2024 Climate, Environmental, and Energy Congressional Hearings

This fact sheet provides a comprehensive tracker of U.S. Congressional hearings held between January and April 2024 that pertain to climate, environmental, and energy issues. It lists hearings by House and Senate committees, detailing the dates and specific topics addressed, ranging from budget requests for federal agencies to specific policy debates on LNG exports and nuclear energy.

• Between January and April 2024, the U.S. House of Representatives held numerous hearings across various committees on energy and environmental issues. The Energy and Commerce Committee and the Natural Resources Committee were the most active in this area, each conducting 8 hearings. Other active House committees included Appropriations (6 hearings) and Transportation and Infrastructure (6 hearings).
• House hearings in early 2024 focused heavily on criticizing the Biden administration's environmental and energy policies. Specific topics included the 'misuse' of the Green Bank, the 'overreach' of the EPA, the 'misguided' national strategy for environmental economic decisions, and the 'threats' posed by the administration's LNG export ban.
• The U.S. Senate conducted hearings on a variety of climate and energy risks and management strategies. These included the impact of the climate crisis on ocean industries, the safeguarding of municipal bonds from climate risk, the nature of climate costs regarding recreation, and the increasing threat of wildfires.
• Congressional activity in 2024 included significant focus on nuclear energy and the transition to electric vehicles. House hearings addressed nuclear energy expansion and spent fuel policy, while the Senate examined federal electric vehicle incentives and the resilience of EV supply chains.

APA

Environmental and Energy Study Institute (2024). 2024 Climate, Environmental, and Energy Congressional Hearings. https://www.eesi.org/files/Running_Climate%2C_Environmental%2C_and_Energy_Congressional_Hearings_Tracker_5.3.24.pdf

Chicago

Environmental and Energy Study Institute. 2024 Climate, Environmental, and Energy Congressional Hearings. 2024. https://www.eesi.org/files/Running_Climate%2C_Environmental%2C_and_Energy_Congressional_Hearings_Tracker_5.3.24.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{environmentalandenergystudyinstitute20242024, author = {{Environmental and Energy Study Institute}}, title = {{2024 Climate, Environmental, and Energy Congressional Hearings}}, institution = {Environmental and Energy Study Institute}, year = {2024}, month = may, url = {https://www.eesi.org/files/Running_Climate%2C_Environmental%2C_and_Energy_Congressional_Hearings_Tracker_5.3.24.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }