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Tipoffs for Boulder, Colorado (Congressional) Newsletter for Tuesday June 11, 2024 ( 2 items )  

Reps. Haley Stevens (D-MI), Jay Obernolte (R-CA) Introduce Bill to Create Non-Profit Foundation to Support National Institute of Standards, Technology Critical Work
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on June 10, 2024: Last Friday, U.S. Representatives Haley Stevens (D-MI) and U.S. Representative Jay Obernolte (R-CA) introduced the Expanding Partnerships for Innovation and Competitiveness (EPIC) Act. This legislation would establish a Foundation for Standards and Metrology (FSM) to support the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in their critical work advancing measurement science, stan  more

Senate Budget Committee Issues Testimony From University of Colorado Boulder Professor
WASHINGTON, June 10 -- The Senate Budget Committee released the following written testimony by Roger Pielke Jr., a professor at the University of Colorado Boulder, from a hearing dated May 22, 2024, entitled "Droughts, Dollars, and Decisions: Water Scarcity in a Changing Climate": * * * Summary: According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), human-caused climate change influences the global hydrological cycle in the context of significant natural climate variability. Influe  more