Hi, all,

Tomorrow, HNRC:EMR will hold an “Energy Dominance” hearing tomorrow, specific to BLM, Forest Service, and Power Marketing Administrations. We’re tracking and will share any highlights/themes/follow ups.

We sent up question across many of our issues, thanks to everyone who contributed to the question collection process.

Below are some sample social posts and an E&E story.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks!

Will

William Fadely

Senior Government Relations Representative, Climate & Energy

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• TODAY: @BLMNational's Mike Nedd must answer for pushing the admin's shortsighted #EnergyDominance agenda & its impacts on our national parks, sage-grouse, and big game habitat. Watch @NRDDems hearing live here: https://bit.ly/1NBYx9A

• WATCH: .@NRDDems push @BLMNational’s Mike Nedd to answer for Trump's assault on our public lands, water and wildlife. Watch his full testimony here: https://bit.ly/1NBYx9A

• @NRDDems push @BLMNational’s Mike Nedd to answer for Trump's assault on our public lands, sage-grouse, and big-game habitat. Watch his full testimony here: https://bit.ly/1NBYx9A

https://www.eenews.net/eedaily/2019/03/11/stories/1060126881

NATURAL RESOURCES

Panel drills down on Trump 'energy dominance' agenda

Kellie Lunney, E&E News reporter

Published: Monday, March 11, 2019

Top officials from three federal agencies — the departments of Agriculture, Energy and the Interior — will testify tomorrow before a House Natural Resources subcommittee on the Trump administration's wide-ranging "energy dominance" agenda.

Democrats are billing the event as an oversight hearing on the policies and priorities of the Bureau of Land Management, the Forest Service and the four federal power marketing administrations housed in the Energy Department.

It marks "the first time since Trump took office where the House of Representatives will scrutinize the impact of the 'energy dominance' agenda," said a committee hearing notice from the majority.

Lawmakers will ask about the administration's rollbacks of the Obama-era methane rule and hydraulic fracturing regulations as well as the "prioritization of fossil fuel extraction on public lands," the notice said.

Democrats are also interested in grilling administration officials about energy leasing and development plans on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

Witnesses before the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources include BLM's acting deputy director; the acting deputy chief of the Forest Service; and the leadership of the Bonneville, Western Area, Southeastern and Southwestern power administrations.

The four entities, housed in DOE, administer electric systems and sell the electrical output of federally owned and operated hydroelectric dams in 34 states.

The power administrations likely will have to answer questions about the administration's fiscal 2019 budget proposal to privatize three of them — Bonneville, Western Area and Southwestern — along with the Tennessee Valley Authority.

Schedule: The hearing is Tuesday, March 12, at 10 a.m. in 1324 Longworth.

Witnesses:

· Mike Nedd, acting deputy director, operations, Bureau of Land Management.

· Chris French, acting deputy chief, national forest systems, Forest Service.

· Kenneth Legg, administrator, Southeastern Power Administration.

· Mike Wech, administrator, Southwestern Power Administration.

· Elliot Mainzer, administrator, Bonneville Power Administration.

· Mark Gabriel, administrator, Western Area Power Administration.