House Natural Resources Committee markup on NPS centennial bill

The House Committee on Natural Resources marked up 14 bills today, including one titled the National Park Service Centennial Act (H.R. 4680) in honor of the National Park Service (NPS) celebrating their 100th year this August.

White House holds water summit, federal agencies invest in water-research projects

In celebration of World Water Day, The White House held a Water Summit on March 22 to highlight the need to conserve, protect, and better manage the nation’s water resources.

Rep. DelBene introduces legislation to reduce losses from landslide hazards

Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (D-WA) has introduced new legislation in an effort to decrease losses and damages as a result of landslides.

Two bills aimed at increasing diversity in STEM pass the House

Two bills were introduced and passed in the House of Representatives, aimed at encouraging women to enter science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields.

DOI announces review of federal coal program

The Department of the Interior (DOI) released a notice of intent (NOI) that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) to evaluate potential reforms to the federal coal program.

BOEM releases proposed five-year offshore drilling plan

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has released the second of three proposals for the 2017–2022 Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program.

USGS holds briefing on induced seismicity in the United States

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), with sponsorship from the Seismological Society of America, held a briefing on induced seismicity in the United States.

EESI and GEA hold briefing on the state of the geothermal energy industry

The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) and Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) held a briefing on the state of geothermal energy on both national and global scales.

Ben Mandler

2016 AGI/Schlumberger Fellow in Geoscience Communication

Ben Mandler, originally from England, obtained his M.Sci. in Geology 2010 at the University of Bristol before coming to America for graduate studies. He completed his Ph.D. in Geology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2016. His research focused on the experimental crystallization of magmas at high pressures and temperatures. He used these experiments to study why Earth’s igneous rocks are so chemically diverse, and to determine the conditions preceding major volcanic eruptions. During his graduate studies, he also worked in science editing; designed experiments to illustrate volcanic processes to K-3 students; taught undergraduates in the classroom and the field; and designed Science Olympiad exercises on rocks and minerals.

Federal Register - February 2016

A list of notices from the federal register for February 2016 from agencies including the Department of the Interior, USGS, NOAA, NASA, and more.

American Geosciences Institute

2016