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November 2016

Congress

• Congress passes outdoor recreation bill
• Republican Party maintains Senate and House majority after election

Energy

• International Energy Agency releases 2016 World Energy Outlook

Environment

• BOEM Mid-Atlantic Regional Planning Body submits Ocean Action Plan
• USGS announces grant program to support National Groundwater Monitoring Network
• EESI holds briefing on future envornmental actions to be taken in China

Federal Agencies and Administration

• Obama Administration releases Resilience Opportunities report
• Donald Trump elected 45th President of the United States
• Department of the Interior passes methane emission reduction rule, faces lawsuit
• White House releases Mid-Centruy Deep Decarbonization Strategy

Natural Hazards

• NASA and FEMA hold asteroid emergency planning exercise in El Segundo, California
• National Academy of Sciences hosts Cascadia Subduction Zone panel

Natural Resources

• Secretary of the Interior presents plan to block future mining outside Yellowstone

​Federal Register

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Monthly Review prepared by: Maeve Boland, Geoscience Policy Director; Abby Seadler, Geoscience Policy Manager; Danielle Woodring, Geoscience Policy Associate; Adam Shaw, AGI/AAPG Geoscience Policy Intern.

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Compiled December 6, 2016