Oversight: Environmental Justice for Coal Country: Supporting Communities Through the Energy Transition

Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources

Date: Tuesday, June 15, 2021Time: 10:00 AM

Presiding: The Honorable Alan Lowenthal, Chair

On Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. (EDT), the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources will host a virtual, fully remote oversight hearing titled, “Environmental Justice for Coal Country: Supporting Communities Through the Energy Transition.”

Witness List

Ms. Mary Cromer

Deputy Director

Appalachian Citizens Law Center

Whitesburg, KY

Chairman Rickie Nez

Chairman, Resources and Development Committee

24th Navajo Nation Council

Window Rock, AZ

Ms. Nicole Horseherder

Executive Director

To Nizhoni Ani

Kykotsmovi Village, AZ

Mr. Kyle Wendtland

Administrator, Land Quality Division

Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality

Cheyanne, WY

Mr. Ben Nuvamsa

Executive Director, KIVA Institute

Former Chairman, Hopi Tribe Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ

Mr. Joe Pizarchik

Former Director (2009-2017)

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Harrisburg, PA

Committee Notice:

https://naturalresources.house.gov/hearings/environmental-justice-for-coal-country-supporting-communities-through-the-energy-transition