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Witnesses

• Dr. Sethuraman Panchanathan, Director, National Science Foundation

On Wednesday, April 14, at 10:00 AM ET, the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) will hold a hearing entitled, “Long-term Solvency of the Highway Trust Fund: Lessons Learned from the Surface Transportation System Funding Alternatives Program and Other User-based Revenue Solutions, and How Funding Uncertainty Affects the Highway Programs.”

In March, President Joe Biden called on Congress to pass the “American Jobs Plan.” The plan would achieve 100% clean electricity nationwide by 2035. It would invest $100 billion to modernize the grid, $400 billion in incentives for wind and solar and other renewables, $222 billion for electric vehicle research and charging stations, $10 billion in a “Climate Crisis Corps,” and more. It also calls for equity and justice at every step, with investments in underserved communities like removing lead pipes from every single community in America.

Join our webinar to learn more about President Biden’s climate plan! Hear firsthand why the plan is a fantastic first step towards ending the climate crisis. On the webinar, you’ll learn how we can make the plan better and, most importantly, what we need to do to get it passed by Congress THIS YEAR.

Speakers:

• Leah Stokes of Evergreen Action
• Ben Beachy of Sierra Club
• Andres Jimenez of Green 2.0

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On Wednesday, March 31, Secretary Janet L. Yellen will preside over a meeting of the Financial Stability Oversight Council via videoconference. The agenda will include both an open and an executive session. The preliminary agenda for the open session includes climate change and its potential impacts on financial stability. The preliminary agenda for the executive session includes hedge fund activity and open-end mutual fund performance during the COVID-19 crisis.

A live webcast of the open session will be available at: https://www.treasury.gov/press-center/Video-Audio-Webcasts/Pages/Webcasts.aspx

Register now to join our panelists and submit your own questions as they discuss what the winter storm in Texas and the southeastern United States revealed about public health, housing, energy, and economic and climate justice.

Roundtable participants include:

• Amal Ahmed, journalist with Texas Observer and author of this piece on Texas climate change for Southerly. Ahmed will moderate the discussion.
• John Cooper, Assistant Vice President for Public Partnership & Outreach and the Director of Texas Target Communities at Texas A&M University
• Tim Callaghan, evaluation director for the Southwest Rural Health Research Center, Texas A&M University
• Lyndsey Gilpin, founder and editor of Southerly Magazine
• Mary Annette Pember, independent journalist focusing on Native American issues, including environmental issues on Native lands.

The WHEJAC’s first meeting will be held on March 30, 2021.

Register for the March 30, 2021 Public Meeting

If you would like to submit your public comment in writing please complete the public comment form and email any additional materials to [email protected] with the subject line “WHEJAC March 2021 Meeting Public Comments.”