Exploring the Policy Landscape of Carbon Dioxide Removal

The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) and the World Resources Institute (WRI) invite you to a briefing about effective policy-making for carbon dioxide removal (CDR). CDR—the practice of removing and storing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and ocean—comes in many forms, including direct air capture, soil carbon sequestration, ocean CDR, and forest restoration. These methods have garnered increasing scientific, governmental, and private sector interest, but expanded policy development is needed to bring them to the scale needed to meet national climate goals.

Leveraging key findings from recent reports, panelists from NGOs, academia, and the private sector will explore existing policies supporting different stages of CDR development, the level of CDR we expect to need, the potential for CDR in the United States, policy options to enable scaling to that level, and private sector perspectives on the policy landscape. Panelists will also pinpoint key takeaways relevant for federal policymakers.

Speakers for this session include:

  • Katie Lebling, Associate II, Carbon Removal and Industrial Decarbonization, World Resources Institute (WRI)
  • Galen Bower, Senior Analyst, Rhodium Group
  • Peter Psarras, Research Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania
  • Laura Hatalsky, Deputy Director of Policy, Carbon Removal Alliance

This event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Daniel O’Brien at [email protected] or (202) 662-1880.

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Environmental and Energy Study Institute
World Resources Institute
385 Russell
09/12/2024 at 03:00PM

The Department of Energy’s Role in Advanced Computing Research

The purpose of this hearing is to examine the Department of Energy’s lead role in conducting advanced computing research, application, and security.

Witnesses:

  • Helena Fu, Director, US Department of Energy Office of Critical and Emerging Technologies
  • Dr. Shaun Gleason, Director of Science-Security Initiative Integration, Oak Ridge National Laboratory Office of the Laboratory Director
  • Dr. Divyansh Kaushik, Senior Fellow, American Policy Ventures
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
366 Dirksen

09/12/2024 at 10:00AM

Water and Power and American Samoa Self-Determination Legislation

The purpose of this hearing is to receive testimony on the following bills:

  • S. 2927, to amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to increase Tribal access to water conservation and efficiency grants, and for other purposes (Lujan);
  • S. 4016, to amend the Boulder Canyon Project Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to expend amounts in the Colorado River Dam fund, and for other purposes (Sinema);
  • S. 4242/H.R. 4385, to extend the authorization of the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991, and for other purposes (Hickenlooper/Lummis);
  • S. 4245/H.R. 5770, to amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to reauthorize certain United States Geological Survey water data enhancement programs, and for other purposes (Lummis/Hickenlooper);
  • S. 4347, to provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land at Swanson Reservoir and Hugh Butler Reservoir in the State of Nebraska, and for other purposes (Fisher/Ricketts);
  • S. 4458, to reauthorize the Reclamation Rural Water Supply Act of 2006, and for other purposes (Rounds/Klobuchar);
  • S. 4576, to amend the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, to reauthorize the Colorado River System conservation pilot program (Hickenlooper/Barrasso);
  • S. ___, to establish a new Reclamation program to support collaborative positions at eligible partner organizations to help develop, fund, and implement water projects with benefits for water management and the environment (Hickenlooper);
  • S. ___, to amend the Aquifer Recharge Flexibility Act to clarify a provision relating to conveyances for aquifer recharge purposes (Risch);
  • S. ___, to authorize additional funding for the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Program (Padilla);
  • S. ___, to establish an interest-bearing account for the non-Federal contributions to the Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program (Padilla);
  • S. ___, to establish the Integrated Water Management Federal Leadership Committee and to provide for improved drought resilience and dam safety (Padilla);
  • S. ___, to amend Public Law 89–108 to modify the authorization of appropriations for State and Tribal, municipal, rural, and industrial water supplies (Hoeven);
  • S. ___, to make certain modifications to the repayment period and payment of interest for the Fryingpan-Arkansas project in the State of Colorado (Bennet);
  • S. ___, to prohibit the use of amounts from the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund to implement a certain record of decision (Lee); and
  • H.R. 6062, to restore the ability of the people of American Samoa to approve amendments to the territorial constitution based on majority rule in a democratic act of self-determination, as authorized pursuant to an Act of Congress delegating administration of Federal territorial law in the territory to the President, and to the Secretary of the Interior under Executive Order 10264, dated June 29, 1951, under which the Constitution of American Samoa was approved and may be amended without requirement for further congressional action, subject to the authority of Congress under the Territorial Clause in article IV, section 3, clause 2 of the United States Constitution (Rep. Radewagen).
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
   Water and Power Subcommittee
366 Dirksen

09/11/2024 at 02:30PM

Energy Policy and Inflation

A subcommittee hearing titled “From Gas to Groceries: Americans Pay the Price of the Biden-Harris Energy Agenda.”, to “examine how radical rush to green energy polices have resulted in high energy costs and crippling inflation.”

