Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology

Meeting Closed

Review of TCEQ’s Ethylene Oxide Development Support Document: Meeting 9

January 14, 2025

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM (EST)

Past

About

This is a closed meeting of the committee. It will be used to discuss the response to review.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Wendy Heiger-Bernays, Keeve Nachman, Anneclaire De Roos, Veronica Vieira, Annie Nigra, Debbie Bennett, David Dorman, Craig Rowlands, and Ellen Eisen

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Committee members discussed the response to review and modified the report accordingly.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

N/A

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

January 14, 2025

Organizing Project

Review of Texas Commission on Environmental Quality’s Ethylene Oxide Development Support Document

Contact

Contact us

EtOReview@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

State-of-the-Science and the Future of Cumulative Impact Assessment: Subgroup Meeting 14

January 10, 2025

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EST)

Past

About

A closed session meeting held to aid and inform the report writing process.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Jon Levy
Debra Cory-Slechta
Lauren Zeise
Austin Scheetz, NASEM

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

The committee held a focused discussion on background chapter writing to aid the report writing process.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

March 14, 2025

Organizing Project

State-of-the-Science and the Future of Cumulative Impact Assessment

Contact

Miles Lansing

MLansing@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

State-of-the-Science and the Future of Cumulative Impact Assessment: Subgroup Meeting 13

December 27, 2024

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EST)

Past

About

A closed session meeting held to aid and inform the report writing process.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Jon Levy
Debra Cory-Slechta
Austin Scheetz, NASEM

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

The committee held a focused discussion on chapter writing to aid the report writing process.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

March 14, 2025

Organizing Project

State-of-the-Science and the Future of Cumulative Impact Assessment

Contact

Miles Lansing

MLansing@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

Costs and Approaches for Municipal Solid Waste Recycling Programs: 12B

December 20, 2024

12:00 PM - 4:00 PM (EST)

Past

About

This meeting was closed entirely.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Don Fullerton (Co-Chair)
Debra Reinhart (Co-Chair)
Malak Anshassi
Fatima Hafsa
Derek Kellenberg
Jeremy O'Brien
Susan Robinson
Hilary Sigman
Mitchell Small
Rebecca Taylor
Sofia Villas-Boas

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Draft Report
Next Steps

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

N/A

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

December 20, 2024

Organizing Project

Costs and Approaches for Municipal Solid Waste Recycling Programs

Contact

Andrew Bremer

abremer@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

State-of-the-Science and the Future of Cumulative Impact Assessment: Subgroup Meeting 12

December 17, 2024

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM (EST)

Past

About

A closed session meeting held to aid and inform the report writing process.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Weishueh Chiu
David Slusky
Zhen Cong
Kristen Malecki
Rima Habre
Andrew Dannenberg
Kate Guyton
Anthony DePinto

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

A closed session meeting held to aid and inform the report writing process regarding Chapter 4.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

March 14, 2025

Organizing Project

State-of-the-Science and the Future of Cumulative Impact Assessment

Contact

Miles Lansing

MLansing@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

Costs and Approaches for Municipal Solid Waste Recycling Programs: Meeting 12A

December 17, 2024

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM (EST)

Past

About

This meeting was closed entirely.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Don Fullerton (Co-Chair)
Debra Reinhart (Co-Chair)
Tracy Horst
Derek Kellenberg
Jeremy O'Brien
Susan Robinson
Hilary Sigman
Mitchell Small
Rebecca Taylor
Sofia Villas-Boas

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Draft Report

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

N/A

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

December 17, 2024

Organizing Project

Costs and Approaches for Municipal Solid Waste Recycling Programs

Contact

Andrew Bremer

abremer@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

Owens Lake Scientific Advisory Panel: Off-Lake Sources of Airborne Dust in Owens Valley, California: Meeting 8

December 16 - 17, 2024

Past

About

This meeting had open and closed sessions.

