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March 2016

Congress

• Senate committee discusses presidential natural resource mitigation policy
• House Natural Resources Committee markup on NPS centennial bill
• House Space Subcommittee discusses NASA FY17 budget

​Energy

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

​Federal Agencies & Administration

• DOI announces review of federal coal program
• BOEM releases proposed five-year offshore drilling plan

Natural Hazards

• Rep. DelBene introduces legislation to reduce losses from landslide hazards
• USGS holds briefing on induced seismicity in the United States

Education

• Two bills aimed at increasing diversity in STEM pass the House

Water

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

​Federal Register

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Monthly Review prepared by: Maeve Boland, Geoscience Policy Director; Abby Seadler, Geoscience Policy Manager; Madeline Atkins, AGI/AAPG Geoscience Policy Intern.

 

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Compiled April 11, 2016