Preparing for Take-Off: Examining Efforts to Address Climate Change at U.S. Airports (U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Aviation)

Hearing Preparing for Take-Off: Examining Efforts to Address Climate Change at U.S. Airports Committee U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Aviation Date May 17, 2022   Hearing Takeaways: The Aviation Sector’s Impact on Climate Change: The hearing focused on both government and aviation industry efforts to reduce the aviation sector’s impacts on […]

Hearing to Examine the Federal Government’s Role in Supporting the Commercialization of Fusion Energy (U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources)

Hearing Hearing to Examine the Federal Government’s Role in Supporting the Commercialization of Fusion Energy Committee U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Date September 15, 2022   Hearing Takeaways: Nuclear Fusion: Nuclear fusion involves the combination of atoms to produce energy (as opposed to nuclear fission, which involves the splitting of atoms to […]

Hearing on Opportunities and Challenges in Deploying Innovative Battery and Non-Battery Technologies for Energy Storage (U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources)

Hearing Hearing on Opportunities and Challenges in Deploying Innovative Battery and Non-Battery Technologies for Energy Storage Committee U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Date September 22, 2022   Hearing Takeaways: Long-Duration Energy Storage Technologies: The hearing focused on the development and deployment of long-duration energy storage technologies to support the U.S. energy grid. […]

Dependence on Foreign Adversaries: America’s Critical Minerals Crisis (U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations)

Hearing Dependence on Foreign Adversaries: America’s Critical Minerals Crisis Committee U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Date February 9, 2023   Hearing Takeaways: The U.S.’s Dependence on Foreign Countries for Critical Minerals and Materials: The hearing largely focused on the U.S.’s dependence on foreign countries (including adversarial countries) for its […]

Hearing to Examine the Nuclear Fuel Cycle (U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources)

Hearing Hearing to Examine the Nuclear Fuel Cycle Committee U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Date March 9, 2023   Hearing Takeaways: Federal Efforts to Promote Nuclear Energy Technologies: The hearing largely considered federal efforts to promote nuclear energy technologies. Committee Members and the hearing’s witnesses stated that nuclear energy provides the U.S. […]

American Nuclear Energy Expansion: Powering a Clean and Secure Future (U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security)

Hearing American Nuclear Energy Expansion: Powering a Clean and Secure Future Committee U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Date April 18, 2023   Hearing Takeaways: Domestic Deployment of Nuclear Energy: Subcommittee Members and the hearing’s witnesses expressed interest in working to promote the domestic deployment of nuclear […]

Cleaner Vehicles: Good for Consumers and Public Health (U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety)

Hearing Cleaner Vehicles: Good for Consumers and Public Health Committee U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety Date April 18, 2023   Hearing Takeaways: Government Policies to Promote Electric Vehicles (EV) Adoption and Reduce Vehicle Emissions: The hearing largely focused on how laws and regulations are […]

Exposing the Environmental, Human Rights, and National Security Risks of the Biden Administration’s Rush to Green Policies (U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials)

Hearing Exposing the Environmental, Human Rights, and National Security Risks of the Biden Administration’s Rush to Green Policies Committee U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Date April 26, 2023   Hearing Takeaways: Federal Clean Energy Policies: The hearing largely focused on recent government actions meant to promote […]

Hearing to Examine Opportunities for Congress to Reform the Permitting Process for Energy and Mineral Projects (U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources)

Hearing Hearing to Examine Opportunities for Congress to Reform the Permitting Process for Energy and Mineral Projects Committee U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Date May 11, 2023   Hearing Takeaways: Current Energy and Mineral Resource Needs and Challenges: Committee Members and the hearing’s witnesses focused on the U.S.’s current energy and mineral […]