Senator John Walsh (D-MT) introduced legislation on August 1 that calls for funding of CCS units across the country and follows recent regulations issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that mandate a reduction in carbon emissions.

The White House Council of Economic Advisers released a report examining possible economic consequences of delaying policies addressing climate change.

The Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing on June 10 to discuss the impacts of contaminated Superfund sites, as well as strategies to speed up the decontamination process in light of decreased funding for the program.

The House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology held a hearing on the process used to compile the most recent United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report.

The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) released the newest National Climate Assessment on May 6.

On April 29, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) upheld the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR).