Congressional Climate Camp: Budget and Appropriations

Ready to make a difference in climate policy? But not sure where to start? We have you covered. The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to join us for our start-of-the-new Congress briefing series, Climate Camp. We will go over the basics of the legislative process, highlighting key areas and opportunities for climate mitigation and adaptation policy.

Our first session in EESI’s Congressional Climate Camp series will bring you up to speed on the budget and appropriations process already underway for fiscal year 2024. Panelists will draw on examples of funding for climate, energy, and environment programs to bring the process to life and show how it plays out in practice. Panelists will also describe how annual appropriations have been impacted by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Inflation Reduction Act.

Speakers

  • Angela Jones, Analyst in Environmental Policy, Congressional Research Service
  • Franz Wuerfmannsdobler, Senior Advisor, Bipartisan Policy Center. Formerly Congressional staffer for U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.), and Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.); Professional Staff, Senate Appropriations Committee
  • Molly Reynolds, Senior Fellow – Governance Studies, Brookings

The briefing is open to the public at SCV-200 in the Capitol Visitor Center with an RSVP. A live webcast will be streamed at 2:00 PM EST at www.eesi.org/livecast.

Contact Daniel O’Brien ([email protected] | (202) 662-1880) for more information.

Environmental and Energy Study Institute
SVC-200 Capitol Visitor Center
01/26/2023 at 02:00PM

Examining the Impact of Plastic Use and Identifying Solutions for Reducing Plastic Waste

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When it comes to reducing waste, we were taught the three Rs: reduce, reuse, and recycle; however, the reality for plastics is the three Bs: buried, burned, or borne out to sea,” said Sen. Merkley. “My Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act is a comprehensive plan to reduce plastic production, improve our recycling systems, and protect frontline communities. It’s not just enough for us to curb our own individual plastic use, we must take action at the federal and international level to solve this environmental and public health crisis.”

Recent polling shows that two-thirds of Americans believe that businesses that produce or use plastics in their products should pay for collecting, sorting, and recycling plastics; 86 percent of Americans support requiring new plastic to contain at least some recycled material; and 80 percent of Americans support phasing out certain non-recyclable plastics altogether.

The Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act — led by Sen. Merkley and Rep. Alan Lowenthal (D-CA) — would reduce plastic production, increase recycling, and protect frontline communities from the burden of toxic emissions from plastic waste by changing the incentives of the industry. The bill would shift the burden of cleanup to the corporations that produced the plastics so they have financial motivation to end the burning and dumping; strengthening environmental justice protections; eliminating waste export loopholes; and extending across the nation existing laws that have been proven to work on the state and local level, among other steps.

Witnesses:

Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
   Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight Subcommittee
406 Dirksen

12/15/2022 at 10:00AM

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December Open Meeting

Open Meeting

Richard Glick’s final meeting as a FERC commissioner.

