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Witnesses

• Dan Berglund, President and CEO, SSTI
• Professor Erica R.H. Fuchs, Department of Engineering and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University
• Paula Nas, Director, Office of Economic Development, University of Michigan-Flint
• Elizabeth Hutt Pollard, Secretary of Science and Innovation, State of Oklahoma

On Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. (EDT), the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife will hold a virtual, fully remote oversight hearing titled, “DDT Dumping Off the Southern California Coast: Ecological Impacts, Scientific Needs, and Next Steps.”

Witnesses

• Jared Blumenfeld, California Secretary for Environmental Protection, California Environmental Protection Agency
• Dr. Lihini Aluwihare, Professor and Chemical Oceanographer Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego
• Dr. Eunha Hoh, Professor and Division Head, Environmental Health School of Public Health, San Diego State University
• Michael Parmer, Assistant City Manager, City of Avalon, CA

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• Bill Nye, Science Educator and CEO, The Planetary Society
• Curtis Brown, State Coordinator, Virginia Department of Emergency Management and Co-Founder, Institute for Diversity and Inclusion in Emergency Management
• Alice C. Hill, David M. Rubenstein Senior Fellow for Energy and Environment, Council on Foreign Relations
• Pamela S. Williams, Executive Director, BuildStrong Coalition (minority witness)

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• Joseph A. Blount, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer, Colonial Pipeline

The purpose of the hearing is to consider the nominations of:

• Tracy Stone-Manning to be Director of the Bureau of Land Management;
• Shalanda H. Baker to be Director of the Office of Minority Economic Impact, Department of Energy;
• Samuel T. Walsh to be General Counsel, Department of Energy; and
• Andrew E. Light to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (International Affairs).

Opening Statement

• Joe Manchin

Opening Statements

• Chairwoman Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) of the Subcommittee on Environment
• Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX)

Witnesses

• Craig McLean, Assistant Administrator for Oceanic and Atmospheric Research and Acting Chief Scientist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
• Dr. Margaret Leinen, Vice Chancellor, Marine Sciences, Director, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
• Dr. Michael P. Crosby, President & CEO, Mote Marine Laboratory
• Dr. Robert D. Ballard, President, Ocean Exploration Trust, Explorer-at-Large, National Geographic Society

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• Jennifer Granholm, Secretary of Energy, U.S. Department of Energy

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• Gina Raimondo, Secretary, Department of Commerce

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Witnesses

• Amy Borman, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety and Occupational Health
• Mark Correll, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Environment, Safety and Infrastructure
• Richard Kidd, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Environment and Energy Resilience
• Karnig Ohannessian, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Environment

The purpose of the hearing is to examine the current state of the National Park System, including the impacts of COVID-19 on National Park Service operations, staff, visitation and facilities.