Public Lands

Tribal Energy Projects Face 50 Federal Approvals And Budget Cuts

Why it matters: The House Natural Resources Committee's Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs held an oversight hearing on Wednesday on tribal natural...

Congress

Mining Expansion Threatens Worker Safety Protections

The House Education and Workforce Committee is set to examine the future of American mining on May 8, with a hearing that sits at the intersection of two...

Public Lands

Senate Examines Forest Service Funding Amid Wildfire Risks

The Senate Appropriations Committee is set to examine the U.S. Forest Service budget estimates for Fiscal Year 2027 on April 30, and the stakes extend well...

Energy

HEATS Act To Streamline Geothermal Permitting Passes House

The House passed the Harnessing Energy At Thermal Sources (HEATS) Act on Thursday, with the HEATS Act floor vote landing 231-186, exposing a sharp partisan...

Environment

House Passes FIRE Act Allowing Prescribed Burns

The House cleared the FIRE Act floor vote on April 22, 2026, sending H.R. 6387 to the Senate after a 220–198 tally that broke almost entirely along party...

Energy

House Panel Advances Mining Bills Amid Corruption Charges

Why it matters: The House Natural Resources Committee advanced eight bills on Tuesday, covering domestic mining, critical minerals, illegal fishing, and...

Environment

EPA Budget Hearing Scrutinizes Trump Environmental Priorities

The House Appropriations Committee's Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies is set to hold an EPA budget hearing on April 28, putting...

Congress

EPA Budget Shapes Water, Air, Climate Policy

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee is set to examine the White House's fiscal year 2027 budget request for the Environmental Protection...

Public Lands and Water Management

Interior Budget Hearing Tests Tribal Trust

The House Appropriations Committee's Interior Department budget hearing scheduled for April 20 puts Interior Secretary Doug Burgum directly in front of...

Public Lands and Water Management

Senate Advances Bill to Kill Biden's Minnesota Mining Ban

The Senate voted 51-47 on a motion to proceed on H.J.Res. 140, a joint resolution that would nullify the Bureau of Land Management's Public Land Order No....

Civil Rights, Minority Issues, and Civil Liberties

America250: Ensuring Equal Access to Public Lands

With the 250th anniversary of American independence approaching in 2026, Congress is using the milestone to examine whether the country's national parks and...

Environment

Senate Seeks Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Reauthorization

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee convenes today for a Great Lakes restoration hearing that arrives as federal funding for one of the...

Congress

Public Lands Bills Stall as DOGE Cuts Cripple Agencies

Why it matters: The House Natural Resources Committee's Federal Lands Subcommittee convened March 26, 2026, to examine four public lands bills — and the...

Environment

Alaska Ivory, Chesapeake Bay Bills Face Budget Clash

The House Natural Resources Committee's Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee convened a congressional hearing roundup on March 26, 2026, taking up...

Legislation

Federal Energy Bills Face First Legislative Test

Five bills that would reshape how the federal government manages oil, gas, coal, and mineral development on public lands are getting their first real...

Government Operations

America250 Hearing Exposes Fight Over Money and History

The House Natural Resources Committee's oversight hearing on America250 public-private partnerships, held February 10, 2026, was supposed to showcase how...

Public Lands and Water Management

Public Lands Hearing Becomes Proxy War Over Smithsonian Museums

A routine House Natural Resources Committee hearing on six public lands bills turned into a proxy war over the Trump administration's influence on museums...