Meeting agenda
Item No. Docket No. Company
ADMINISTRATIVE
A-1 AD23-1-000 Agency Administrative Matters
A-2 AD23-2-000 Customer Matters, Reliability, Security and Market Operations
A-3 AD21-18-0002021 Cold Weather Event in Texas and the South Central U.S.
ELECTRIC
E-1 RM22-7-000 Applications for Permits to Site Interstate Electric Transmission Facilities
E-2 EL22-34-000 Office of the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel v. American Electric Power Service Corporation, American Transmission Systems, Inc., and Duke Energy Ohio, LLC
E-3 ER22-2476-000 Arizona Public Service Company
ER22-2476-001
ER22-2488-000
E-4 ER22-2844-000 Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
E-5 EL22-88-000 Duke Energy Florida, LLC
E-6 ER22-109-000 Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power Company
ER22-109-001
ER22-110-000
E-7 ER22-477-002 Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.
E-8 ER22-995-001 Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.
E-9 ER22-2730-000 California Independent System Operator Corporation
E-10 ER21-2695-001 Lincoln Land Wind, LLC
ER21-2695-002
E-11 ER21-2459-000 Tenaska Power Services Co.
E-12 ER21-2380-000 EDF Trading North America, LLC
E-13 EL19-38-002 City and County of San Francisco v. Pacific Gas and Electric Company
E-14 ER22-1105-000 Arizona Public Service Company, Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC, Black Hills Power, Inc., Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power Company, El Paso Electric Company, Public Service Company of Colorado, Public Service Company of New Mexico, Tucson Electric Power Company, and UNS Electric, Inc.
E-15 ER22-2494-000 FirstEnergy Service Company
E-16 EC22-78-000 Fortistar North Tonawanda LLC
E-17 EL21-105-000 Complaint of George R. Cotter Seeking Modifications to Critical Infrastructure Security Standards
E-18 EL22-59-000 Tenaska Clear Creek Wind, LLC v. Southwest Power Pool, Inc., Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc., Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc., and Tennessee Valley Authority
E-19 EL23-2-000 Pacific Gas and Electric Company
E-20 ER21-2592-000 Pacific Gas and Electric Company
ER21-2592-001
E-21 EL15-70-003 Public Citizen, Inc. v. Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.
EL15-71-003 The People of the State of Illinois, By Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan v. Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.
EL15-72-003 Southwestern Electric Cooperative, Inc. v. Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc., Dynegy, Inc., and Sellers of Capacity into Zone 4 of the 2015-2015 MISO Planning Resource Auction
E-22 EC22-26-000 Liberty Utilities Co., Kentucky Power Company, and AEP Kentucky Transmission Company, Inc.
E-23 ER21-502-004 New York Independent SystemOperator, Inc.
E-24 EL18-152-001 Louisiana Public Service Commission v. and System Energy Resources, Inc., and Entergy Services, Inc.
E-25 ER18-1182-001 System Energy Resources, Inc.
EL23-11-000
E-26 EL22-53-000 UBS Asset Management Inc.
GAS
G-1 PL23-1-000 Oil Pipeline Affiliate Committed Service
G-2 OR17-2-001 Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.
G-3 OR20-13-001 Enerplus Resources (USA) Corporation v. Targa Badlands LLC, Targa Assets LLC, and Targa Fort Berthold LLC
OR23-2-000 Targa Badlands LLC, Targa Assets LLC, and Targa Fort Berthold LLC
G-4 OR23-1-000 Rough Rider Operating LLC
G-5 OR18-30-001 Targa NGL Pipeline Company LLC
G-6 RP19-78-000 Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company, LP
RP19-78-001
RP19-1523-000
RP19-257-005 (consolidated) Southwest Gas Storage Company
HYDRO
H-1 P-1333-066 Pacific Gas and Electric Company and Tule Hydro LLC
CERTIFICATES
C-1 CP17-40-006 Spire STL Pipeline LLC
C-2 CP22-40-000 Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company
C-3 CP21-29-001 Gas Transmission Northwest LLC
C-4 CP21-94-000 Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC
C-5 CP20-312-001 Equitrans, L.P.
RP21-882-001
CP22-497-000 Big Dog Midstream, LLC
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
District of Columbia
12/15/2022 at 10:00AM

Pollution-free cooking for the holidays

The holidays are a time to spend time with family, cook meals and enjoy each other’s company. Want to make sure your holiday meal doesn’t come with a side of air pollution? Join us for “Pollution-free cooking for the holidays,” to learn more about the health dangers of gas stoves, hear about the benefits of induction stoves and get information about incentives that are now available to help you make the switch.

We’ll also have a chef show us how to make one of their favorite holiday recipes on an induction stove, so you can see the benefits of pollution-free cooking. RSVP to receive the Zoom webinar information.

Environment America
12/14/2022 at 12:00PM

Building Regional Innovation Economies Part II

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  • Alejandra Castillo, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development, Economic Development Administration
  • Maureen Donohue Krauss, President and CEO, Detroit Regional Partnership
  • David Spalding, Raisbeck Endowed Dean of the Debbie and Jerry Ivy College of Business and Interim Vice President of Economic Development and Industry Relations, Iowa State University
  • Linda Olson, President/CEO, Tampa Bay Wave
House Science, Space, and Technology Committee
   Research and Technology Subcommittee
2318 Rayburn

12/14/2022 at 10:00AM

Promoting Sustainable Environmental Practices Through Trade Policy

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Witnesses:

  • Alexander von Bismarck, Executive Director, Environmental Investigation Agency
  • Roy Houseman, Legislative Director, United Steelworkers
  • Michele Kuruc, Vice President, Ocean Policy, World Wildlife Fund
  • Rich Powell, Chief Executive Officer, ClearPath
House Ways and Means Committee
   Trade Subcommittee
1100 Longworth

12/14/2022 at 09:30AM

Modernizing International Development Assistance: Opportunities and Challenges

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Witnesses:

  • Walter Kerr, Executive Director, Unlock Aid Coalition
  • Prashant Yadav, Senior Fellow, Center for Global Development
  • Zainab Usman, Senior Fellow and Director, Africa Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
  • Scott Yoho, Co-Chair, Consensus for Development Reform
House Foreign Affairs Committee
   International Development, International Organizations and Global Corporate Social Impact Subcommittee
2200 Rayburn

12/13/2022 at 02:00PM