park Service Lands for Migrant Camps,” House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) issued the following statement condemning Committee Republicans’ use of extreme anti-immigrant rhetoric in recent political stunts and media appearances: “House Republicans’ infighting is barreling us towards a government s… Continue Reading
09.20.23
Ranking Member Grijalva Applauds Launch of President Biden’s American Climate Corps
Washington, D.C. - House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today released the following statement on the Biden-Harris administration’s launch of the American Climate Corps. The new workforce training and service initiative will employ more than 20,000 young people, putting them on the path to careers in clean energy, conservation, and climate resilience. The Biden administration also announced $15 million for the Indian Youth Service Corps yesterday. “Young p… Continue Reading
09.12.23
Ranking Member Grijalva Applauds Biden Administration Recommendations for Reforming Severely Outdated Mining Law of 1872
Washington, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of the Interior-led (DOI) Interagency Working Group on Mining Laws, Regulations, and Permitting released a new report outlining 65 recommendations for modernizing the country’s severely outdated mining system. The report was informed by tens of thousands of public comments, as well as dozens of working group meetings with external stakeholders. Upon release of the report, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) iss… Continue Reading
09.07.23
Government Watchdog: Trump's Border Wall Damaged Environment, Hurt Wildlife & Destroyed Indigenous Sacred Sites
Washington, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), a nonpartisan government watchdog agency, issued a new report detailing the damage wrought by former President Trump’s border wall on the country’s natural and cultural resources. The report was requested by House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) in May 2021. CLICK HERE to read GAO’s full report. According to the report, Trump’s border wall and border wall construction have: dest… Continue Reading
09.06.23
Ranking Member Grijalva Commends Cancellation of Oil and Gas Leases in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Washington, D.C. - 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 decision to cancel the seven remaining 2021 oil and gas leases sold under the Trump administration’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) leasing program. The leases were previously suspended due to multiple legal flaws in the Trump administration’s leasing program, including a failure to adequately analyze a reasonable ran… Continue Reading
08.14.23
Ranking Member Grijalva Welcomes Outcome for Montana Youth in Climate Case
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today welcomed the ruling in favor of Montana youth challenging harmful fossil fuel policies that threaten the health and safety of Montana residents. “Montana youth prevailed against overwhelming odds to strike down a law barring state regulators from considering the climate change impacts of fossil fuel projects, in violation of the constitutional right to clean air… Continue Reading
08.08.23
Ranking Member Grijalva Delivers Remarks at Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument Designation
Red Butte Airfield, Ariz. – This afternoon, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) delivered remarks at President Biden’s designation of nearly 1 million acres as the new Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument in the Red Butte Airfield in Arizona. CLICK HERE for Ranking Member Grijalva’s earlier statement on the announcement of the new national monument. Transcript of Ranking… Continue Reading
08.08.23
Ranking Member Grijalva Hails New Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni - Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument, Thanks Tribes for Tireless Efforts
Washington, D.C. – House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today celebrated news that President Joe Biden will use his authorities under the Antiquities Act of 1906 to designate public lands in the Grand Canyon region as the new Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni - Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument. The designation is the result of a decades-long effort by the tribes of the Grand Canyon Tribal Coalition, with the support of en… Continue Reading
07.31.23
Ranking Member Grijalva Applauds Secretary Granholm for Announcing $450 Million for Rooftop Solar and Storage in Puerto Rico
Washington, D.C. – House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today issued the following statement on U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Granholm’s announcement of up to $453.5 million in funding opportunities from the Puerto Rico Energy Resilience Fund (PR-ERF). The funding is part of the $1 billion that Ranking Member Grijalva proposed and helped secure in last year’s omnibus funding bill for rooftop solar and battery storage for l… Continue Reading
07.31.23
Grijalva, Congressional Delegation Representing U.S. Territories Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Place Insular Areas Advisors in Federal Agencies
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and congressional representatives for the U.S. Territories—Rep. Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (D-CNMI), Rep. Jim Moylan (R-Guam), Rep. Jenniffer González Colón (R-Puerto Rico), and Rep. Stacey E. Plaskett (D-USVI)—announced the introduction of H.R. 5001, the bipartisan Special Advisors for Insular Areas Act, which would establish a Special Advisor for Insular Ar… Continue Reading
07.27.23
Ranking Member Grijalva Blasts GOP’s Pro-Polluter Resolutions to Bully Bats & Chickens, Highlights Republican Inaction on Climate Crisis
Washington, D.C. – On the House floor today, House Natural Resources Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) spoke in opposition of S.J. Res 9 and S.J. Res 24, two joint resolutions of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act to cut Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections for the lesser prairie chicken and Northern long-eared bat. The American people are facing many pressing issues right now, including record-breaking heat waves across the country fueled by climate change. B… Continue Reading
07.26.23
Reps. Kamlager-Dove, Ocasio-Cortez, and Ross Introduce CLEAN Energy NOW Acts
Washington, D.C. – Top Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee today introduced the CLEAN Energy NOW Acts to advance clean energy development on our public lands and waters by repealing ties to fossil fuel leasing requirements mandated by last year’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The IRA includes $369 billion for climate and clean energy, the biggest investment in history. However, provisions that tie clean energy to fossil fuel development increase harmful carbon polluti… Continue Reading
07.25.23
Ranking Member Grijalva Statement on Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument
Washington, D.C. – House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today released the following statement on President Biden’s designation of the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument. Today would have been Emmett Till’s 82nd birthday. “The brutal murder of Emmett Till and the acquittal of his murderers was an injustice of the most unthinkable kind. But even worse, it was no anomaly,” said Ranking Member Grijalva. R… Continue Reading
07.20.23
Ranking Member Grijalva, Reps. Huffman, Porter, Susie Lee, Levin Commend Biden Administration’s Proposed Oil and Gas Rule, Highlight Democrats’ Efforts
Washington, D.C. – House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.), Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.), Rep. Susie Lee (D-Nev.), and Mike Levin (D-Calif.) today issued the following statements on the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) newly proposed rule for onshore oil and gas leasing on public lands. The proposed rule reflects long overdue reforms to the leasing program th… Continue Reading
07.19.23
Ranking Member Grijalva, Rep. Gallego Celebrate Growing Momentum for Tribes’ Proposed Grand Canyon National Monument
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) issued statements heralding continued progress on the tribal-led effort to ensure permanent protection of more than 1 million acres of public lands by designating the Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument. This past April, the Grand Canyon Tribal Coalition—leadership representatives of the Havasupai Tribe, Hopi Tribe, Hualapa… Continue Reading
06.29.23
READOUT: Ranking Member Grijalva Visits Puerto Rico, Discusses Puerto Rico Status Act and $1 Billion Puerto Rico Energy Resilience Fund
Washington, D.C. – This week, June 26-28, 2023, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) visited Puerto Rico to discuss the Puerto Rico Status Act, the $1 billion Puerto Rico Energy Resilience Fund, and other federal legislative and oversight priorities, including Puerto Rico’s reconstruction, access to federal programs and resources, and the implementation of Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA). CLICK HERE … Continue Reading