Category: Rep. Bruce Westerman

Democrats Criticize Biden’s Failed Climate Promises in Approving Alaska Willow Oil Project

March 14, 2023
AlaskaAlexandria Ocasio-CortezArctic oil drillingConocoPhillipsDemocratsEd MarkeyGov. Mike DunleavyMary PeltolaPolicies & ImpactsPoliticsRaul GrijalvaRegional & State NewsRep. Bruce WestermanRep. Jared HuffmanSen. Joe ManchinState NewsUSUS NewsWillow Project
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The Biden administration’s decision to approve a 30-year oil-drilling project has sparked criticism from Democrats—and particularly progressives—from both chambers of Congress. The Department of the Interior (DOI) approved the Willow Project on Monday, allowing oil giant ConocoPhillips to move forward with a drilling plan within a northeastern section of the 23 million acres of the…

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Graves Amendment Recognizes Pipelines’ Value as Fish Reefs

October 14, 2021
congressDebbie DingellEnvironmentfishingoil and gasoil and gas pipelinePoliticsred snapperreefRep. Bruce WestermanRep. Darren SotoScienceUniversity of South AlabamaUS
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In the midst of contentious debate over the markup of Rep. Brownley’s (D.-Calif.) H.R. 2643, which would assess an annual fee on oil and gas pipeline owners of $1,000 per mile in shallow water and $10,000 per mile in deep water, the House Committee on Natural Resources passed an amendment to the bill from Rep….

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