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This Key Vote Alert! letter was sent to the U.S. House of Representatives, opposing H.R. 205, the “Protecting and Securing Florida’s Coastline Act of 2019,” H.R. 1941, the “Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act,” and H.R. 1146, the “Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act.”
This letter was sent to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, supporting the nomination of Aurelia Skipwith to be Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service at the U.S. Department of the Interior.
This Hill letter was sent to the House Armed Services and Senate Armed Services committees, on conference negotiations for the National Defense Authorization Act.
This letter was sent to House Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Peter DeFazio and Ranking Member Sam Graves, supporting H.R. 3779, the "Resilience Revolving Loan Fund Act of 2019."
The Nuclear Safety and Security Group (NSSG), established at the Kananaskis Summit in 2002 and responsible to Leaders, provides technically informed strategic policy advice on issues that could impact safety and security in the peaceful use of nuclear energy, in close cooperation with multilateral organizations and avoiding duplication of tasks or efforts that are being addressed adequately by existing organizations or entities.
The Nuclear Safety and Security Working Group (NSSG) wishes to raise to the Leaders of the G7 the attached nuclear safety and security issues in the peaceful use of nuclear energy.
This letter was sent to the House Committee on Science, Space, & Technology, supporting several bills the committee is marking up related to energy research and development.
This letter was sent to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, supporting 13 bills the Committee will be marking up.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Chamber’s Global Energy Institute today announced the addition of Chad Whiteman as Vice President of Environment and Regulatory Affairs. In this capacity, he is responsible for managing GEI’s engagement with members, Congress and regulatory agencies on emerging clean air policies as well as other energy and environmental issues.
We are excited that the bill will re-assert federal leadership by authorizing new forward-looking energy intensity and water reduction goals that recognize past agency performance. This legislation will make significant contributions to reducing the carbon footprint associated with energy and water waste within federal agencies through common-sense cost-saving measures...