Join Axios for an
event in Washington, D.C., convening policy and business leaders to talk
about the real impact the IRA has on clean
energy industry growth and how it will influence future investment.
Axios senior climate reporter Andrew Freedman, energy reporter Ben
Geman, and Axios Pro energy and climate reporter Nick Sobczyk will host
one-on-one conversations with:
Jennifer M. Granholm, Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy
Mike Levin, Representative, California’s 49th Congressional District,
Member, House Veterans’ Affairs, Natural Resources Committees
John Podesta, Senior Advisor to the President for International
Climate Policy
Axios will host a View from the Top segment with:
Dawn Lippert, CEO, Elemental Excelerator &
Founding Partner, Earthshot Ventures
It’s a People’s House Party! Join
People’s Action, SURJ and Seed The Vote to
hear what you can do to elect and defend progressive leaders up and down
the ballot in 2024, with grassroots leaders from Minnesota,
Pennsylvania, Michigan, New York and more, Sulma Arias and Marta
Popadiak from People’s Action, U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman (NY-16), Juanita
Lewis from Community Voices Heard, and more special guests.
Join us as People’s Action,
SURJ, Seed the Vote, and champions like U.S.
Rep. Jamaal Bowman launch the next phase of our fight to elect working
class champions and block the assault on our movement led by
AIPAC and other right-wing corporate donors.
If you’re ready for a real democracy led by poor and working class
people and which answers to all of us, not just the very wealthy, the
most important thing you can do next week is join our event and find out
how you can get in the fight.
Join The Hill & American Conservation Coalition for their inaugural
partnership
program, looking
at young conservative and progressive environmental youth leaders. We
will conduct a deep-dive conversation discussing environmental justice,
nuclear energy, permitting reform, green jobs, and natural climate
solutions.
On Wednesday, February 28, 2024, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.),
Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee,
will hold a
hearing
to assist with the development of the Water Resources Development Act
(WRDA) of 2024, which authorizes projects, programs, and other
activities under the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Civil Works program.
Witnesses:
Michael C. Connor, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works
Lieutenant General Scott A. Spellmon 55th Chief of Engineers and
Commanding General, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of Senate Committee on
Commerce, Science and Transportation, will convene a full committee
hearing
on Wednesday, February 28, 2024, at 10:00 AM
EST to consider the following presidential nominations:
Nominees:
Daniel B. Maffei to be Chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission
(re-appointment)
Rebecca F. Dye to be Commissioner of the Federal Maritime Commission
(re-appointment)
Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Susanne M. Brander, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Oregon State
University, College of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Fisheries,
Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences
Sherri A. “Sam” Mason, Ph.D., Director of Sustainability, Penn State
Behrend
Brent Alspach, P.E., Vice President & Director of Applied Research,
Arcadis
As an ecotoxicologist, Susanne M.
Brander’s research
integrates the responses of aquatic organisms to endocrine disrupting
compounds (EDCs) and other environmental stressors, such as
microplastics, across the biological hierarchy. He group focuses on
discerning mechanisms of toxicity and linking the results of laboratory
experiments to ecosystem responses. Current work examines the impact of
EDCs on gene expression, development, reproductive behavior, sex ratio
and population dynamics across multiple generations, with an emphasis on
exposure during early life. Specific compounds of concern include
endocrine active pesticides and pharmaceuticals.
Dr. Sherri A.
Mason holds a
doctorate in chemistry from the University of Montana and is a leading
researcher in freshwater plastic pollution. Her award-winning work has
drawn international attention to the threats posed by microplastics and
led to the passage of national measures banning microbeads. She
currently serves as Associate Research Professor and Director of
Sustainability at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College.
Brent
Alspach
is an Associate Vice President with Arcadis and serves as the company’s
Director of Applied Research. He is an internationally recognized
authority on membrane filtration and desalination processes. He has
conducted seawater desalination planning studies and concept design for
facilities in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and
Mexico.
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
Superfund, Waste Management, and Regulatory Oversight Subcommittee
