Climate Change (generally)
H.R. 7738
Update Type
Bills Introduced
Committee Name
Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Financial Services
Sponsor Name
Cartwright
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Pa.
Issue
10
Volume
50
Update Issue
24
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50
Congress Number
116
Congressional Record Number
166 Cong. Rec. H3836

would require integration of climate-resilience considerations into all development work of the United States.

S. 4434
Update Type
Bills Introduced
Committee Name
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Sponsor Name
Wyden
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Or.
Issue
10
Volume
50
Update Issue
24
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50
Congress Number
116
Congressional Record Number
166 Cong. Rec. S4728

would carry out a Civilian Conservation Corps program, provide supplemental appropriations for certain conservation activities, provide for increased reforestation across the United States, and provide incentives for agricultural producers to carry out climate stewardship practices.

S. 4341
Update Type
Bills Introduced
Committee Name
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Sponsor Name
Sinema
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Ariz.
Issue
10
Volume
50
Update Issue
24
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50
Congress Number
116
Congressional Record Number
166 Cong. Rec. S4544

would establish a Committee on Large-Scale Carbon Management in the National Science and Technology Council and a Federal Carbon Removal Initiative.

S. 4513
Update Type
Bills Introduced
Committee Name
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Sponsor Name
Harris
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Cal.
Issue
10
Volume
50
Update Issue
24
Update Volume
50
Congress Number
116
Congressional Record Number
166 Cong. Rec. S5271

would ensure climate and environmental justice accountability.

S. 4484
Update Type
Bills Introduced
Committee Name
Committee on Finance
Sponsor Name
Durbin
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Ill.
Issue
10
Volume
50
Update Issue
24
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50
Congress Number
116
Congressional Record Number
166 Cong. Rec. S5270

would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a carbon fee to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

S. 4481
Update Type
Bills Introduced
Committee Name
Committee on Environment and Public Works
Sponsor Name
Thune
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-S.D.
Issue
10
Volume
50
Update Issue
24
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50
Congress Number
116
Congressional Record Number
166 Cong. Rec. S5270

would require the Administrator of EPA to update the modeling used for life-cycle greenhouse gas assessments for corn-based ethanol and biodiesel.

Roads to Nowhere in Four States: State and Local Governments in the Atlantic Southeast Facing Sea-Level Rise
Author
Shana Campbell Jones, Thomas Ruppert, Erin L. Deady, Heather Payne, J. Scott Pippin, Ling-Yee Huang, and Jason M. Evans
Author Bios (long)

Shana Campbell Jones, Esq., is Associate Public Service Faculty at the Carl Vinson Institute of Government at the University of Georgia and Director of the Georgia Sea Grant Legal Program. Thomas Ruppert, Esq., is the Coastal Planning Specialist for Florida Sea Grant. Erin L. Deady, Esq., is President of Erin L. Deady, P.A., in Delray Beach. Heather Payne is an Associate Professor of Law at Seton Hall Law School. J. Scott Pippin, Esq., is Assistant Public Service Faculty at the Carl Vinson Institute of Government at the University of Georgia. Ling-Yee Huang, Esq., is a private consultant focusing on water and policy issues. Jason M. Evans is an Associate Professor of Environmental Science and Studies at Stetson University.

Date
August 2020
Volume
50
Issue
8
Page
10656
Type
Articles
Summary

Local governments in the coastal zone play a key role in adapting to the changing climate. This Article presents an analysis of coastal communities in four states, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina, and provides three proposals for local governments that take action to address climate impacts: (1) redefining the scope of the duties that define reasonable conduct for governments making decisions about public infrastructure in an era of rising sea levels; (2) defining the scope of sovereign immunity protections in a way that encourages innovative and creative decisionmaking in an era of climate uncertainty; and (3) calling for consistent adaptation duties and authorities at the state level as a crucial first step in mending the legal-standards patchwork that currently exists at the state, county, and city levels in our four-state study area.

S. 4280
Update Type
Bills Introduced
Committee Name
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Sponsor Name
Markey
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Mass.
Issue
9
Volume
50
Update Issue
23
Update Volume
50
Congress Number
116
Congressional Record Number
166 Cong. Rec. S4422

would reduce the health risks of heat by authorizing the National Integrated Heat Health Information System Interagency Committee to improve extreme heat preparedness and response, requiring a study, and establishing a grant program to address heat effects. 

H.R. 7516
Update Type
Bills Introduced
Committee Name
Committees on Energy and Commerce, Science, Space, and Technology, Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Education and Labor
Sponsor Name
DeGette
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Colo.
Issue
9
Volume
50
Update Issue
22
Update Volume
50
Congress Number
116
Congressional Record Number
166 Cong. Rec. H3073

would advance innovation in and deployment of zero emission electricity technology. 

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