California Natural Resources Agency

Table Of Content

• Natural Resources Committee Democrats' Mission
• Oceans and Combatting the Climate Crisis
• Committee Continues Work to Support Conservation, Domestic Energy Production and Wildlife
• Sustainable Fisheries: Keeping the Magnuson-Stevens Act Strong
• New Rule Charts Conservation Path for Public Lands
• State-Based Food Waste Policy Gap Analysis and Inventory Reports
• Colorado PUC Adopts Landmark Gas Regulatory Decision

Stauber has argued the leases were “arbitrarily canceled” under both the Obama and Biden administrations. Westerman had vowed that his committee would work to get Curtis’ bill to the floor quickly, and Curtis discussed the issue during a field hearing in his home state. Biden nixed the ANWR leases last year, blaming a faulty environmental review done by the Trump administration. They were sold in a small oil auction mandated by Congress that garnered only a handful of participants. The Natural Resources Agency will be soliciting public input to inform the updated strategy over the coming months through a series of public workshops and tribal roundtables. Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Advisor, Dr. Luca Carmignani, specializes in wildfire preparedness and community fire resilience.

Natural Resources Committee Democrats' Mission

Democrats are committed to fighting the effects of climate change and supporting solutions that ensure reliable water resources for the benefit of communities, ecosystems, and economies. The new mandates place conservation on par with energy development, livestock grazing and other uses as a management priority, and outline a host of conservation policy tools and initiatives designed to “protect intact natural landscapes and restore degraded landscapes” in the face of a warming climate. An Energy Department spokesman said the agency is considering Sempra’s application but doesn’t have a timetable for making a decision. Nobody submitted public comments or protests before a Feb. 8 deadline — not an unusual occurrence for an approval process that climate activists say has traditionally served as a rubber stamp on gas exports. Proponents of trophy hunting argue that hunting fees benefit species conservation and support local communities.

Oceans and Combatting the Climate Crisis

Democrats have sponsored and passed bipartisan legislation to strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop IUU fishing and implementing legislation for the Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing (PSMA). Moving forward, Democrats will continue to work to protect American fisheries, stop human rights abuses in the seafood supply chain, and strengthen coastal economies. Illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing is any unlawful practice that does not comply with national, regional, or global fisheries management or conservation requirements. The loss of biodiversity is one of the most urgent environmental problems we face today.

Committee Continues Work to Support Conservation, Domestic Energy Production and Wildlife

These funds will support the inclusion of climate and environmental change data into fisheries management decisions and allow for the conservation and protection of vulnerable fisheries and coastal ecosystems across the country. “This rule, which the BLM finalized just four days ago, undermines the agency’s statutory, multiple-use mandate and limits access to Utah’s public lands for energy and mineral development, grazing, forest management and recreation,” Curtis said last week. The Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources oversees American energy production and mining on federal lands – both onshore and offshore. The House Committee on Natural Resources considers legislation about American energy production, mineral lands and mining, fisheries and wildlife, public lands, oceans, Native Americans, irrigation and reclamation. Learn more about Republican Leader Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and meet all of the Committee Members. He writes the twice-weekly Boiling Point newsletter and focuses on clean energy solutions.

ECOFRIENDLY - We are proud to announce the new California Natural Resources Agency Headquarters is a (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) LEED Platinum Certified Building! The building contains many functions to ensure maximum energy efficiency including chilled beam radiant systems throughout, LED lighting, high-reflectance non-roof and roof surfaces to mitigate solar heat gain and regional average warming trends. IUU fishing is estimated to account for 20% of fish catches globally, with an estimated annual economic loss of $26 to $50 billion. IUU fishing is a major driver in the decrease of global fish stocks, threatening marine ecosystems, and jeopardizing food security and the American economy. The “Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2023” would block both agencies from regulating the level of lead in ammunition or tackle to be used on federal land or waters. Another mining bill up for a House vote would reverse a land withdrawal the Biden administration issued last year, removing more than 225,000 acres in Minnesota’s Superior National Forest from mining and geothermal leasing for 20 years.

