By SW Arkansas Times |
Aug 28, 2024
On August 28, 2024, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.), Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.), and Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Chairman Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) sent a letter to U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Deb Haaland and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director Tracy Stone-Manning. The letter requested explanations regarding the administration's decision to restrict access to mineral deposits in and around the Superior National Forest.