Jobs at Risk: Waste and Mismanagement by the Obama Administration in Rewriting the Stream Buffer Zone Rule

Witness
Joseph Pizarchik
Director, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

Federal appeals court strikes down portions of conflict minerals disclosure rule

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit struck down portions of a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rule requiring companies to disclose whether their products contain conflict minerals.

Strategic and Critical Minerals Policy

Witnesses
Daniel McGroarty
President, American Resources Policy Network
Ed Richardson
President, Magnetic Materials Association
Robert Latiff
President and Consultant, R. Latiff Associates
Robert Jaffe
Morningstar Professor of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Critical Minerals Legislation

Witnesses
Jeff Doebrich
Mineral Resources Program Coordinator (Acting), U.S. Geological Survey

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Critical Minerals and Materials Legislation

Witnesses
Panel 1
The Honorable Kay Hagan
U.S. Senate, North Carolina

The Federal Perspective on a National Critical Materials Strategy

Witnesses
The Honorable John P. Holdren
Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy
The Honorable David Sandalow
Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs, U.S. Department of Energy
Jeff Doebrich
Program Coordinator (Acting), Mineral Resources Program, U.S. Geological Survey

Opportunities for Outdoor Recreation on Public Lands

Witnesses
Panel 1
Russ Ehnes
Executive Director, National Off-Highway Vehicle Conservation Council
Scott Jones
Colorado Off-Highway Vehicle Coalition
Dick Lepley
Executive Director, Pennsylvania Off-Highway Vehicle Association
Karen Umphress

Abandoned Mined Lands: Innovative Solutions for Restoring the Environment, Improving Safety and Creating Jobs

Witnesses
Panel I
The Honorable Joe Heck (R-NV)

Panel II
The Honorable Marcilynn Burke
Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management

Energy Critical Elements: Identifying Research Needs and Strategic Priorities

Witnesses
The Honorable David Sandalow
Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs, Department of Energy
Derek Scissors
Research Fellow, Heritage Foundation
Robert Jaffe
Jane and Otto Morningstar Professor of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Karl Gschneidner

Helium: Supply Shortages Impacting our Economy, National Defense and Manufacturing

Witnesses:
Panel 1
Tim Spisak
Deputy Assistant Director, Minerals and Realty Management, Bureau of Land Management

American Geosciences Institute

natural resources