Ralph Hall

New House Science Chair Has Zero Percent Rating From Conservation Group

Ryan J. Reilly | December 8, 2010, 4:59PM

Rep. Ralph Hall (R-TX)

Rep. Ralph Hall (R-TX), the oldest member of Congress, was officially confirmed as the next chairman of the House Science and Technology Committee on Wednesday.

The Texas representative is a strong supporter of the oil and gas industry and has voiced his support for opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling. The League of Conservation Voters has given him a zero-percent rating every year since 2004 due to his positions and votes on environmental issues.

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Global Warming

GOP Takeover In The House May Spell Doom For Obama's Environmental Policies

Ryan J. Reilly and Johanna Barr | November 8, 2010, 10:19AM

Reps. Joe Barton (R-TX) and Ralph Hall (R-TX)

Republican Members of the House of Representatives are set to take on a larger role in setting environmental priorities and funding scientific research in the 112th Congress, in the wake of a blue-ribbon report that once again warned that the U.S. is in danger of slipping in global science and technology.

So it's a bit troubling that some of them don't believe in climate change and still others want to strip the Environmental Protection Agency of some of its power to regulate pollution. And then, of course, there's the guy who apologized to BP on behalf of the government after the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

So, where do those guys stand on environmental policy? Pretty far from where the Administration wants to go, it seems.

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