The open session included discussions with sponsors a on December 16, 4:00pm-5:00pm PT.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Partially Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Armistead Russell
Roya Bahreini
Valerie Eviner
Shannon Mahan
Gregory Okin
Robert Scott Van Pelt
Akula Venkatram
Ian Walker

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Draft Report

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

N/A

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

December 20, 2024

Organizing Project

Owens Lake Scientific Advisory Panel: Off-Lake Sources of Airborne Dust in Owens Valley, California

Contact

Margo Regier

Mregier@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

State-of-the-Science and the Future of Cumulative Impact Assessment: Subgroup Meeting 11

December 13, 2024

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EST)

Past

About

A closed session meeting held to aid and inform the report writing process.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Jon Levy
Debra Cory-Slechta
Austin Scheetz, NASEM

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

The committee held a focused discussion on chapter writing to aid the report writing process.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

March 14, 2025

Organizing Project

State-of-the-Science and the Future of Cumulative Impact Assessment

Contact

Miles Lansing

MLansing@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

State-of-the-Science and the Future of Cumulative Impact Assessment: Subgroup Meeting 10

December 13, 2024

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EST)

Past

About

A closed session meeting held to aid and inform the report writing process.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Jon Levy
Debra Cory-Slechta
Austin Scheetz, NASEM

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

The committee held a focused discussion on chapter writing to aid the report writing process.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

March 14, 2025

Organizing Project

State-of-the-Science and the Future of Cumulative Impact Assessment

Contact

Miles Lansing

MLansing@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Colloquium

State-of-the-Science and the Future of Cumulative Impact Assessment: Community and Tribal Liaison Group Town Hall + Meeting 8

December 12, 2024

12:00 PM - 4:00 PM (EST)

Past

Discussion

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Materials

Liaison release form

About

We invite you to join us on December 12th, from noon - 4:00 PM ET for a fully virtual Town Hall with members of the committee’s Community and Tribal Liaison Group on key cross-cutting themes pertinent to cumulative impacts assessment. This Town Hall aims to amplify community voices by inviting members to share their lived experiences on topics relevant to the committee’s charge. More information about the Community and Tribal Liaison Group, including information for new members wishing to join, is available on our project website.

The Town Hall will be livestreamed on the event webpage, where public comments will be received in writing via the SLIDO widget. Please be aware that by submitting a public comment, you consent to your submission being used as a point of reference and/or example by the Committee in their deliberations, as well as being recorded and/or used by NASEM in any publication and/or media now known or hereafter devised in perpetuity, and you release The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine from any liability due to such usages. If you do not wish to be subject to the foregoing, please do not comment.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Not Closed

Organizing Project

State-of-the-Science and the Future of Cumulative Impact Assessment

Contact

Miles Lansing

MLansing@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

State-of-the-Science and the Future of Cumulative Impact Assessment: Meeting 7

December 5, 2024

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (EST)

Past

About

The committee held a closed session meeting discuss takeaways from the most recent Louisiana workshop, and to discuss the upcoming virtual town hall with community liasions.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Weihsueh A. Chiu
Julia G. Brody
Zhen Cong
Deborah A. Cory-Slechta
Andrew L. Dannenberg
Mia V. Gallo
Rima Habre
Jerreed D. Ivanich
Jonathan I. Levy
Emmanuel Liban
Kristen Malecki
Rachel A. Morello-Frosch
David J. G. Slusky
Yoshira Ornelas Van Horne
Courtney G. Woods
Lauren Zeise

Kate Guyton (NASEM)
Elizabeth Boyle (NASEM)
Anthony DePinto (NASEM)
Miles Lansing (NASEM)
Austin Scheetz (NASEM)
John Ben Soileau (NASEM)

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

The committee held a closed session meeting discuss takeaways from the most recent Louisiana workshop, and to discuss the upcoming virtual town hall with community liasions.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

N/A

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

January 21, 2025

Organizing Project

State-of-the-Science and the Future of Cumulative Impact Assessment

Contact

Miles Lansing

MLansing@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

State-of-the-Science and the Future of Cumulative Impact Assessment

December 3, 2024

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM (EST)

