This
hearing
will examine pathways to create a sustainable food system that is
resilient in the face of climate change. It will also explore solutions
to reduce heat-trapping pollution in the food chain supply, while
ensuring access to affordable, safe, and healthy food for all Americans.
Witnesses:
Dana
Gunders,
Executive Director, ReFED. Gunders leads ReFED’s work to end food
waste and loss across the U.S. food system. She authored a landmark
2012 report, “Wasted: How America is Losing Up to 40% of Its Food from
Farm to Fork to Landfill,” and wrote the Waste-Free Kitchen Handbook.
Gunders previously worked as a Senior Scientist with the Natural
Resources Defense Council (NRDC).
Kent
Swisher,
President & CEO, North American Renderers
Association (NARA). Swisher leads NARA’s
work to represent the rendering industry, which repurposes inedible
meat products such as fat and bone. He is a member of the
USDA’s Trade Advisory Committee on Animals
and Animal Products, and previously worked at the Continental Grain
Company, U.S. Grains Council, and the American Seed Trade Association.
Dr. Melinda
Cep,
Vice President for Natural Solutions and Working Lands, National
Audubon Society. Dr. Cep works to advance natural climate solutions
and conservation on working lands, such as rice fields, ranchlands,
and forests. A trained veterinarian, she previously served as a senior
advisor and deputy chief of staff at the United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
Elly
Brown,
Co-Executive Director, San Diego Food System Alliance. Brown co-leads
the Alliance’s work to build a healthy and sustainable food system in
San Diego. Prior to joining the Alliance, Brown worked in nonprofit
consulting at Root Cause and as an independent advisor to nonprofits,
foundations, and social enterprises.
Francisco
Sanchez,
Associate Administrator, Office of Disaster Assistance, U.S. Small
Business Administration
We are seeing that some communities and small businesses are
experiencing disaster activity with a growing frequency. Natural
disasters have also become more costly: 2020 was the sixth consecutive
year in which there were more than ten-billion-dollar weather and
climate disaster events that impacted the United States. The
SBA has been a critical federal partner
during the Biden-Harris Administration, providing lifelines totaling
more than $2.5 billion to help small businesses, renters, homeowners,
and private non-profits recover and rebuild. Our
FY2022 SBA disaster aid includes: * More
than $70 million in loans to help homeowners, renters and businesses
following violent and deadly tornadoes that moved across Kentucky in
December; * More than $100 million for wildfires and straight-line
winds that spread across Boulder County, Colorado; and * Nearly $2
billion in loans to help more than 37,000 individuals and businesses
from Louisiana to New York recover and rebuild after Hurricane Ida.
Increased risk from extreme weather events means that we must continue
to dedicate resources to disaster preparedness. The President’s budget
requests $179 million in disaster funding to ensure the
SBA can deliver its critical disaster
relief. Small investments in resiliency can have a big impact when
disaster strikes. In order to help small businesses better understand
the importance of resilience and mitigation efforts and the options
available to them, including outside of SBA,
the budget includes $10 million to help small businesses build greater
resiliency ahead of a storm.
Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
William “Ike” White, Senior Advisor, Office of Environmental
Management, U.S. Department of Energy
Dr. Vahid Majidi, Executive Vice President and Director, Savannah
River National Laboratory
Dr. John Plodinec, Vice Chair, Committee on the Independent Assessment
of Science and Technology for the Department of Energy’s Defense
Environmental Cleanup Program, National Academies of Sciences,
Engineering, and Medicine
Nathan Anderson, Director, Natural Resources and Environment, U.S.
Government Accountability Office
During this
hearing,
members will discuss changes and trends in the different segments of the
general aviation industry, including general aviation service, general
aviation safety, ongoing sustainability efforts in general aviation, and
general aviation manufacturing.
On Wednesday, July 13, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. ET in 1324 Longworth Hearing
Room, via Webex, and livestreamed on the Committee’s YouTube page, the
Committee on Natural Resources will
meet
to consider the following bills:
H.R.
2794
(Rep. Betty McCollum), To provide for the protection of the Boundary
Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and interconnected Federal lands and
waters, including Voyageurs National Park, within the Rainy River
Watershed in the State of Minnesota, and for other purposes. Boundary
Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act.
H.R.
3686
(Rep. Ann M. Kuster), To amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands
Management Act of 1996 to provide for the establishment of a Ski Area
Fee Retention Account, and for other purposes.
SHRED Act or Ski Hill Resources for Economic
Development Act.
H.R.
5715
(Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva), To reauthorize the Morris K. Udall and
Stewart L. Udall Trust Fund, and for other purposes.
H.R.
6364
(Rep. Matt Cartwright), To amend the Delaware Water Gap National
Recreation Area Improvement Act to extend the exception to the closure
of certain roads within the Recreation Area for local businesses, and
for other purposes.
H.R.
6442
(Rep. Russ Fulcher), To amend section 101703 of title 54, United
States Code, to include Tribal Governments and quasi-governmental
entities, and for other purposes. PACTS Act
or Partnership Agreements Creating Tangible Savings Act.
H.R.
6654
(Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva), To direct the Secretary of the Interior to
establish a National Climate Adaptation Science Center and Regional
Climate Adaptation Science Centers to respond to the effects of
extreme weather events and climate trends, and for other purposes.
CASC Act or Climate Adaptation Science
Centers Act.
H.R.
6936
(Rep. Elise Stefanik), To provide for the issuance of a semipostal to
benefit programs that combat invasive species. Stamp Out Invasive
Species Act.
H.R.
7283
(Rep. Matt Cartwright), To amend the Infrastructure Investment and
Jobs Act to make certain activities eligible for grants from the
Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund, and for other purposes.
STREAM Act or Safeguarding Treatment for the
Restoration of Ecosystems from Abandoned Mines Act.
H.R.
7496
(Rep. Stacey E. Plaskett), To direct the Secretary of the Interior to
install a plaque at the peak of Ram Head in the Virgin Islands
National Park on St. John, United States Virgin Islands, to
commemorate the slave rebellion that began on St. John in 1733.
H.R.
7693
(Rep. Bruce Westerman), To amend title 54, United States Code, to
reauthorize the National Park Foundation. National Park Foundation
Reauthorization Act of 2022.