The Democrats’ control of the House of Representatives promises to provide checks and balances on the Trump administration, environmental leaders say.
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Analysts Forecast Midterm Election’s Impact on Climate Change
A Democratic wave could prompt more legislation on climate change but might dampen bipartisan efforts.
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Congress Throws Tropical Forest Research Program a Lifeline
Climate researchers and ecologists laud the continuation of effort to fuse data from tropical forests with modeling.
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Congressional Hearing Tackles Illegal Fishing
Illegal, unregulated, and underreported fishing worldwide could account for more than $36.4 billion annually. Where do efforts to curb it stand?
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Congress Spars over Environmental Permitting
Democrats say that there is bipartisan support to reduce red tape but that environmental regulations shouldn’t be weakened to speed up the permitting process.
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U.S. Senate Reviews NASA’s Science Priorities
The search for life, developing flagship telescopes, partnering with the private sector, and maintaining Earth science programs should be top priorities for the space agency, say witnesses.
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Congressman Renews Call for EPA Administrator to Resign
In an interview with Eos, Rep. Don Beyer, the second-highest-ranking Democrat on the House Science Committee, details why he calls Pruitt “an embarrassment” to the Trump administration.
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Senators Oppose Cutting Federal Funding for Space Station
Senators Ted Cruz and Bill Nelson say a timetable to transition the station to commercial operations in 2025 is premature, arbitrary, and political.
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Senate OK’s New NASA Head by Razor-Thin Margin
Bridenstine, the first politician to lead the agency, is urged to run NASA in a nonpartisan manner and to support its science missions.
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Federal Spending Act Boosts Funding for Many Science Agencies
Congressional priorities reflected in the legislation differed sharply from the administration’s.