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October 2017

budget

• Budget resolution requires natural resource committees to find $1 billion in increased revenue

congress

• Climate Solutions Caucus hits 60 members
• Congress passes $36.5 billion aid package for recent natural disasters; more funds needed
• Senate hearings on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations bill canceled

federal agencies & administration

• President Trump taps his picks to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Army Corps of Engineers; other nominees confirmed
• Senator Rand Paul introduces bill to reform the federal grant review process

natural hazards

• National Science Foundation awards over $5 million in grants to study hurricanes

natural resources

• Lawmakers consider expanding oil and gas leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf

space

• United States and Taiwan scrap mission for next generation radio occultation satellites

federal register

• Federal Register - October 2017

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Monthly Review prepared by: Maeve Boland, Geoscience Policy Director; Michelle Barreto, Geoscience Policy Associate; Anna Normand, Geoscience Policy Associate; Izzy Weisman, Geoscience Policy Intern

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Compiled November 10, 2017