Hearing memo

Witnesses:

  • Linda Pryor, Hilltop Farm WNC, Hendersonville, NC, on behalf of the American Farm Bureau Federation
  • Patrice Onwuka, Director, Center for Economic Opportunity, Independent Women’s Forum
  • Travis Fisher, Director of Energy and Environmental Policy Studies, Cato Institute
  • Trevor Higgins, Senior Vice President, Energy and Environment, Center for American Progress
House Energy and Commerce Committee
   Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee
2123 Rayburn

09/11/2024 at 10:00AM

Waters of the United States Implementation Post-Sackett Decision: Experiences and Perspectives

This is a hearing of the subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Witnesses:

  • Emma Pokon, Commissioner, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
  • Nicole Rowan, Director, Water Quality Control Division, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
  • Courtney Briggs, Chairman, Waters Advocacy Coalition, on behalf of the American Farm Bureau Federation
  • Vincent E. Messerly, P.E., President, Stream and Wetlands Foundation, on behalf of the National Association of Home Builders
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
   Water Resources and the Environment Subcommittee
2167 Rayburn

09/11/2024 at 10:00AM

Anti-NEPA Legislation

On Wednesday, September 11, 2024, at 10:00 a.m., in Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills:

  • Discussion Draft of H.R. ___ (Rep. Westerman), To amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and for other purposes;
  • H.J. Res. 168 (Rep. Graves of LA),Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Council on Environmental Quality relating to “National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions Phase 2”; and
  • H.R. 6129 (Rep. Yakym), “Studying NEPA’s Impact on Projects Act”.
House Natural Resources Committee
   Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee
1324 Longworth

09/11/2024 at 10:00AM

Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Legislation

On Tuesday, September 10, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. in room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills:

  • H.R. 6352 (Rep. Moore of UT), “Tax Stamp Revenue Transfer for Wildlife and Recreation Act”;
  • H.R. 8413 (Rep. Smith of NE), “Swanson and Hugh Butler Reservoirs Land Conveyances Act”;
  • H.R. 8632 (Rep. Grothman), “Biodiversity Oversight Scaled-back And Fully Erased Act of 2024” or “BIOSAFE Act of 2024”;
  • H.R. 8836 (Rep. Zinke), “Wildlife Movement Through Partnerships Act”; and
  • Discussion Draft of H.R. ___ (Rep. Graves of LA), To require the Administrator of the National Marine Fisheries Service to establish a coastal protection and restoration grant program.
House Natural Resources Committee
   Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee
1324 Longworth

09/10/2024 at 02:00PM

Environmental, Social, & Governance Standards and Proxy Advisors

On September 10, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. in Room 2128 of the Rayburn House Office Building, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Subcommittee) of the Committee on Financial Services will hold a hearing entitled “The Fall of ESG: Scrutinizing the Failed Use of Environmental, Social, & Governance Standards and the Influence of Proxy Advisors.”

This hearing will examine the trends of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives and the influence of proxy advisory firms on America’s capital markets. The Subcommittee will review “why companies and investment firms are turning away from ESG activism and the activist influence of proxy advisory firms.”

Hearing memo

Witnesses:

  • Charles Crain, Vice President of Domestic Policy, National Association of Manufacturers
  • Tim Doyle, Founder and Principal, Doyle Strategies
  • Michael Frerichs, Treasurer, State of Illinois
House Financial Services Committee
   Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee
2128 Rayburn

09/10/2024 at 02:00PM

Examining the Fish and Wildlife Service's Operation Long Tail Liberation

On Tuesday, September 10, 2024, at 10:30 a.m., in room 1334 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will hold the previously postponed July 31, 2024, oversight hearing titled “The Fish and Wildlife Service Gone Wild: Examining Operation Long Tail Liberation.”

Operation Long Tail Liberation was a multi-year investigation of the smuggling of long-tailed macaques from Asia into the United States on behalf of drug companies.

House Natural Resources Committee
   Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee
1334 Longworth

09/10/2024 at 10:30AM

Water Abundance: Opportunities and Challenges in California

Subcommittee field hearing to examine California’s water supply, including the challenges faced through federal regulations, and connection to our nation’s food security.

This hearing will be held at the Hotel Mission De Oro in the Ponce de Leon Room, 13070 S Highway 33 Santa Nella, CA.

House Natural Resources Committee
   Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee

09/06/2024 at 01:30PM