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April 2018

budget

• House committees discuss FY 2019 NOAA budget request
• White House floats rescission of FY 2018 appropriations
• Administrator Pruitt answers questions from House lawmakers at EPA FY 2019 budget hearings

congress

• Senate Appropriations Committee changes leadership after retirement of Mississippi Senator Cochran
• House Science Committee advances NASA Reauthorization and STEM education and research bills
• Senate Environment and Public Works Committee discusses bipartisan bill to boost carbon capture technology

energy

• Senate Environment and Public Works Committee discusses bipartisan bill to boost carbon capture technology
• EPA announces revision of greenhouse gas emission standards

federal agencies & administration

• EPA proposes new transparency rule for regulatory science
• Senate confirms USGS Director, NASA Administrator, Secretary of State, EPA Deputy Administrator

natural hazards

• House passes PREPARE Act and Disaster Recovery Reform Act to improve disaster resilience
• Congress introduces legislation to enhance flood mapping
• Senate Commerce Committee discusses hurricane preparation and response capabilities

natural resources

• House Agricultural Committee approves farm bill package

federal register

• Federal Register Summary: April 2018

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Prepared by: Michelle Barreto, Geoscience Policy Associate; Anna Normand, Senior Policy Associate; Abby Ackerman, Research Intern; Ben Mandler, Program Supervisor, Policy and Critical Issues.

Compiled May 4, 2018.

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