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House Natural Resources Would Give Oil Industry Free Rein on Public Lands, Waters [1]
['Brett Wilkins', 'Eloise Goldsmith', 'Julia Conley']
Date: 2025-05-02 18:53:51+00:00
The House Committee on Natural Resources released its bill text that would be part of the massive tax cut measure for billionaires the majority in Congress is developing. It contains an unprecedented slate of direct attacks on the environment and public lands and waters.
The following is a statement from Kyle Jones, director of federal affairs at NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council):
“This measure would give the oil industry free rein to pillage our public lands and oceans. Instead of helping the American people and our shared public resources, it would allow the oil, coal and timber industries to pick and choose the areas they want to exploit. And it exposes irreplaceable Alaskan wilderness to destructive oil drilling, industrial roadways and mining.
“Worst of all, it allows fossil fuel companies and other big polluters to buy their way out of meaningful review or public input into their projects. So, that would mean one set of rules for the fossil fuel and logging barons, and another for the rest of us.
“The best thing that can be said about this measure, is that it may be too radical for even this Congress. For the good of Americans and our shared resources, it should be quickly cast aside and forgotten.”
Background
As part of the process of developing the reconciliation bill, the House Natural Resources committee released its draft measure last night. It includes the following provisions:
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