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On June 30th, we are calling on climate activists to join us at the White House to demand President Biden act now to stop dirty fossil fuel projects in all our communities, from Line 3 to the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) and beyond, and call on Congress to prioritize climate justice, racial justice, Indigenous rights, housing justice and transit justice in the infrastructure discussions.

While fires rage out west and storms threaten the Gulf, President Biden is busy meeting with Republicans and failing us all on climate. If he wants to be a climate champion, time is running out, just as it is running out for our communities. There is no room for compromise when it comes to the very survival of our planet.

Please join us on June 30th to be a part of the movement that changes the trajectory of this administration so that the White House stands up for the rights of our communities instead of doing the bidding of corporate polluters.

Our demands for President Biden are simple and clear:

PROTECT PEOPLE, NOT POLLUTERS.

Use your executive authority to stop approving fossil fuel projects and declare a climate emergency. Fossil fuel pipelines, infrastructure, exports, and leases fuel the climate emergency, pollute in Black & Brown communities, and violate treaty rights. Act now to end the era of fossil fuel production, protect our communities, and Build Back Fossil Free.

PASS A CLIMATE JUSTICE INFRASTRUCTURE BILL.

Use your bully pulpit to make sure Congress includes strong climate, Indigenous rights, housing justice, racial justice, and transit justice commitments in an infrastructure bill. Build on the Thrive Agenda, to build a climate care economy, good jobs for all, an end to fossil fuel subsidies and a renewable energy standard!

Led by Indigenous Environmental Network and ShutDownDC, with many partner organizations.

06/30/2021 at 09:00AM

H.R. 3684: Text of Legislation

• H.R. 3684
• H. Rept. 117-70—Report from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure to accompany H.R. 3684
• Rules Committee Print 117-8—Showing the text of H.R. 3684, as ordered reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, with modifications.
• Section-by-Section Analysis of Rules Committee Print 117-8
• Rules Committee Print 117-9 (Drinking Water/Clean Water Provisions)-Showing the text of H.R. 1915, as reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and H.R. 3291 and H.R. 3293, as ordered reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce, each with modifications.
• List of Submitted Amendments

06/29/2021 at 02:00PM

On Tuesday, June 29, 2021 at 1:00 P.M. (EDT), the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife will hold a virtual, fully remote legislative hearing on the following bills:

• H.R. 1851 (Rep. Matthew Rosendale, R-MT), To establish a Federal cost share percentage for the Milk River Project in the State of Montana. St. Mary’s Reinvestment Act.
• H.R. 1869 (Rep. Mark Amodei, R-NV), To amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to make a technical correction to the water rights settlement for the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation, and for other purposes. Technical Correction to the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation Water Rights Settlement Act of 2021.
• H.R. 3877 (Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-CA), To amend the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 to authorize additional projects related to the Salton Sea, and for other purposes. Salton Sea Projects Improvements Act.
• H.R. 4099 (Rep. Grace Napolitano, D-CA), Large Scale Water Recycling Project Investment Act.

06/29/2021 at 01:00PM

Hearing page

Briefing memo

Legislation

• H.R. 1512, the “Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for our Nation’s Future Act” or the “CLEAN Future Act”
• H.R. 1514, the “Prevent Outages with Energy Resiliency Options Nationwide Act” or the “POWER ON Act”
• H.R. 2678, the “Interregional Transmission Planning Improvement Act of 2021”
• H.R. 4027, the “Efficient Grid Interconnection Act of 2021”

Witnesses

Panel I

• Patricia Hoffman, Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of Electricity, U.S. Department of Energy

Panel II

• Susan Tierney, Ph. D., Senior Advisor, Analysis Group
• Rob Gramlich, Founder and President, Grid Strategies, LLC
• Lee Anderson, Government Affairs Director, Utility Workers Union of America
• Tony Clark, Senior Advisor, Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP

06/29/2021 at 10:30AM

Hearing page

Witnesses

• Dr. Craig B. Clements, Professor of Meteorology and Director of the Wildfire Interdisciplinary Research Center at San José State University
• Dr. Jessica McCarty, Assistant Professor of Geography and Director of the Geospatial Analysis Center at Miami University
• George Geissler, State Forester and Deputy for Wildland Fire and Forest Health and Resiliency at the Washington Department of Natural Resources
• Fire Chief Erik Litzenberg (Ret.), Chair of the Wildland Fire Policy Committee at the International Association of Fire Chiefs

06/29/2021 at 10:00AM

Hearing page

06/28/2021 at 05:30PM

H.R. 3684: Text of Legislation

• H.R. 3684
• H. Rept. 117-70—Report from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure to accompany H.R. 3684
• Rules Committee Print 117-8—Showing the text of H.R. 3684, as ordered reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, with modifications.
• Section-by-Section Analysis of Rules Committee Print 117-8
• Rules Committee Print 117-9 (Drinking Water/Clean Water Provisions)-Showing the text of H.R. 1915, as reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and H.R. 3291 and H.R. 3293, as ordered reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce, each with modifications.
• List of Submitted Amendments

Amendments will be considered at a hearing on Tuesday.

06/28/2021 at 03:00PM

This is a critical window of time where we could win the first pillar of the Green New Deal or lose our best shot for years. Will you join hundreds of other Sunrisers gathering in DC on June 28 to make our demands loud and clear?

• 11am: March from John Marshall Park to Lafayette Square
• 12pm: Rally at Lafayette Square with Rep. Jamaal Bowman
• 1pm: March around White House

06/28/2021 at 11:00AM

Hearing charter

The Administration has requested $24.8 billion for NASA in its Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 budget request, an increase of approximately $1.5 billion, or 6.6 over the FY2021 enacted appropriation.

As stated in the Congressional Justification document, the Administration’s priorities for NASA’s FY2022 proposal are: addressing climate change; a Moon to Mars human and robotic exploration plan; maintain and advance U.S. leadership in aviation and space; development of cutting-edge technologies and space science; and investing in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) engagement. Key initiatives proposed to support these priorities include the Earth System Observatory, the Sustainable Flight National Partnership, and keeping NASA on the path to landing the first woman and first person of color on the Moon under the Artemis program.

Opening statements

• Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX)
• Chairman Don Beyer (D-VA) of the Subcommittee on Space Statement for the Record

Witness

• Bill Nelson, Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

06/25/2021 at 09:38PM

Hearing page

Witnesses

Panel 1

• Todd Bridges Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist, Environmental Science, United States Army Corps of Engineers

Panel 2

• Gerry Galloway Ph.D., Research Professor, Glenn L. Martin Institute, Professor of Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland
• Chett Chiasson, Executive Director, Greater LaFourche Port Commission
• Julie Ufner, President and CEO, National Waterways Conference
• Rick Johnson, Executive Director, Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency

06/24/2021 at 10:00AM