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12/12/05Toyota USA Senior VP to Address NCSE Conference
12/9/05NCSE Releases Report on Forecasting Environmental Changes
11/30/05NAS President Ralph Cicerone to Address NCSE Conference
11/21/052006 Conference - Early Registration Extended; Register by December 2 and Save!
11/16/05Energy for a Sustainable and Secure Future - Register Now and Save
11/10/05NCSE Conference - Opportunities for Participation
11/9/05NSF Receives $180 Million Increase in House-Senate Conference Agreement
10/17/05Register Now for NCSE Conference: Energy for a Sustainable and Secure Future
10/7/05Senate Confirms EPA Assistant Administrator for Science
9/28/05NCSE President Testifies Before U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
7/28/05NCSE Releases William Ruckelshaus Lecture on Choosing Our Common Future
7/27/05USGS Receives $41 Million Increase in House-Senate Conference Agreement
7/5/05Funding for Environmental R&D Would Decline by $502 Million in President's Budget Request
6/22/05NSF Receives $171 Million Increase in House Appropriations Bill; Senate Bill Pending
5/6/05

USGS Receives $38 Million Increase in House Appropriations Bill

5/2//05

NCSE Congressional Testimony in support of NSF, USGS, and EPA

2/28/05

National Commission on Science for Sustainable Forestry Releases Report, Science, Biodiversity and Sustainability

1/17/05Leading Scientists and Policymakers to Address NCSE Conference on Environmental Forecasting
1/13/05Federal Funding for R&D to Increase by 4.8 Percent in FY 2005
1/13/05Tom Weimer Named Acting Assistant Secretary for Water and Science
12/29/04NCSE Releases Report on Water for a Sustainable and Secure Future
12/15/04Forecasting Environmental Changes: Making Connections, Building Capacity
12/6/04NSF Director Arden Bement to Address NCSE Conference
11/30/04ESRI President Jack Dangermond to Address NCSE Conference
11/23/04Arden Bement Confirmed as NSF Director
11/22/04EPA STAR Fellowships Restored; Research Grants Cut (updated 1/13/05)
11/22/04NSF Budget Cut in Omnibus Appropriations Bill (updated 1/13/05)
11/16/04First EPA Administrator William Ruckelshaus to Address NCSE Conference
11/5/04EPA Science Advisor Steps Down
10/21/04President and Congress Address U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy Final Report
10/21/04Register Now for NCSE Conference: Forecasting Environmental Changes
10/20/04North Carolina A&T Chancellor James Renick Joins NCSE Board
10/19/04NCSE Releases Jared Diamond Lecture on Environmental Collapses of Past Societies
9/30/04Kerry and Bush Camps Spar in S&T Policy Debate
9/30/04Senate Appropriations Bill Reverses House Cuts for National Science Foundation
9/17/04USGS Funding Restored by Senate Appropriations Committee
9/16/04President Bush Nominates Ardent Bement as NSF Director
9/9/04White House Seeks Comment on Draft Plan for Earth Observation System 
9/7/04NCSE Announces Conference on Forecasting Environmental Changes
8/30/04Congressional Action Spurred by U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy
7/30/04NSF Budget Cut by $111 Million in House Bill  (updated 9/14/04) 
7/27/04Ohio State President Karen Holbrook Joins NCSE Board of Directors
7/23/04EPA STAR Funding Restored by House Appropriations Committee (updated 9/14/04) 
7/23/04

House Panel Approves Funding for NEON Planning and Design (updated 9/14/04) 

