Daily Archives: August 13, 2007

House of Representatives Passes the Global Change Research and Data Management Act of 2007

A legislative proposal repealing the US Global Change Research Act of 1990 and replacing it with a set of provisions that re-establishes an interagency Global Change Research Program passed the US House of Representatives on August 4 as part of … Continue reading

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Energy Bill Passed by House Has Many Provisions on Climate Change Impacts, Assessment, Adaptation

An omnibus energy bill (HR 3221) and a companion energy tax package (HR 2776) were passed by the House of Representatives in a rare Saturday session on August 4 2007. Both are voluminous and contain hundreds of provisions that, if … Continue reading

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