- EPA Denies Texas Waiver Request to Relax RFS Mandate
- Program to Help Developing Nations Forecast Natural Disasters Loses Funding
- Leveling the Playing Field: The Olympics, Doping, and the Enhancement Debate
- One Eye Open for Dual-Use Research
- Intern with Science Progress
- Doubling Down on NIH Funding
- Bipartisan Bill Would Promote Innovation in Reliable, Transparent Voting Technology
- What Took So Long?
- House Moves to Regulate Unregulated Drug Delivery Systems
- Talking Carbon Tonight on Colbert
- Congress Bans Toxins in Toys, Beauty Products
- Renewable Tax Credits Need Renewing
Science and Tech Policy Events Next Week
A roundup of some of the science and technology policy events happening around Washington D.C. from May 19 to May 23.
Tuesday
Green Computing Summit
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
7:45 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (registration required)
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
“Energy and Related Economic Effects of Global Climate Change Legislation.”
366 Dirksen Senate Office Building
10:00 a.m.
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
“EPA’s (EPA) New Ozone Standards.”
2154 Rayburn House Office Building
1:00 p.m.
Wednesday
Off-Label Uses of Approved Drugs: Medicine, Law, and Policy
American Enterprise Institute
8:45 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (registration required)
House Education and Labor Committee
“The National Mathematics Advisory Panel Report: Foundations for Success.”
2175 Rayburn House Office Building
10:00 a.m.
House Natural Resources Committee
“The Danger of Deception: Do Endangered Species Have a Chance?”
1324 Longworth House Office Building
10:00 a.m.
House Science and Technology Committee
Investigation and Oversight Subcommittee
“EPA’s (EPA) Restructured IRIS (Integrated Risk Information System) System: Have Polluters and Politics Overwhelmed Science?”
2318 Rayburn House Office Building
11:00 a.m.
Thursday
House Energy and Commerce Committee
Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee
“Germs, Viruses, and Secrets: Government Plans to Move Exotic Disease Research to the Mainland United States.”
2123 Rayburn House Office Building
10:00 a.m.
House Natural Resources Committee
Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee
“The United States Geological Survey’s Earthquake Hazards Program - Science, Preparation, and Response.”
1324 Longworth House Office Building
10:00 a.m.
House Science and Technology Committee
Investigation and Oversight Subcommittee
“American Decline or Renewal? - Globalizing Jobs and Technology.”
2318 Rayburn House Office Building
10:00 a.m.
Senate Judiciary Committee
Human Rights and Law Subcommittee
“Global Internet Freedom: Corporate Responsibility and the Rule of Law.”
226 Dirksen Senate Office Building
10:00 a.m.
Thursday through Friday
Workshop on the Societal and Economic Impacts of Severe Space Weather Events
National Academies
Washington Plaza Hotel
8:00 a.m. (registration required)
Friday
An Energy Solutions Event: A Discussion with the Presidential Campaigns
Center for Strategic and International Studies
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
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