Arizona’s Grijalva will step down as top Dem on key U.S. House panel on environment

MAINE MORNING STAR • December 3, 2024

Raúl Grijalva, the top Democrat on the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee, will not seek to remain in that position in the next Congress, he said Monday. The announcement from Grijalva, an Arizona progressive, has led Democrats on the committee overseeing environmental, public lands and tribal issues for a decade. Grijalva disclosed in April that he had been diagnosed with lung cancer. He returned to Congress last month. His Monday statement noted he would continue to focus on his recovery.