The Subcommittees on Insular Affairs and Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans were merged into the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife. In the 112th Congress, the number was again increased to 5, adding the Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.

We recommended participants briefly peruse the existing priority nature-based climate solutions and the cross-cutting priorities prior to joining, which can be found here. Areas across the American West—California, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington—and Hawai‘i are now experiencing life at the forefront of the climate crisis, facing destructive wildfires, severe droughts, rising sea levels, and more. NRDC is working with local leadership, businesses, and advocacy groups to push for 21st-century energy systems; advocate for legislation to curb climate-damaging pollution; and create programs that will protect vulnerable communities, lands, and waters.

One Small Hearing for the Committee, One Giant Leap for the Critical Mineral Supply Chain - Hearing Committee Activity The House Committee on Natural Resources

One Small Hearing for the Committee, One Giant Leap for the Critical Mineral Supply Chain.

Posted: Tue, 12 Dec 2023 08:00:00 GMT [source]

UCCE's s Natural Resources Program provides research-based information, tools and training to serve as the basis for sound natural resource management in Los Angeles, Orange and Ventura counties. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. A stay in long-running litigation over the Snake River Dams has been extended for 60 days from August 31st to October 31st to allow federal mediation to continue, but key stakeholders and community members directly impacted by the litigation are being left in the dark as negotiations take place behind closed doors.

Committee Considers Solutions for Tribal Health Care, Individual Tribal Eligibility for Need-Based Federal Programs

Republicans Advance American Energy Solutions Through Committee - Hearing Committee Activity The House Committee on Natural Resources

Republicans Advance American Energy Solutions Through Committee.

Posted: Wed, 06 Dec 2023 08:00:00 GMT [source]

The commission is considering several applications, including the expansion of an already approved Sempra facility in Port Arthur, Texas, and a Louisiana facility proposed by Houston-based Commonwealth LNG. Sempra submitted its application just two days after receiving approval from the Mexican government to build a different gas export terminal in Baja California. But Biden has rejected calls to endorse a ban on fracking, the drilling technique that spurred extraction booms from New Mexico to Pennsylvania and helped make the United States the world’s largest producer of natural gas. And there are early indications his administration might look kindly on American companies eager to ship the abundant fuel overseas.

He previously reported for the Desert Sun and USA Today, where he covered renewable energy and public lands. He grew up in Westwood and would very much like to see the Dodgers win the World Series again. Biden campaigned on a promise to transition the electric grid to 100% clean power by 2035 and to put the entire economy on a path to net zero carbon emissions by 2050. Some of his first executive actions were a moratorium on new oil and gas leasing on federal lands and a commitment to minimize pollution in communities of color. Federal licenses for the construction and operation of nonfederal hydropower projects are typically issued for 50 years, meaning many dams across the country are currently operating on licenses granted prior to the passage of modern environmental laws.

Committee Democrats are working to protect and promote healthy river ecosystems that support western state economies. Fish and wildlife, and the people whose livelihoods depend on them, need water to survive and thrive. Species conservation is crucial not only for protecting ecosystems but also plays an important role in strengthening the resilience of the communities that depend upon them.

The committee is crucial to Representatives with many of the nation’s public lands in its districts, especially those from the West. The Subcommittee is also charged with developing and overseeing the implementation of laws managing domestic and international fisheries and other ocean and Great Lakes resources. The United States has made great strides in making fisheries more economically and environmentally sustainable, as well as in protecting vulnerable ocean ecosystems and species like sharks, whales, and coral. Democratic Members will continue protecting marine ecosystems and increasing sustainability and transparency of our fisheries. Southern California's unique geography makes it an internationally recognized center for biological diversity.

Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) said during the committee hearing last year that prohibiting FWS’ ability to regulate lead ammunition and fish tackle would likely lead it to have to close more federal lands to hunting and fishing in order to comply with ESA and other federal laws if wildlife is being hurt. Conflicts between preserving the land as wilderness and using it for logging, grazing and mining often fall to this committee and then Congress to resolve. The panel also oversees water projects, many environmental issues and even management of wildlife refuges.