Energy and Environment
Information regarding my stance on Energy and Environment issues.
Two Democratic U.S. lawmakers have called on the Environmental Protection Agency to answer questions about asbestos exposure after Reuters reported that documents showed Johnson & Johnson knew for decades of the minerals presence in its popular baby powder.
Whether asbestos in the talc supply in Johnson & Johnsons Baby Powder caused cancer has been the subject of litigation for years.
Nearly 100 Democratic lawmakers called on President Trump to back federal climate change initiatives.
In a letter, 96 House members urged Trump to heed warnings included in his administration's national climate assessment released last month, which spoke of the harsh economic repercussions climate change would reap on the U.S.
The following is a series of informational reports concerning the National Climate Assessment.
The first is from the Oregon Health Authority. The second is from Oregon State University and the third is a statement from Oregon U.S. Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici.
Climate parlance like ‘2C threshold' and ‘anthropogenic emissions' hardly stir emotions. But the consequences of these phenomena can easily overwhelm them: One hundred million people projected to lose their lives in the next 11 years due to climate change.
Representative Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) spoke about the release of the Fourth National Climate Assessment by the Trump administration. She spoke via video link from the Capitol.
U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore), Ranking Member of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee's Environment Subcommittee, called for comprehensive action to reduce carbon emissions and for stronger investments in clean energy following the release of the second volume of the Fourth National Climate Assessment by the U.S. Global Change Research Program.