Past

About

A closed session meeting held to aid and inform the report writing process regarding Chapter 4.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Weishueh Chiu
David Slusky
Zhen Cong
Kristen Malecki
Rima Habre
Andrew Dannenberg
Kate Guyton
Anthony DePinto

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

A closed session meeting held to aid and inform the report writing process regarding Chapter 4.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

March 14, 2025

Organizing Project

State-of-the-Science and the Future of Cumulative Impact Assessment

Contact

Miles Lansing

MLansing@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

Research at Multiple Scales: A Vision for Continental Scale Biology

December 3, 2024

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM (EST)

Past

About

The National Academies’ Committee on Research at Multiple Scales: A Vision for Continental Scale Biology met in closed session on July 11, 2024. This was a full committee meeting used to discuss the draft report.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Jack Liu
Shahid Naeem
Scott Goetz
Stephanie Hampton
Bala Chaudhary
Ines Ibanez
Jack Gilbert
Chelcy Miniat
Phoebe Zarnetske
Brian Enquist
Jeannine Cavender-Bares

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

N/A

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

January 14, 2025

Organizing Project

Research at Multiple Scales: A Vision for Continental Scale Biology

Contact

Clifford Duke

(202) 334-3591
cduke@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

State-of-the-Science and the Future of Cumulative Impact Assessment: Subgroup Meeting 9

November 29, 2024

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EST)

Past

About

A closed session meeting held to aid and inform the report writing process.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Jon Levy
Debra Cory-Slechta
Austin Scheetz, NASEM

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

The committee held a focused discussion on chapter writing to aid the report writing process.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

March 14, 2025

Organizing Project

State-of-the-Science and the Future of Cumulative Impact Assessment

Contact

Miles Lansing

MLansing@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

Review of Draft Chapters of the Biodiversity and Climate Change Assessment Meeting 3

November 25 - 26, 2024

Past

About

The committee will meet in closed session to discuss approach to review and report contents.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Ruth S. DeFries
Peter J. Auster
Krista A. Capps
Charles C. Chester
Cristina Eisenberg
Susanna D. Fuller
Patrick Gonzalez
Danielle Ignace
Jennifer Lento
Karen R. Lips
Pamela D. McElwee
John G. Robinson

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

The committee discussed their approach to the report and its timeline. They also discussed the contents of their review report.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

N/A

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

December 03, 2024

Organizing Project

Review of Draft Chapters of the Biodiversity and Climate Change Assessment

Contact

April Melvin

(202) 334-2684
amelvin@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

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News and Updates

Review of TCEQ’s Ethylene Oxide Development Support Document: Meeting 9

State-of-the-Science and the Future of Cumulative Impact Assessment: Subgroup Meeting 14

State-of-the-Science and the Future of Cumulative Impact Assessment: Subgroup Meeting 13

Costs and Approaches for Municipal Solid Waste Recycling Programs: 12B

State-of-the-Science and the Future of Cumulative Impact Assessment: Subgroup Meeting 12

Costs and Approaches for Municipal Solid Waste Recycling Programs: Meeting 12A

Owens Lake Scientific Advisory Panel: Off-Lake Sources of Airborne Dust in Owens Valley, California: Meeting 8

State-of-the-Science and the Future of Cumulative Impact Assessment: Subgroup Meeting 11

State-of-the-Science and the Future of Cumulative Impact Assessment: Subgroup Meeting 10

State-of-the-Science and the Future of Cumulative Impact Assessment: Community and Tribal Liaison Group Town Hall + Meeting 8

State-of-the-Science and the Future of Cumulative Impact Assessment: Meeting 7

State-of-the-Science and the Future of Cumulative Impact Assessment

Research at Multiple Scales: A Vision for Continental Scale Biology

State-of-the-Science and the Future of Cumulative Impact Assessment: Subgroup Meeting 9

Review of Draft Chapters of the Biodiversity and Climate Change Assessment Meeting 3