Energy and Mineral Resources Legislative Hearing | December 16, 2025

House Natural Resources Subcommittee · December 17, 2025

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Variability in federal reviews creates project uncertainty

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Dr. Jones (witness) described how projects on federal land can face multiple environmental reviews across BLM field offices, with identical phases taking months in one office and years in another, creating unpredictability that blocks geothermal development and delivery of electricity to market.

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Witnesses from industry and conservation groups urged the House Natural Resources subcommittee to pass a package of nine bills to standardize federal geothermal permitting, increase staffing and technical expertise at BLM, and protect environmental and tribal resources while expediting development.

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