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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

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]).

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The purpose of the hearing is to review the administration of laws under the jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Witnesses:

• Richard Glick, Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
• Mark C. Christie, Commissioner
• Allison Clements, Commissioner
• James Danly, Commissioner

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Witness:

• Richard W. Spinrad, Ph.D., Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, and Administrator, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

A hearing before the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee will be held on Wednesday, September 22, 2021, at 2:30 p.m. ET.

Witnesses:

• Ari Matusiak, Chief Executive Officer, Rewiring America
• Dr. Leah Stokes, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of California, Santa Barbara
• Donnel Baird, Founder and CEO, BlocPower LLC
• Dr. Eli Dourado, Senior Research Fellow, Center for Growth and Opportunity at Utah State University

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.

Speakers include:

• Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.)
• Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)
• Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)
• Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.)
• Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.)

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

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.

• Jeffrey Prieto to be General Counsel of the Environmental Protection Agency. He was a member of the Biden Agriculture transition team. He was a long-time Department of Justice environmental lawyer who helped set up its environmental justice division. His nomination hearing was on June 16.
• Stephen A. Owens to be a Member of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
• Jennifer B. Sass to be a Member of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
• Sylvia E. Johnson to be a Member of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board