The House Natural Resources Committee approved legislation that would increase fossil fuel energy development on federal lands and waters to help raise money for Republican tax-and-spending cuts.
Democrats blasted the Republican bill during a marathon markup that lasted into early Wednesday morning, calling it destructive to the environment and a giveaway of public lands to corporate polluters.
The minority party filed more than 100 amendments to the legislation in an unsuccessful attempt to prevent provisions related to more oil and gas lease sales, expanded mining and coal leasing, expedited environmental reviews, and the rescission of funds to agencies including the ...