On Wednesday, September 10, at 10:00 a.m., U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, will hold a hearing to examine a discussion draft of the Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act, and S. 881, the Renewable Fuel for Ocean-Going Vessels Act, to amend the Clean Air Act to include fuel for ocean-going vessels as additional renewable fuel for which credits may be generated under the renewable fuel program.
Witnesses:
Johnny Sabo, Director, Georgia Forestry Commission, testifying on behalf of the National Association of State Foresters
Kathy Metcalf, President Emeritus, Chamber of Shipping of America
Jonathan Wood, Vice President of Law & Policy, Property and Environment Research Center
Abirami (Abi) Vijayan, Senior Climate Attorney, Natural Resources Defense Council
Nikita Pavlenko, Program Director, Fuels and Aviation, The International Council on Clean Transportation
On Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at 10:00 a.m., in room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills:
H.R. 573 (Rep. Yakym), “Studying NEPA’s Impact on Projects Act”
Jeremy Harrell, Chief Executive Officer of ClearPath and ClearPath Action, Washington, D.C. [H.R. 4503 and H.R. 4776]
Thomas Hochman, Director of Infrastructure Policy, Foundation for American Innovation, Washington, D.C. [H.R. 573 and H.R. 4776]
Nick Loris, Vice President of Public Policy, C3 Solutions, Washington, D.C. [H.R. 4776]
Robert Glicksman, J.B. & Maurice C. Shapiro Professor of Environmental Law, The George Washington University Law School, Washington, D.C. [Minority Witness]
Panel III (Outside Experts)
Dominick A. Longobardi, Deputy Town Comptroller, Town of Hempstead, Hempstead, New York [H.R. 4776]
Rich Nolan, President and CEO, National Mining Association, Washington, D.C. [H.R. 4776]
Josh Levi, President, Data Center Coalition, Leesburg, Virginia [H.R. 4776]
Bob Dreher, Environmental Attorney (retired), Takoma Park, MD [Minority Witness]
H.R. 5089, Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
Improves the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s weather research, supports advancements in weather forecasting and prediction, and expands commercial opportunities for the provision of weather data.
The previously announced Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations oversight hearing titled “Exploring the Economic Potential of the Golden Age of American Energy Dominance” on Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 10:15 a.m. in room 1324 Longworth House Office Building has been rescheduled to Tuesday, September 9, 2025, at 2:15 p.m. in room 1334 Longworth House Office Building.
Diana Furchtgott-Roth, Director, Center for Energy, Climate, and Environment and the Herbert and Joyce Morgan Fellow in Energy and Environmental Policy, The Heritage Foundation, Washington, D.C.
Dustin Meyer, Senior Vice President of Policy, Economics, and Regulatory Affairs, American Petroleum Institute, Washington, D.C.
Jerry Taylor, Commissioner, Garfield County, Utah
Autumn Hanna, Vice President, Taxpayers for Common Sense, Washington, D.C. (Minority witness)
On Tuesday, September 9, 2025, at 2:00 p.m., in room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills:
H.R. 681 (Rep. Keating), To amend the Act of August 9, 1955 (commonly known as the “Long-Term Leasing Act”), to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), and for other purposes, to bring the Mashpee and Aquinnah Wampanoag tribes in line with other tribes regarding land leasing authority
Bryan Mercier, Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. [H.R. 681, H.R. 3654, H.R. 3925, and H.R. 4463]
John Crockett, Deputy Chief for State, Private, and Tribal Forestry U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C [H.R. 3903 and H.R. 3925]
Panel III (Outside Experts)
Sheri Buretta, Chairman of the Board, Chugach Alaska Corporation, Anchorage, Alaska [H.R. 3903]
Joe Maarango, Councilman, Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation, Highland, California [H.R. 3925]
Brian Harris, Chief, Catawba Nation, Rock Hill, South Carolina [H.R. 4463]
Cheryl Andrews-Maltais, Chairwoman, Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), Aquinnah, Massachusetts [Minority Witness] [H.R. 681]
Quintin Swanson, Chairman, Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe, Tokeland, Washington [Minority Witness] [H.R. 3654]
Buddy Hughes, Chairman, National Association of Home Builders
Ben Lieberman, Senior Fellow, Competitive Enterprise Institute
Jim Steffes, Senior Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, Washington Gas
Kara Saul Rinaldi, Chief Policy Officer, Building Performance Association
NAHB, along with the New York State Builders
Association, is challenging the nation’s first statewide ban on natural
gas in most new construction in court, arguing it is preempted by the federal Energy
Policy and Conservation Act.
Lieberman’s testimony: “Dishwashers, washing machines, and light bulbs are among the most overregulated
appliances. . . All of the Biden administration appliance regulations – light bulbs, furnaces, water
heaters, air conditioners, stoves, dishwashers, refrigerators, others – included calculations of the
claimed climate benefits. These benefits are based on the highly flawed estimates of the social
cost of carbon, which the Trump administration has sensibly ordered all regulatory agencies to
stop relying upon.”
Steffes testimony: “Maintaining an affordable,
diverse, reliable, and resilient energy mix, featuring natural gas, is vital for addressing the
increasing energy needs of our economy and ensuring energy security.”
Rinaldi: “By using our energy smarter and leveraging energy efficiency in buildings,
we strengthen U.S. energy dominance, lower costs for families, businesses, and factories, and
protect our national security.”