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Dave Pals named new BLM Moab Field Manager

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is pleased to welcome Dave Pals as the new field manager for the Moab Field Office. Pals brings experience in natural resources management, geology, and knowledge of the Moab area to his new role.


BLM Las Cruces District seeks applicants for Artist-in-Residence Program

The Friends of Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks and Bureau of Land Management Las Cruces District announce a call to artists to apply for the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument Artist in Residence Program to take place May 1-31.


BLM announces prescribed burn at Dripping Springs Natural Area

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is planning a prescribed burn at the Dripping Springs Natural Area near Las Cruces, N.M. The Dripping Springs prescribed burn is planned for the week of Feb. 27 through March 3


BLM plans prescribed burn in Chaves and Lincoln counties

Beginning mid-February through the month of April, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) plans to conduct prescribed fire operations northwest of Roswell in eastern Lincoln County and east of Roswell in the Sand Ranch Area of Environmental Concern in Chaves County. Both prescribed fires are in coordination with the New Mexico State Land Office.


BLM Issues Final Environmental Impact Statement, Resource Management Plan Amendment for SunZia Southwest Transmission Project

Bureau of Land Management released the final environmental impact statement and resource management plan amendment for the SunZia Southwest Transmission Project.


BLM plans prescribed fire in Socorro County

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Socorro Field Office, in cooperation with private landowners, will burn sacaton draws east of Socorro, N.M., between Feb. 27 and March 31, weather permitting. During this week, Fire Management crews monitor daily weather to decide which date the burn will take place.


Republicans Head West to View Rural Benefits of Federal Energy Production

House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) joined Republican members of Congress on field tours and a hearing to hear from Americans in New Mexico and Texas about how onshore energy leasing revenues benefit their communities.


Committee Republicans Expose Human Rights, Environmental Crises in Mineral Supply Chains

House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing titled "Dependence on Foreign Adversaries: America’s Critical Minerals Crisis." Subcommittee Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) issued the following statement in response:


House Committee on Natural Resources

House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) led a group of Republican committee members in sending a letter to U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Deb Haaland and U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Chief Randy Moore, requesting their agencies finalize a proposed rule that would clarify ongoing uncertainty following the Cottonwood Environmental Law Center v. U.S. Forest Service (Cottonwood) decision.


Republican Majority Begins Oversight Agenda Highlighting Demand for American Energy, Minerals

House Committee on Natural Resources held its first hearing of the 118th Congress, titled "Unleashing America's Energy and Mineral Potential." Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response


House Passes First Natural Resources Bills Under Republican Majority

U.S. House of Representatives passed the first two House Committee on Natural Resources bills of the 118th Congress. Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in respons


Manchin, Committee Convene One Year After Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine to Examine the Impact on European and Global Energy Security

U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to examine the impact of the Russian Federation’s war in Ukraine on European and global energy security one year after the February 24, 2022, invasion of Ukraine. During the hearing, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Committee, discussed how the war has affected global energy supply chains, the current state of Europe’s natural gas supply, and further action needed to ensure the United States is energy secure and able to help our allies.


Manchin, Barrasso and Risch Introduce Bipartisan Nuclear Fuel Security Act

U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, John Barrasso (R-WY), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Jim Risch (R-ID) introduced the Nuclear Fuel Security Act (NFSA).


Manchin Applauds Treasury, Energy Guidance on Inflation Reduction Act Tax Credits for Coal Communities

U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement on information released today by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to incentivize investment in coal communities.


Manchin, Committee Approve Expenditure Authorization and Rule Change for the 118th Congress

U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Joe Manchin (D-WV) convened a business meeting to consider an original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee for the 118th Congress and a committee rule change for the 118thCongress.


Manchin, Committee Convene to Discuss the State of the U.S. Territories

U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to discuss the state of the U.S. territories — American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.


Barrasso: The Security of U.S. Territories is More Important Now Than Ever

U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), delivered opening remarks at a full committee hearing to discuss the state of the U.S. Territories.


Barrasso: President Biden Hasn’t Learned from Putin’s War of Aggression & the Energy Crisis in Europe

U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), delivered opening remarks at a full committee hearing to examine the impact of the Russian Federation’s war in Ukraine on European and global energy security one year after the invasion.


ICYMI: Barrasso Op-Ed: It’s Bigger than a Balloon: Chinese Spying in US Includes Research Labs & Universities

Like many Americans, residents of my home state of Wyoming could not understand how a Chinese spy balloon could lazily and brazenly pass over their heads.


Labor, Health And Human Services, Education Announces Public Witness Hearing Date

The Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies will hold a public witness hearing on Thursday, March 23, 2023