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September 2014
Congress is out of session until after the election on November 4, 2014
- House holds contentious hearing on Clean Power Plan
- House hearing examines benefits of data preservation
Federal Agencies & Administration
- Governor of Oklahoma appoints committee to study induced seismicity
- Scientists brief Congress on science-based resilience following Hurricane Sandy
- USGS outlines resources for reporting on earthquakes
- House passes Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act
- NOAA launches new modeling tool to track severe weather
- NASA announces contracts to transport American astronauts to International Space Station
- NASA calls on citizen scientists to help with mission to Mars
- House passes bill blocking proposed changes to Clean Water Act
- House Natural Resources Committee approves bills supporting surface water storage projects
- President Obama establishes world's largest marine reserve
Monthly Review prepared by: Maeve Boland, Geoscience Policy Director; Abby Seadler, Geoscience Policy Associate; Meg Gilley, Geoscience Policy Associate; and Lily Strelich, AGI/AIPG Intern.
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Compiled October 6, 2014