House GOP to Probe Alleged Influence of ‘Extreme’ Environmental Groups

Republicans will examine ‘questionable communications’ occuring under Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, particularly with regard to the Pueblo Action Alliance.

President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the White House Conservation In Action Summit at the U.S. Interior Department in Washington on March 21, 2023. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

A panel of House lawmakers is set to examine the alleged influence of “extreme environmental activist groups” at the Biden administration’s Department of the Interior (DOI), according to a newly published internal memo.

The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations—which oversees multiple federal agencies, programs, and policies— will hold a hearing regarding the issue on April 30.