Republicans on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee are raising objections to the Interior Department’s list of participants for a forum on federal oil and gas leases.
In a letter sent Monday, Republicans on the panel accused the department of deliberately excluding Republican governors of energy-producing states. The forum, set for March 25, will review the Biden administration’s moratorium on new oil and gas leases on federal lands.
“We believe that you have intentionally limited the right for the public to participate, including state-wide elected officials, namely the governors of our states,” says the letter.
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GOP senators signing the letter included Sen. John BarrassoJohn Anthony BarrassoOVERNIGHT ENERGY: Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to Obama marine monument designation | Interior reverses course on tribal ownership of portion of Missouri river | White House climate adviser meets with oil and gas companies Senate GOP pushes back on list of participants in oil and gas leasing forum Republicans pan talk of raising taxes to pay for infrastructure bill MORE (Wyo.), the panel’s ranking member, as well as Sens. Cynthia LummisCynthia Marie LummisOVERNIGHT ENERGY: Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to Obama marine monument designation | Interior reverses course on tribal ownership of portion of Missouri river | White House climate adviser meets with oil and gas companies Senate GOP pushes back on list of participants in oil and gas leasing forum Small cities fret over feds redefining metro areas MORE (Wyo.), Steve DainesSteven (Steve) David DainesOVERNIGHT ENERGY: Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to Obama marine monument designation | Interior reverses course on tribal ownership of portion of Missouri river | White House climate adviser meets with oil and gas companies Senate GOP pushes back on list of participants in oil and gas leasing forum Democrats, Republicans recommend more input, detail on Biden conservation goals MORE (Mont.), Bill CassidyBill CassidyOVERNIGHT ENERGY: Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to Obama marine monument designation | Interior reverses course on tribal ownership of portion of Missouri river | White House climate adviser meets with oil and gas companies Senate GOP pushes back on list of participants in oil and gas leasing forum OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Native groups hope Haaland’s historic confirmation comes with tribal wins | EPA asks court to nix Trump rule limiting GHG regs | Green group asks regulators to block use of utility customers’ money for lobbying MORE (La.), James Risch (Idaho), John HoevenJohn Henry HoevenOVERNIGHT ENERGY: Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to Obama marine monument designation | Interior reverses course on tribal ownership of portion of Missouri river | White House climate adviser meets with oil and gas companies Senate GOP pushes back on list of participants in oil and gas leasing forum Small cities fret over feds redefining metro areas MORE (N.D.), John CornynJohn CornynOVERNIGHT ENERGY: Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to Obama marine monument designation | Interior reverses course on tribal ownership of portion of Missouri river | White House climate adviser meets with oil and gas companies Senate GOP pushes back on list of participants in oil and gas leasing forum Sinema, Cornyn urge Biden to use ‘full authorities’ at border MORE (Texas) and Kevin CramerKevin John CramerOVERNIGHT ENERGY: Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to Obama marine monument designation | Interior reverses course on tribal ownership of portion of Missouri river | White House climate adviser meets with oil and gas companies Senate GOP pushes back on list of participants in oil and gas leasing forum Small cities fret over feds redefining metro areas MORE (N.D.).
Participants in the virtual forum are set to include representatives of industry groups, unions and advocacy groups, according to the full list released by the department.
These include Alaska Federation of Natives executive vice president and general counsel Nicole Borromeo, North America’s Building Trades Unions President Sean McGarvey, National Ocean Industries Association President Erik Milito, National Congress of American Indians President Fawn Sharp and Frank Macchiarola, senior vice president for policy, economics and regulatory affairs at the American Petroleum Institute.
The moratorium was one of Biden’s first acts as president, and has drawn heavy criticism from Republicans in Western states in particular. An end date to the hold has not yet been announced, but newly seated Interior Secretary Deb HaalandDeb HaalandWH withdraws deputy Interior secretary amid pushback from Murkowski: report OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to Obama marine monument designation | Interior reverses course on tribal ownership of portion of Missouri river | White House climate adviser meets with oil and gas companies Senate GOP pushes back on list of participants in oil and gas leasing forum MORE said at her confirmation hearing that “it’s not going to be a permanent thing where we’re saying we’re restricting all these lands from something.”
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