Search Results: keywords:"environmental data"

  • H. R. 8986 — To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to designating and redesignating nonattainment areas, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:554

    H.R. 8986, known as the "Show the Data Act of 2024," proposes amendments to the Clean Air Act focusing on how areas are designated or redesignated as not meeting air quality standards (nonattainment areas). The bill requires these designations to be based specifically on air...

    Simple Explanation

    The Show the Data Act of 2024 is a plan that changes how we figure out if the air is clean in different areas. It says we should mainly use special air-checking gadgets that belong to the government and talk to the state's leader about it, and also let people know what's happening and hear their thoughts.

  • S. 590 — To require the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to maintain the National Mesonet Program, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:1,930

    The bill S. 590 requires the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to maintain and enhance the National Mesonet Program. This program aims to increase the quantity and quality of weather-related data by collaborating with different organizations, including...

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    The bill wants someone in charge to make sure we have better weather data by working with different groups to help us know more about things like rain, fire, and drought. It plans to give money to help places get better at watching the weather and promises to report back on how things are going.