Hearing on Impact of Plastic Pollution
Environmental advocates and other lobbyists testified on the effects of plastic pollution on human health before a Senate Environment and Public Works subcommittee. Environmental justice activist…
1,330 viewsEnvironmental advocates and other lobbyists testified on the effects of plastic pollution on human health before a Senate Environment and Public Works subcommittee. Environmental justice activist…
1,330 viewsCrypto-asset mining and its impact on the environment were discussed at a Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee hearing. Witnesses from both sides testified on energy consumption and…
842 viewsPlastic, recycling industry, and environmental science executives discussed the pros and cons of plastic use while testifying before a Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on…
2,264 viewsThe Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held a hearing to examine the Environmental Protection Agency’s Brownfields Program as the committee considered its reauthorization. The…
297 viewsThe House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis held a hearing to examine methane pollution and ways to reduce emissions. Witnesses argued that excessive methane harms communities and the…
491 viewsPlastic Crisis: Our Oceans in Peril was one of the second prize high school central division winners in C-SPAN Classroom’s StudentCam documentary contest. Shannon Germaine, a senior at Clonlara School in Ann…
68 viewsA Senate Appropriations subcommittee held a hearing with State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development officials on efforts to combat ocean plastic pollution. Prior to…
419 viewsPresident George H. W. Bush talked to reporters about the Exxon-Valdez oil spill. Topics included the ecological and economic damage caused by the oil spill, federal assistance in both…
17,153 viewsThe Senate Commerce Committee heard testimony from Exxon chair L.G. Rawl and others two weeks after the March 24, 1989, Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska’s Prince William Sound.
720 viewsViewers responded to the question, “Do you support state and local bans on plastic?” States such as Oregon, California, New York and Hawaii have enacted laws that ban single-use plastic…
1,006 viewsActor and environmental advocate Ted Danson testified on the environmental impacts of plastic pollution at a House Natural Resources subcommittee hearing. At the time of the hearing Mr.…
1,509 viewsAiko Martin and Eugene Cardiff talked about San Bernardino County Museum’s bird egg collection, the fifth largest in the world, and how it was used to study the effects of the insecticide DDT. Researchers…
483 viewsEllen Spears talked about her book, Baptized in PCBs: Race, Pollution, and Justice in an All-American Town, about the health issues and legal challenges residents of Anniston, Alabama, have faced in their…
534 viewsManuel Quinones talked about hydraulic fracturing, also known as “fracking,” which has become a storyline of the Democratic presidential race ahead of the April 19, 2016 primary election in…
411 viewsMyron Ebell and Jeremy Symons gave their perspectives on the Obama administration’s announcement of new standards for greenhouse gas emissions from power plants.
849 viewsJason Plautz explained President Obama’s announcement of new rules limiting power plant carbon emissions. Topics included reactions from states, Congress, and industry, and when the rules…
391 viewsTimothy Cama talked by video from Capitol Hill about House debate on H.R. 1734, the Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015, which deals with coal ash disposal.
286 viewsGovernment officials and legal advisers talked about the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) newly-released rule to protect streams and wetlands that provide clean drinking water. The…
763 viewsDan Fagin talked about his book, Toms River: A Story of Science and Salvation, about a small town in New Jersey that was negatively impacted by industrial waste pollution. This interview,…
746 viewsPaul Bogard talked about his book, The End of Night: Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light. He spoke in the Science Pavilion of the 2014 National Book Festival, which…
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