The Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing on Feb. 6 at 10:00
a.m. in Longworth 1324 on the need to address climate change and its
impacts on American communities, natural resources and economic
well-being. A full witness list is available below.
As with all Committee hearings, the event is open to press and the
public.
As part of Chair Grijalva’s efforts to learn more about how climate
change is impacting the American people, he recently launched an online
tool for the public to share climate change stories at
https://naturalresources.house.gov/climate-change. Everyone is
encouraged to participate in the conversation on social media with the
hashtag #ActOnClimate.
Witness List
Panel 1
The Honorable Roy Cooper, Governor of North Carolina
The Honorable Charlie Baker, Governor of Massachusetts
Panel 2
Dr. Kim Cobb, Professor, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences,
Georgia Institute of Technology
Ms. Nadia Nazar, Co-Founder, Associate Director, and Art Director,
Zero Hour Movement, Co-organizer of the Youth Climate March
Ms. Elizabeth Yeampierre, Executive Director,
UPROSE, Steering Committee Co-Chair of the
Climate Justice Alliance
Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Jr. , President, Hip Hop Caucus, Member of the
Advisory Board of The Climate Mobilization
Ms. Paula DiPerna, Special Advisor, CDP
North America
Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Environment
and Climate Change Subcommittee Chairman Paul Tonko (D-NY) announced
today that the Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee will hold a
hearing on climate change on Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at 10 am in
room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing, entitled
“Time for Action: Addressing the Environmental & Economic Effects of
Climate Change,” is the first Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on
climate change since 2013 when Republicans held a hearing critical of
the Climate Action Plan.
“It is long past time for this Committee to begin seriously examining
how climate change is affecting our communities, environment and
economy, and take action to reduce its harmful effects,” Pallone and
Tonko said. “The science has been indisputably clear for years now –
climate change is real and caused by human activity including burning
fossil fuels. We are committed to combating climate change and standing
up for those left to suffer in its wake. This will be the first of many
hearings on this growing global crisis.”
Tuesday, July 18, 2023 at 2:00 PM ET, the
Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement, led
by Chairman Clay Higgins (R-LA), and the Subcommittee on Oversight,
Investigations, and Accountability, led by Chairman Dan Bishop
(R-NC),will hold a
hearing
to examine the effectiveness of the border barrier system and the
effects of the Biden administration’s cancellation of border wall
contracts on the safety and security of the American people.
Witnesses:
Panel I
Ntina Cooper, Acting Deputy Executive Assistant Commissioner for
Enterprise Services, Customs and Border Protection, Department of
Homeland Security
Colonel Jason Jefferis, Head of Contracting Activities, U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense
Rebecca Gambler, Director, Homeland Security and Justice, U.S.
Government Accountability Office
Panel II
Ron
Vitiello,
Former Chief of the U.S Border Patrol (Retired), Customs and Border
Protection, Department of Homeland Security
Jim De Sotle, Interim Chief Executive Officer, LoneStar Pipeline
Contractors
Russell Johnson, Private Citizen
Alexander Tenorio, MD, Neurological Surgery Resident, University of
California San Diego Health
House Homeland Security Committee
Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee
Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Subcommittee
Diane Katz, Senior Research Fellow in Regulatory Policy, Heritage Foundation
Chris Edwards, Director, Tax Policy Studies, Cato Institute
Dan Reicher, Executive Director, Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance, Stanford University
Ryan Yonk, Assistant Research Professor, Department of Economics and Finance, Utah State University; Research Director, Institute of Political Economy, Utah State University
National, congressional, community, and faith leaders will share ideas
on how we can work together and ensure the Clean Power Plan creates
health, wealth, and opportunity for low-income communities and
communities of color.
From 9 to 11 am, at the National Press Club located at 529 14th Street
NW in Washington, D.C.
Last month, D.C. scored a big victory when the Public Service Commission
unanimously rejected Chicago-based energy giant Exelon’s attempt to take
over Pepco. Their decision made it clear that this merger is
NOT in the public interest. But our fight
isn’t quite over.
Exelon has indicated they will try and push their bad deal through.
Their first key step would be reaching a back room deal with Mayor
Bowser and the D.C. Government. We won’t let that happen!
Next Thursday at noon, join us in front of the Wilson Building to show
Mayor Bowser that we stand together against this bad deal – and we won’t
let Exelon sneak it under the door at the last minute.
WHAT: Rally to keep Exelon out of D.C. (and
our region)!
WHEN: Thursday, September 17th at noon
WHERE: In front of the Wilson Building at
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
WHO: The Power DC coalition, you and all of
your friends who live or work in downtown D.C.
WHY: We need all hands on deck to keep our
victory intact—and to protect our electricity bills and our progress
on clean energy from Exelon’s top-down, anti-renewable energy,
nuclear-driven business model.
Just since August 24, hundreds of letters have been sent to Mayor Bowser
urging her to stand firm—now it’s time to show our strength. We can
protect D.C. residents from higher bills and keep our region heading
toward cleaner, more efficient power.
As a part of the Environmental Justice Leadership Forum on Climate
Change’s continual effort to advocate for environmental justice
principles, we will be convening a briefing on Capitol Hill for Members
of Congress and their Staff members. The purpose of this briefing is to
provide Member and their Staffers with a brief history of the
Environmental Justice movement, share concrete examples of environmental
injustices and highlight opportunities to integrate environmental
justice into the state planning process of the
EPA’s Clean Power Plan.
Our panel will include influential members of the Environmental Justice
Movement including
Ms. Monique Harden Esq., Advocates for Environmental Human Rights (LA)
Dr. Charlotte Keys, Jesus People Against Pollution (MS)
Ms. Sharon Lewis, Connecticut Coalition for Environmental Justice (CT)
Dr. Nicky Sheats, New Jersey Environmental Justice Alliance (NJ)
Ms. Peggy Shepard, WE ACT for Environmental
Justice (NY)
Ms. Kim Wasserman, Little Village Environmental Justice Organization
(IL)
Dr. Jalonne L. White-Newsome, WE ACT for
Environmental Justice (DC)
Rev. Leo Woodberry, Kingdom Living Temple (SC)
Dr. Beverly Wright, Deep South Environmental Justice Center (LA)
U.S. Congresswoman Donna F. Edwards (MD-4) is co-hosting this briefing
with the Environmental Justice Leadership Forum on Climate Change. For
more information, go to www.ejleadershipforum.org
Environmental Justice Leadership Forum on Climate Change
On July 5th thousands of people will gather in Toronto for the March for
Jobs, Justice and the Climate. The march will tell the story of a new
economy that works for people and the planet.
It starts with justice, creates good work, clean jobs and healthy
communities, recognizes that we have solutions and shows we know who is
responsible for causing the climate crisis.
The March will tell this story by being organized so that people are in
four contingents:
1 It starts with justice
2 Good work, clean jobs, healthy communities
3 We have solutions
4 We know who is responsible.
Assembly Location: Queen’s Park – In front of the Ontario Legislature
Building (located by Queen’s Park Crescent West & University Avenue)