Western Communities Count on the Biden Administration to Finalize the Oil and Gas Rule

Guest Blog, Oil & Gas, URGDaniela ZavalaApril 8, 2024oil and gas, oil and gas reform, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Department of Interior (DOI), orphaned wellsComment

HECHO Statement on Public Lands Rule

Press Releases/StatementsDaniela ZavalaMarch 31, 2023conservation, wildlife, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Department of Interior (DOI), Public Lands, statementComment

Statement: HECHO applauds increased royalty rates for oil and gas production on federal lands

Press Releases/Statements, Oil & GasGuest UserApril 18, 2022Department of Interior (DOI), Deb Haaland, Leasing Reform, StatementComment

Statement: DOI’s Expansion of Outdoor Recreation Opportunities for Hunting and Fishing Opportunity to Foster Legacy of Stewardship

WASHINGTON – Today the Department of the Interior announced the largest expansion of outdoor recreation opportunities in recent history by allocating 2.1 million acres of public lands for hunting, sport fishing, and other outdoor recreation opportunities such as nature watching and environmental education.

The expansion aligns with the Biden-Harris administration’s America the Beautiful initiative to restore and conserve 30 percent of America’s lands and waters by 2030.

Statement: Secretarial Orders prioritize public input, and establishes Climate Task Force

April 16, 2021 — The Department of the Interior has been deeply entrenched in a review process to weed out orders that are not in line with the Biden Administration’s priorities, and this week passed Secretarial Order 3399, and Secretarial Order 3398, committing to building an equitable and just energy future, and prioritizing public input from impacted communities that have historically been underrepresented in the environmental review process.

Press Releases/StatementsGuest UserApril 16, 2021Statement, Deb Haaland, Department of Interior (DOI)Comment

Statement: 28 Western State and Local Elected Officials Support Biden Administration’s Oil and Gas Leasing Pause, Urge Reform

This week, 28 state and local elected officials -- representing thousands of constituents across the southwestern United States -- sent a letter to the Interior Department and Secretary Deb Haaland in support of their pause and review of the federal oil and gas leasing program. The letter, organized by Hispanics Enjoying Camping, Hiking, and the Outdoors (HECHO), comes as the first opportunity for public feedback to the administration closes and the Department prepares its report on the future of the leasing program. Western voters, particularly Latinos, overwhelmingly want oil and gas development on federal public lands to be stopped or strictly limited, not expanded.

Press Release: Judge's Removal of Pendley a Win for Public Lands

Washington, D.C. (September 25, 2020) — Hispanics Enjoying Camping, Hunting, and the Outdoors (HECHO), stands by the decision of the federal court ruling that William Perry Pendley has been illegally serving the Department of the Interior. HECHO is a strong proponent for the protection of our nation’s public lands, lands that Pendley fought to sell-off and dispose of by prioritizing mining in special places like the Grand Canyon National Park.

Statement: HECHO calls for New Administration to Continue the Conservation and Preservation of our Public Lands

“We call on the new Administration to make it a top priority to protect and conserve our natural resources, and to ensure that oil and gas resources are developed responsibly, with input from local governments and communities.

Press Releases/StatementsGuest BloggerJanuary 6, 2017Statement, Department of Interior (DOI), Public LandsComment

Statement: HECHO calls for New Administration to Continue the Conservation and Preservation of our Public Lands

The following is a statement from Camilla Simon, Executive Director of Hispanics Enjoying Camping, Hunting, and the Outdoors (HECHO) on the reports that president-elect Donald Trump will nominate Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) as Secretary of the Interior.

Press Releases/StatementsGuest BloggerDecember 12, 2016Statement, Department of Interior (DOI), Public LandsComment

Statement: Interior Department’s Announcement to Review the Federal Coal Program

HECHO has issued the following statement today regarding the Interior Department’s decision to launch a comprehensive review to identify and evaluate potential reforms to the federal coal program.

Press Releases/StatementsCamilla SimonJanuary 15, 2016Statement, Department of Interior (DOI), CoalComment

Blog: Leasing Our Lands for Oil and Gas Development in Moab, Utah

The U.S. Department of the Interior regularly leases public lands in order to extract natural resources, but that leasing process has not always been fair to the citizens of this country who are collectively the technical owners of these public lands. Which federal public lands do you think deserve protections?

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