Experts call for more tools to help communities mitigate and adapt to climate change to curb the impacts and costs of natural disasters.
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Scientific Integrity Act Passes House Committee
Legislation would require federal science agencies to adopt and enforce strong scientific integrity policies.
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Members of Congress Look for Common Ground on Climate Change
Republican Francis Rooney and Democrat Paul Tonko hope that Congress can move forward to address climate change.
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House Passes Measure to Protect Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
The measure, which would repeal an oil and gas development program in the refuge, now needs to pass the Senate, where there is stiff opposition.
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Senate Dems Seek Guidance on Climate Messaging from Republicans
The Senate Democrats’ Special Committee on the Climate Crisis gets advice on how to better communicate about climate change with conservatives.
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House Committee Calls for Zero Greenhouse Gas Pollution by 2050
Democrats on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce plan to introduce comprehensive legislation later this year to deal with climate change.
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Hearing Garners Bipartisan Support for Scientific Integrity
Democrats hope Republicans will decide to cosponsor legislation to codify scientific integrity procedures at federal agencies.
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House Science Chair Questions Plan to Reduce Advisory Committees
Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson calls on science agencies to provide information about their strategy for implementing the executive order eliminating one third of federal advisory committees.
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Legislators Introduce Climate Emergency Resolution
The resolution, which legislators hope the House of Representatives will approve, calls for a massive mobilization to halt, reverse, mitigate, and prepare for the consequences of climate change.
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Climate Solutions Caucus Provides Bipartisan Forum
The House caucus offers an opportunity for Republicans and Democrats to seek common ground on climate change solutions.