Testimony – PSE | Physicians, Scientists, and Engineers for Healthy Energy https://www.psehealthyenergy.org We bring science to energy policy Mon, 28 Aug 2023 18:28:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.psehealthyenergy.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-favicon-2-32x32.png Testimony – PSE | Physicians, Scientists, and Engineers for Healthy Energy https://www.psehealthyenergy.org 32 32 Dr. Shonkoff Testifies at House Committee Hearing on Oil and Gas Development https://www.psehealthyenergy.org/work/house-hearing-on-oil-and-gas-development/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=house-hearing-on-oil-and-gas-development Tue, 16 Jul 2019 17:57:07 +0000 https://www.psehealthyenergy.org/?post_type=work&p=2857 PSE Executive Director Dr. Seth Shonkoff testified on July 16, 2019 before the House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. The subcommittee hearing was the fourth in a series of hearings about the impacts of oil and gas development, and was focused on climate change and public health. Dr. Shonkoff discussed the state of the science on the risks to public…

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]]> Testimony on California Groundwater Protection https://www.psehealthyenergy.org/work/testimony-on-criteria-for-groundwater-protection/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=testimony-on-criteria-for-groundwater-protection Tue, 21 May 2019 23:14:48 +0000 https://www.psehealthyenergy.org/?post_type=work&p=2912 Pursuant to Senate Bill 4 (2013, Pavley), the California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) is required to revisit its definition of protected groundwater by 2020. PSE Executive Director Seth Shonkoff was invited to brief the SWRCB on the importance of protecting groundwater resources during oil and gas development. The presentation focused on the need to establish and maintain criteria…

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]]> Congressional Testimony on Water Pollution https://www.psehealthyenergy.org/work/congressional-testimony-on-water-pollution/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=congressional-testimony-on-water-pollution Fri, 17 May 2019 23:21:58 +0000 https://www.psehealthyenergy.org/?post_type=work&p=2917 PSE Senior Scientist Dominic DiGiulio presented expert testimony on May 16, 2019 before the House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. The subcommittee hearing was the second in a series of hearings about the impacts of oil and gas development, and was focused on water pollution. Dr. DiGiulio discussed his research on the risks of both surface water and groundwater contamination from oil…

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]]> PSE’s Krieger Joins House Committee Roundtable on Peaker Power Plants https://www.psehealthyenergy.org/work/u-s-house-committee-roundtable-on-peaker-power-plants/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=u-s-house-committee-roundtable-on-peaker-power-plants Mon, 30 Aug 2021 19:08:32 +0000 https://www.psehealthyenergy.org/?post_type=work&p=2799 On August 26, 2021, PSE Director of Research Dr. Elena Krieger joined the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform for a hybrid roundtable called Tackling Peak Pollution: Achieving Environmental Justice for Frontline Communities. The event was hosted as part of the Committee’s broader efforts on the Biden-Harris Administration’s Justice40 Initiative.

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