SRES 573
115th Congress
Senate
Environmental Protection
Air quality
Atmospheric science and weather
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Coal
Marketing and advertising
National Science Foundation
Oil and gas
Scientific communication
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that climate change is real and that the National Science Foundation should engage on the communication of sound climate change science to the public.
Introduced: July 12, 2018
Introduced by:
Whitehouse, Sheldon
Democratic
· Rhode Island
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Became law
Jul 12, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4953)
Jul 12, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of the Senate that:
- climate change is real and human activity is the main driver of it;
- it is in the public interest that broadcast meteorologists knowledgeably communicate scientifically-based climate information; and
- fossil fuel companies, public-relations firms, and foundations should cease their misinformation campaigns concerning the dangers of climate change.
What's happening now
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4953)
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