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November 2015
- House Science Committee leads investigations into NOAA climate study
- Congress approves legislation to legalize space mining
- DOE partners with cities and states to share energy data via open-source software
- Senate bill would increase tech transfer from DOE's national labs to the marketplace
- Senators introduce legislation that will finance carbon capture and storage projects
- Draft bill introduced to reform and reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund
- Sportsmen's Act approved by Senate Energy and Natural Resources includes amendment to renew LWCF
- Senate introduces hardrock mining legislation regarding cleanup royalties for abandoned mines
Federal Agencies & Administration
- President Obama rejects the Keystone XL pipeline
- White House announces federal agencies' greenhouse gas emissions targets for 2016
- White House Wildland Fire Science and Technology Task Force calls for increased communication about wildfire mitigation and research
- House passes legislation preparing the nation for an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) event
Monthly Review prepared by: Maeve Boland, Geoscience Policy Director; Abby Seadler, Geoscience Policy Associate; Danielle Woodring, AGI/AAPG Geoscience Policy Intern.
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Compiled December 7, 2015