Official Statements
Official Congressional Statements are events presented at Congressional hearings by our key officials, scientists, and managers.
Statement of Dr. David Applegate
before the Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs on the New Madrid seismic zone.
Statement of Dr. Jon E. Keeley
before the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies on the catastrophic 2007 southern California wildfires.
Statement of Dr. Robert C. Burruss, Research Geologist, Energy Resources Team
before the Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Innovation, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on Carbon Sequestration Technologies
Statement of Dr. Susan D. Haseltine, Associate Director for Biology
before the Committee on Science and Technology, Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight.
Statement of Jayne Belnap, Research Ecologist
before the Senate Committee Energy and Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests on the major environmental threats to the Great Basin in the 21st century.
Statement of Mark Myers, Director
before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing on S. 1543, National Geothermal Initiative Act of 2007.
Statement for the Record of Dr. Thomas R. Armstrong, Senior Advisor for Global Change Programs
before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Full Committee hearing to consider scientific assessments of the impacts of global climate change on wildfire activity in the United States.
Statement of Robert M. Hirsch, Associate Directory for Water
before the Committee on Environment and Public Works
Statement of Christopher Milly, Research Hydrologist
before the Committee on Energy and natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water and Power, hearing on impacts of climate change on water supply and availability in the United States, and related issues from a water use perspective.
Statement of P. Patrick Leahy, Associate Director for Geology
before the House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittees on Energy and Mineral Resources and National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands: "The Future of Fossil Fuels: Geological and Terrestrial Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide"
Statement of Dr. Thomas R. Armstrong, Senior Advisor for Global Change Programs
before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Envorinment and Related Agencies Regarding Climate Change
Statement of Robert M. Hirsch, Associate Director for Water
before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water and Power: H.R. 902, "More Water and More Energy Act of 2007," and S. 1116, "More Water, More Energy, and Less Waste Act of 2007"