Below are summaries of Bills Introduced, Committee Reports, Chamber Actions, and Public Laws reported in the most recent issue of ELR's Weekly Update.
would cap the emissions of greenhouse gases through a requirement to purchase carbon permits, and to distribute the proceeds of such purchases to eligible individuals.
would prohibit EPA from proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible.
would amend the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 to provide qualification requirements for Scientific Advisory Board members and for public participation.
would direct DOI to conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing the John P. Parker House in Ripley, Ohio, as a unit of the National Park System.
would amend the FOIA.
would promote energy efficiency.
would authorize and strengthen NOAA's tsunami detection, forecast, warning, research, and mitigation program.
would authorize FEMA to award mitigation financial assistance in certain areas affected by wildfires.
would provide for the establishment of a pilot program to train individuals for employment in the renewable energy and energy efficiency industries.
would designate certain National Forest System lands and certain public lands under the jurisdiction of DOI in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors.