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Ben Luján, Jr.'s Public Statements on Issue: Oil and Gas

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04/12/2022 Luján, Cortez Masto Introduce Legislation to Provide Transparency and Hold Big Oil and Gas Companies Accountable for High Gas Prices
04/08/2022 Cortez Masto, Luján Introduce Legislation to Provide Transparency and Hold Big Oil and Gas Companies Accountable for High Gas Prices
12/23/2021 Letter to Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services-U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith Push HHS to Help Protect Families This Winter During Energy Crisis
11/02/2021 Luján Legislation To Plug Orphaned Wells Included In Biden Strategy To Slash Methane Emissions
08/03/2021 Letter to Hon. Michael Regan, Administrator of Environmental Protection Agency - Heinrich Leads Members Of N.M. Delegation To Urge EPA To Strengthen Methane Rules For Oil And Gas Industry
07/14/2021 The Hill - Sens. Cramer, Lujan Op-Ed: A Plan to Address the Growing Orphaned Wells Crisis
04/13/2021 Luján, Cramer Introduce Bipartisan REGROW Act to Clean Up Orphaned Wells, Create New Jobs and Opportunities
01/15/2021 Letter to President-Elect to Joe Biden - Feinstein, Heinrich, Colleagues Call for Strengthened Regulations of Methane Emissions from Oil, Natural Gas Production
01/15/2021 Letter to President-Elect Biden - Menendez, Booker Call for Strengthened Regulations of Methane Emissions from Oil, Natural Gas Production
10/06/2020 Letter to Mr. Michael J. Weis, Los Alamos Field Office Manager for the National Nuclear Security Administration - Udall, Heinrich, Luján Request Public Information Meeting On Disposal Of Tritium Waste At Los Alamos
09/11/2020 NM Delegation Secures Funding To Increase Pipeline Safety Across New Mexico
08/26/2020 Letter to the Hon. David Bernhardt, Secretary of the Dept. of the Interior - NM Lawmakers Urge Interior Department to Extend Public Process for Proposed Chaco Canyon Drilling Plans During Pandemic
08/07/2020 Tweet - "In last month's House-passed appropriations package, I secured a measure to #ProtectChaco and establish a one-year moratorium on oil & gas drilling on federal land near Chaco. With this important win, I'll continue laying the groundwork for permanent protections."
07/24/2020 Tweet - "The House just passed the FY21 Interior-Environment appropriations bill, which included a one-year moratorium on oil & gas drilling on federal lands near Chaco Canyon to safeguard this sacred site -- a critical victory in my fight to permanently #ProtectChaco."
07/20/2020 Tweet - "ICYMI: A federal court ruled against President Trump's efforts to roll back protections against methane emissions, which threaten the health and safety of New Mexico families. This is an important victory in the fight for environmental justice."
07/08/2020 Tweet - "In the House, I was proud to lead the passage of legislation to #ProtectChaco and protect allottees. This sacred landscape must be protected, which is why I secured appropriations language to prevent future oil and gas leasing on federal lands near the greater Chaco region."
06/01/2020 Heinrich, Luján, Torres Small Call For New Fund To Clean Up Orphan Oil And Gas Wells, Employ Laid-Off Workers
11/25/2019 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Lawmakers urge EPA to drop its plan to undo methane waste rule
10/31/2019 New Mexico Delegation Celebrates House Passage Of Permanent Chaco Canyon Protections
10/30/2019 Tweet - "We can't let drilling and extraction permanently scar the sacred homelands of Chaco Canyon. That's why the House will vote today to #ProtectChaco to ensure environmental justice. It's a major victory for New Mexico's sacred sites & public lands."
07/17/2019 Natural Resources Committee Passes Bill to Protect Chaco Canyon from Future Drilling -- Vote Follows Field Hearing in April That Revealed Enormous Local Support
06/28/2019 Tweet - "We can't let oil & gas companies go unchecked & put our sacred sites and public lands at risk -- that's why I fought for a moratorium on oil and gas drilling near Chaco Canyon. And it passed! Now we need to pass permanent protections."
04/15/2019 After New Mexico Witnesses Speak Out Against Health, Environmental Impacts of Runaway Oil and Gas Industry, Chair Grijalva Eyes New Federal Limits
09/11/2018 Congressman Lujan Statement on Trump Administration's Methane Rule Roll Back
06/15/2018 Letter to the Hon. Ryan Zinke, Secretary of the Interior - Don't Sacrifice the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to Oil & Gas Drilling
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