Grijalva is an advocate of mining law reform and many other environmental causes . From his position on the House Committee on Natural Resources — where he has been the top Democrat on the Subcommittee on National Parks , Forests and Public Lands since 2007 — he has led Democratic efforts to strengthen federal offshore oil drilling oversight since before the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill and introduced a successful bill to create a permanent National Landscape Conservation System at the Bureau of Land Management . He was a leading candidate for Secretary of the Interior when President Obama was elected , but the job eventually went to Ken Salazar — according to the '' Washington Post '' , President Obama made the decision in part because of Grijalva 's stated preference for more environmental analysis before approving offshore drilling projects
Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Raúl Grijalva