Rep. Haaland Will Co-Lead Field Hearing on Oil and Gas Development Impacts on Air Quality, Public Health, Sacred Sites 

Rep. Deb Haaland

Published April 13, 2019

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Congresswoman Deb Haaland, Vice Chair of the House Natural Resources Committee, will co-lead a field hearing and events focused on oil and gas development impacts on air quality, public health, and sacred sites. The committee will hold a round table, travel to a site to view methane emissions, tour Chaco Culture National Historical Park, and conclude the trip with a Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources field hearing.

As part of the Congresswoman’s work to address Climate Change, she will also attend the Climate Change Film Festival and speak at the Society for American Archaeology’s 84^th Annual Meeting Panel on Native Voices Protecting the Greater Chaco Landscape.

A livestream of the subcommittee hearing will be available at 10 a.m. MT here.

Saturday, April 13, 2019

Who: Congresswoman Deb Haaland

What: Climate Change Film Festival

When: Saturday, April 13, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. MT

Where: South Broadway Cultural Center, 1025 Broadway Blvd. SE, Albuquerque, NM 87102

Who: Congresswoman Deb Haaland, New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas, New Mexico Auditor Brian Colon, Albuquerque City Councilor Brad Winter, and Bernalillo County Commissioner Lonnie Talbert

What: Community Lunch to Address Hate

When: Saturday, April 13, 2019 at 12:00 p.m. MT

Where: Ismaili Jamatkhana, 5640 Venice Ave. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87113

Who: Congresswoman Deb Haaland

What: Society for American Archaeology’s 84^th Annual Meeting Panel on Native Voices on Protecting the Greater Chaco Landscape

When: Saturday, April 13, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. MT

Where: Convention Center, 401 2^nd St. NW, Albuquerque, NM 87102

Who: House Natural Resources Committee Chair Raul Grijalva, Vice Chair Deb Haaland, Assistant Speaker Ben Ray Luján, and Subcommittee Chair Alan Lowenthal

What: Press Avail Following Environmental Justice Roundtable

When: Saturday, April 13, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. MT

Where: Hotel Santa Fe Room Kiva B, 1501 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501

Sunday, April 14, 2019

Who: House Natural Resources Committee Chair Raul Grijalva, Vice Chair Deb Haaland, Assistant Speaker Ben Ray Luján, and Subcommittee Chair Alan Lowenthal

What: Press Avail following Tour of Chaco Culture National Historical Park

When: Sunday. April 14, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. MT

Where: Chaco Culture National Historical Park, Nageezi, NM

Monday, April 15, 2019

Who: House Natural Resources Committee Chair Raul Grijalva, Vice Chair Deb Haaland, Assistant Speaker Ben Ray Luján, and Subcommittee Chair Alan Lowenthal

What: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Field Hearing – Oil and Gas Development: Impacts on Air Pollution and Sacred Sites

When: April 15, 2019 at 10 a.m. MT

Where: New Mexico State Capitol, 490 Old Santa Fe Trail, Santa Fe, NM 87501 and here.

Panelists:

Panel 1

• The Honorable Michelle Lujan Grisham, Governor of New Mexico

Panel 2

• The Honorable Michael J. Chavarria, Vice-Chairman, All Pueblo Council of Governors & Governor, Pueblo of Santa Clara
• The Honorable Brian D. Vallo, Governor, Pueblo of Acoma
• The Honorable Myron Lizer, Vice President, Navajo Nation
• Chairman Rickie Nez, Resources and Development Committee, Navajo Nation Council

Panel 3

• Ms. Sarah Cottrell Propst, Cabinet Secretary, New Mexico Energy, Minerals & Natural Resources Department
• Mr. Paul Reed, Preservation Archaeologist, Archeology Southwest, Taos, NM
• Mr. Don Schreiber, Rancher, Rio Arriba County, NM
• Ms. Kendra Pinto, Member of Counselor Chapter, Navajo Nation

Panel 4

• Ms. Barbara Webber, Executive Director, Health Action New Mexico
• Mr. David Lyon, Ph.D., Scientist, Environmental Defense Fund
• Mr. James Jimenez, Executive Director, New Mexico Voices for Children
• Mr. Craig O’Neill, Global Business Development Manager, FLIR Systems