Welcome to this week’s edition of the Science, Space, and Technology Committee newsletter! The SST Newsletter highlights the goings on of the Committee, the hard work of our Members, and a look ahead. Sign up to get it delivered straight to your inbox! Now or Never: The Urgent Need for Climate Action On Thursday, Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX)…

Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) In recent years, Americans have faced the realities of extreme weather events, with impacts ranging from the destructive winds and floods of hurricanes to resource-depleting megadroughts. These storms have increased in frequency and intensity, and the latest reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 22, 2022 (Dallas, TX) — Every year on April 22, communities around the world celebrate Earth Day, a day dedicated to bringing attention to the health and protection of the environment. Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) made the following statement. “Since its founding, Earth Day has…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 20, 2022 (Washington, DC) — Yesterday, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s (NASEM) Committee on Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey released a new consensus study, “Origins, Worlds, and Life: A Decadal Strategy for Planetary Science and Astrobiology 2023–2032.” The report defines 12 priority…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 19, 2022 (Washington, DC) — Yesterday, Vice President and National Space Council Chair, Kamala Harris, visited Vandenberg Space Force Base in California where she announced the United States’ commitment “not to conduct destructive, direct-ascent anti-satellite (ASAT) missile testing.” …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 14, 2022 (Dallas, TX) — Today, the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) program issued its draft risk assessment on formaldehyde. The draft assessment concludes that there is a causal relationship between formaldehyde exposure and myeloid leukemia. The public comment period on the…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: APRIL 8, 2022 (Washington, DC) — Yesterday, the Senate confirmed Laurie Locascio, Ph.D. as Under Secretary for Standards and Technology at the Department of Commerce and Director of National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Dr. Locascio was nominated by President Biden in July 2021. “I would…

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Science, Space, and Technology Committee newsletter! The SST Newsletter highlights the goings on of the Committee, the hard work of our Members, and a look ahead. Sign up to get it delivered straight to your inbox! Seven Science Committee Members Named to the America COMPETES Conference Committee On Thursday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 7, 2022 (Washington, DC) — Today, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced names of the Democratic Members of the House who will go to conference with the Senate over the House’s America COMPETES Act of 2022. “Today we took the next critical step to advance our nation’s…