Climate science, policy, politics, and action
Subcommittee hearing.
FY 2027 budget request:
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Subcommittee hearing.
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The Budget requests $53.9 billion in discretionary budget authority for DOE, a $4.8 billion or nearly 10-percent increase from the 2026 enacted level excluding the Working Families Tax Cut Act (WFTC) funding. Within the requested amount, $32.8 billion is allocated to the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), a $3.6 billion or 12-percent increase from the 2026 enacted level (including WFTC funding). The remaining $21.1 billion refects a $2.7 billion or 11-percent reduction from the 2026 enacted level.
IIJA funds redirected to $3.5 billion to “deploy firm baseload power” and $1.2 billion for AI to support seven AI supercomputers at the Argonne and Oak Ridge National Laboratories.
The Budget reproposes the cancellation of $15.2 billion in IIJA funding.
DOE abolished the EERE office in 2026.
Office of Science (–$1.1 billion): The Budget eliminates funding for climate change research.
Advanced Research Project Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) (–$150 million).
The Budget prohibits the use of Federal funds for subscriptions to academic journals unless required by Federal statute or approved in advance by a Federal agency
The Subcommittee on Environment will hold a hearing on April 22, 2026, at 2:00 pm in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Help or Hindrance? The Impact of U.S. Environmental Laws on Critical Material Supply Chains, National Security, and Economic Growth.”
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The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) provides a national framework for the management of solid waste and hazardous waste, including policies to promote the reduction of waste at the source, recycling, and energy recovery first before treatment and disposal.
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA, also known as the Superfund law) provides authority for responding to releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances to the environment, and for the assignment of liability and responsibility for remediating the contamination.
The Clean Air Act (CAA) provides EPA authority to regulate the emissions of certain air pollutants from stationary and mobile sources, including authority to regulate emissions of hazardous air pollutants and other emissions from industrial sources.
The Safe Drinking Water Act is the main federal law regulating drinking water and protecting drinking water sources.
On Wednesday, April 22, lawmakers, climate leaders, organizers, and change-makers at the front lines of the climate fight are convening an emergency strategy session for Earth Day 2026. This is a key moment to align priorities in the midst of the Trump Administration’s attacks on the health and wellbeing of our families, corrupt attempts to deliver for polluters over people, and blatant efforts to override American democracy. Conversations will center federal regulatory rollbacks and their intersections with key issues, such as affordability and cost of living, public health, environmental justice, and national security. Congressional leaders will outline recent federal climate and environmental policy developments and share perspectives on legislative priorities moving forward. Representatives from national nonprofits and local organizations will highlight on-the-ground initiatives, innovative partnerships, and community-driven solutions that deliver climate resilience and economic opportunity. The event will include an exclusive media presser, giving high-level creators and media the opportunity to report on the climate fight for Earth Day 2026.
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On Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at 10:15 a.m., in room 1334 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs will hold an oversight hearing titled “Tribal Natural Resource Development: Barriers and Successes.”
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Of the roughly 56 million acres of tribal reservation lands, an estimated 15 million acres contain energy and mineral resources, with 2.1 million acres currently in production. The Crow Tribe alone has an estimated 17 billion tons of undeveloped coal.
Continued markup from the previous day.
Subcommittee markup held on April 17.
FSGG:
The fiscal year 2027 Financial Services and General Government funding bill includes $25.3 billion, a decrease of $635 million, or 2.4 percent, below the comparable level for fiscal year 2026, and $1.5 billion, or 6.2 percent, above the request.
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On Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., in room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Federal Lands will hold an oversight hearing titled “EXPLORE America250: Enhancing Accessibility at our National Parks and Public Lands.”
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Subcommittee hearing.
Department of the Interior FY2027 Proposed Budget
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Subcommittee hearing.
Department of Commerce Budget request:
NOAA budget cut by $1.6 billion, 32%.
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The hearing will examine the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Budget and its licensing and regulatory activities.
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