The Bridge: Connecting Science and Policy

March 30, 2021

AGU Endorses the Rural STEM Education Research Act

On 25 March 2021, AGU sent a letter of endorsement to leadership of the House Science, Space, and Technology committee for the Rural STEM Education and Research Act. On behalf of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) and our community of 130,000 worldwide in the Earth and space sciences, I am writing to thank you for crafting the Rural STEM Education Research Act (H.R. 210) and to offer AGU’s official endorsement for …

March 25, 2021

AGU Endorses the American Innovation Act

On 25 March 2021, AGU sent a letter of support to Senator Dick Durbin (IL) in support of the American Innovation Act. On behalf of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) and our community of 130,000 worldwide in the Earth and space sciences, I am writing to thank you for crafting and offering AGU’s official endorsement for the American Innovation Act. The American Innovation Act provides stable and increasing funding for federal …

March 9, 2021

AGU endorsement of the Supporting Early Career Researchers Act

On 8 March 2021, AGU sent a letter of support to leadership of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee for the Supporting Early Career Researchers Act. Dear Chairwoman Johnson and Ranking Member Lucas: On behalf of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) and our community of 130,000 worldwide in the Earth and space sciences, I am writing to thank you for crafting and offering AGU’s official endorsement for the …

January 19, 2021

AGU and others send letter to Congress on Ligado Order

On 19 January 2021, AGU and other organizations sent a letter to Congressional leadership to petition the FCC and reconsider the Ligado Order. We write to you today in response to the overwhelming bipartisan support Congress has expressed, in the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (“NDAA”), for addressing the harmful interference that would be caused by the initial Ligado Order. A broad …