7/2/04

Mohamed El-Ashry Joins NCSE Board of Directors

6/27/04

House of Representatives Restores Funding for USGS

6/10/04

157 Members of Congress Support Highest Possible Budget for NSF
6/4/04House Panel Rejects Funding Cuts for U.S. Geological Survey
5/6/04NSF Environmental Research and Education Lags in FY 2005 Budget
5/6/04NCSE Testifies in Support of Funding for NSF, USGS and EPA STAR
5/6/04OMB Revises Peer Review Guidelines
4/29/04Rita Colwell Rejoins NCSE Board of Directors
4/21/04NCSE's Dan Durett Receives Norman A. Berg Award
4/20/04U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy Emphasizes Ecosystem-based Management
3/15/04Help Congress Congratulate USGS on its 125th Anniversary
3/12/04House Science Subcommittee Expresses Bipartisan Support for EPA STAR
2/27/04Severe Cuts Proposed for EPA STAR Research Grants and Fellowships
2/27/04USGS Budget Falls 1.9 Percent in Administration's FY 2005 Request
2/24/04Anthony Michaels Joins NCSE Board of Directors
2/24/04Todd Mitchell Joins NCSE Board of Directors
2/12/04Rita Colwell Resigns as Director of NSF
2/11/04NSF Budget Would Increase by 3 Percent in the President's FY 2005 Request
2/9/04NCSE Conference Promotes Water Sustainability
2/6/04Mixed Picture for R&D in the President's Budget Request for FY 2005
1/27/04Conference Will Go Forward as Scheduled
1/21/04Jared Diamond Will Highlight NCSE Water Conference
1/9/04Federal Funding for R&D to Increase by 8.1 Percent in FY 2004
1/9/04Ranking Democrat on House Science Committee Will Switch Parties
1/9/04American Geophysical Union Releases "Human Impacts on Climate" Statement
1/9/04Grants.gov Web Site Launched
1/7/04Ruth Patrick and Reds Wolman to Receive NCSE Lifetime Achievement Awards
12/22/03Sustainable Forestry and Biodiversity: 2004 Request for Proposals
12/18/03UN Under-Secretary-General Klaus Toepfer to Address NCSE Water Conference
12/08/03Congress Recognizes AAAS Science and Technology Fellowships
12/2/03EPA STAR Fellowships Fully Funded in Omnibus Appropriations Bill
12/1/03House-Senate Conference Agreement Increases NSF Budget by 5 Percent; Omits Funding for NEON
11/13/03Forestry Commission Issues Report on Fire, Forest Health and Biodiversity
11/11/03Energy Department Announces Plan for 28 Research Facilities
11/7/03USGS Budget Reconciled by House and Senate Negotiators
10/28/03Senate Approves Leavitt EPA Nomination
10/15/03Senate Committee Advances Leavitt EPA Nomination
10/10/03Senators Block Vote on Nomination of Leavitt as EPA Administrator
10/8/03Benefits of Environmental Regulations Outweigh Costs, OMB Finds
10/6/03NCSE Releases Rita Colwell Lecture on Environmental Education and Science
10/3/03Register Now for NCSE Conference: Water for a Sustainable and Secure Future
9/30/03EPA STAR Fellowships Restored by Senate Appropriations Committee
9/26/03Senate Appropriations Committee Approves 5.2 Percent Increase for NSF
9/25/03National Research Council Endorses NEON but Recommends Restructuring
9/3/03White House Requires Peer Review for Regulatory Science
8/15/03USGS Funding Restored by Full House and Senate Appropriations Committee
8/15/03House Approves 6.2 Percent Increase for NSF
8/15/03EPA Star Fellowships Restored by House of Representatives
8/14/03White House Issues Interagency R&D Priorities for FY 2005
8/12/03Bush Nominates Utah Governor Leavitt as EPA Administrator
7/31/03Bush Administration Climate Change Plan Draws Mixed Reviews
7/29/03EPA STAR Fellowships Restored by House Appropriations Committee
7/23/03

House Appropriations Committee Approves 6.2 Percent Increase for NSF

7/21/03

A Summary of the Recent NCSE Mailing List Incident and Apology

7/15/03USGS Funding Restored by House and Senate Appropriations Committees
7/11/03Marianne Lamont Horinko Named Acting EPA Administrator
7/9/03NCSE Helps Launch U.S. Geological Survey Coalition

6/26/03

155 Members of Congress Request $1.1 billion Increase in NSF Budget

6/26/03

NCSE Conference Report Released
6/26/03EPA Releases Landmark "Draft Report on the Environment"

6/23/03

Forestry Commission Awards $400,000 in Research Funding
6/19/03Pew Commission Calls for Creation of Independent Oceans Agency
6/19/03National Science Foundation Solicits Comments on Strategic Plan
6/13/03

Invasive Species Research Act Approved by House Science Committee

6/11/03Global Change Budget Faces Zero Growth in FY 2004
5/13/03U.S. Geological Survey Faces 2.6 Percent Budget Cut in FY 2004
5/13/03Maurice Strong Joins NCSE Board of Directors
5/13/03NCSE Testifies Before Congress in Support of Increased Funding for Environmental R&D
4/30/03Congress Adds $482 Million for Environmental R&D in FY 2003
4/13/03NSF FY 2004 Budget Request Falls Short of Doubling Track
4/14/03NCSE Advances Science at the Kyoto World Water Forum
4/7/03Register Now for Fire, Forest Health and Biodiversity Symposium
4/7/03NCSE Releases E.O. Wilson Lecture on Biodiversity Loss
3/13/03NCSE Conference Advances Education for a Sustainable and Secure Future
3/13/03Council of Environmental Deans and Directors Marks Productive First Year
3/13/03EPA STAR Fellowships Restored in FY 2003 but Face 50 Percent Cut in FY 2004
3/13/03President's Budget Request for Federal R&D Contains Cuts and Increases in FY 2004
2/11/03NCSE Conference Transcripts, Videos, Draft Recommendations Now Available
1/23/03Register Now for the NCSE's 3rd Annual Conference: Education for a Sustainable and Secure Future
1/16/03Federal Agency Leaders to be Featured at NCSE Conference
1/15/03