Wildfire in a Warming World: Opportunities to Improve Community Collaboration, Climate Resilience, and Workforce Capacity

On Thursday, April 29, 2021, at 1:00 P.M. EDT, the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands will hold a virtual, fully remote oversight hearing titled, “Wildfire in a Warming World: Opportunities to Improve Community Collaboration, Climate Resilience, and Workforce Capacity.”

House Natural Resources Committee
   National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Subcommittee

04/29/2021 at 01:00PM

Full Committee Markup of Oil, Gas & Public Lands Legislation

The Committee on Natural Resources is scheduled to hold a markup to consider the following bills:

  • H.R. 443 (Rep. Young), To convey land in Anchorage, Alaska, to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, and for other purposes. Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Land Transfer Act.
  • H.R. 1029 (Rep. Steube), To Waive the application fee for any special use permit for veterans’ special events at war memorials on land administered by the National Park Service in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes. Free Veterans from Fees Act.
  • H.R. 1492 (Rep. DeGette), To prevent methane waste and pollution from oil and gas operations, and for other purposes. Methane Waste Prevention Act of 2021.
  • H.R. 1503 (Rep. Levin), To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to make certain adjustments in leasing on Federal lands for oil and gas drilling, and for other purposes. Restoring Community Input and Public Protections in Oil and Gas Leasing Act of 2021.
  • H.R. 1505 (Rep. Lowenthal), To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to make certain adjustments to the regulation of surface-disturbing activities and to protect taxpayers from unduly bearing the reclamation costs of oil and gas development, and for other purposes. Bonding Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2021.
  • H.R. 1506 (Rep. Lowenthal), To provide for the accurate reporting of fossil fuel extraction and emissions by entities with leases on public land, and for other purposes. Transparency in Energy Production Act of 2021.
  • H.R. 1517 (Rep. Porter), To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to make certain adjustments to the fiscal terms for fossil fuel development and to make other reforms to improve returns to taxpayers for the development of Federal energy resources, and for other purposes. Ending Taxpayer Welfare for Oil and Gas Companies Act of 2021.
  • H.R. 1884 (Rep. Grijalva), To repeal section 3003 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. “Buck” McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, and for other purposes. Save Oak Flat Act.
  • H.R. 2348 (Rep. Stewart), To maximize land management efficiencies, promote land conservation, generate education funding, and for other purposes. Advancing Conservation and Education Act.
House Natural Resources Committee

04/28/2021 at 11:00AM

S.283, National Climate Bank Act

The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety will hold a subcommittee hearing entitled, “Legislative Hearing on S.283, National Climate Bank Act.”

Witnesses

Panel I:

  • Sen. Chris Van Hollen

Panel II:

  • Reed Hundt, Chairman and CEO, Coalition for Green Capital
  • Duanne Andrade, Chief Strategic and Financial Officer, Solar and Energy Loan Fund (SELF)
  • Rusty Bell, Commissioner, Campbell County, Wyoming
  • Jason Isaac, Director, Life:Powered, A Project of the Texas Public Policy Foundation
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
   Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety Subcommittee
406 Dirksen

04/27/2021 at 02:30PM

The Effects of Climate Change in Africa

Hearing page

Witnesses

  • Esther Ngumbi, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Caitlin Welsh, Director, Global Food Security Program
  • Dante Disparte, Chairman and Founder, Risk Cooperative

Republican Witness

  • Todd Moss, Ph.D., Executive Director, Energy for Growth Hub
House Foreign Affairs Committee
   Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations Subcommittee

04/27/2021 at 02:00PM