The Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Underserved,
Agricultural, and Rural Development will hold a hybrid
hearing
titled: “Sustainable Forestry’s Role in Climate Solutions.” The hearing
is scheduled to begin at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, September 29, 2021 in
Room 2360 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Participating members
can also join remotely via Zoom.
As the Federal Government considers options for infrastructure
investments and ways to help mitigate and adapt to climate change, the
forestry sector offers multiple avenues to address these goals while
also promoting small business development in rural and underserved
communities. Sustainable forest management can provide economic and
social benefits to meet the needs of present and future generations and
also play a fundamental role in the natural resource infrastructure of
our nation. This hearing will allow members to learn more about the role
of sustainable forestry and how small businesses across this sector are
helping to address climate change.
Witnesses:
Dana Doran, Executive Director, Professional Logging Contractors of
Maine
Dr. Adam Daigneault, Associate Professor of Forest Policy and
Economics, University of Maine
Mark Thibodeau, Regional Manager, ReEnergy Stratton
LLC, Carrabassett Valley, ME
Scott Dane, Executive Director American Logger Council Gilbert, MN
House Small Business Committee
Underserved, Agricultural, and Rural Development Subcommittee
The purpose of these
calls
is to inform communities about EPA’s
environmental justice work and enhance opportunities to maintain an open
dialogue with environmental justice advocates. As environmental justice
continues to be integrated into EPA programs
and policies, the Agency hopes that these calls will help reaffirm
EPA’s continued commitment to work with
community groups and the public to strengthen local environmental and
human health outcomes.
Registration:
Due to limited space, participation in this call will be on a first
come, first-served basis. Pre-registration is highly suggested, but not
required. If registration has reached capacity, please see the links
below for instructions on how to access the call if seating is available
on the day of the meeting. If you are unable to join the call, a summary
will be posted to the U.S. EPA Office of
Environmental Justice’s website after.
Interpretation: If you need English-language interpretation assistance,
or special accommodations for a disability or other assistance, you can
submit a request when registering for the meeting. Please submit your
request by September 23, to give EPA
sufficient time to process.
For more information about the National Environmental Justice Community
Engagement Calls, please visit the website or email: Victoria Robinson
([email protected]) or Christina Motilall
([email protected]).
We invite you to attend a press
conference
on Wednesday, September 22 at 1pm ET at the U.S. House Triangle (House
side of the Capitol’s East Front) to highlight the importance of holding
major fossil fuel companies accountable for their massive past global
pollution through the Polluters Pay Climate Fund.
On Wednesday, September 22, at 9:30 AM ET, the
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works will hold a business
meeting
to consider several of President Biden’s nominees, legislation to rename
federal buildings, and several General Services Administration
resolutions.
Immediately following the business meeting, the committee will hold a
hearing
on the importance of promoting a circular economy.
Witnesses:
Elizabeth Biser, Secretary, North Carolina Department of Environmental
Quality
Roberta Elias, Director, Policy & Government Affairs, World Wildlife
Fund
Brian Hawkinson, Executive Director, Recovered Fiber, American Forest
& Paper Association
William “Billy” Johnson, Chief Lobbyist, Institute of Scrap Recycling
Industries