Energy, Environment & Natural Resources

The Energy, Environment & Natural Resources Committee is responsible for developing policy positions on issues involving air quality, water quality, energy policy, national wetlands policy, noise control, and solid and hazardous waste management.

Chair

                                

Vice Chair

                                

Vice Chair

 

 

Michael A. Sesma
Council Member
Gaithersburg, Maryland

 

Matt Appelbaum
Mayor
Boulder, Colorado

 

Mary Hamann-Roland
Mayor
Apple Valley, Minnesota 

Rosters

Policy & Advocacy Committee

Steering Committee

NLC Summer Policy Forum

Joint meeting of the seven NLC Policy and Advocacy Committees

July 19 - 21, 2012

Nashville, Tennessee
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Policy Books


Agendas, topics for discussion, and additional background materials made available prior to each steering committee meeting.

Presentations


Related presentations, including those given by featured guests at Policy & Advocacy Committee meetings.

Meeting Summaries


Overviews of Steering Committee meeting activity.

Nation's Cities Weekly Articles


Articles related to the Committee's work that have appeared in recent editions of Nation's Cities Weekly.

NLC Sustainability Program


Latest reports, briefs, and findings from the Center for Research and Innovation.

Speeches and Testimony


Integrated Planning and Permitting: An Opportunity for EPA to Provide Communities with Flexibility to Make Smart Investments in Water Quality
Statement of Joe Reardon, Mayor and CEO of the Unified Government of Kansas City, Kansas and Wyandotte County
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment
December 14, 2011

National Municipal Policy


The National Municipal Policy is a compilation of federal policy positions and resolutions adopted by the full NLC membership at the annual Congress of Cities. These positions guide all of NLC’s federal advocacy efforts and focus on federal actions, programs, and proposals that directly impact municipalities.

View the policies and resolutions crafted by and voted on by the Energy, Environment & Natural Resources Committee:

2012 Energy, Environment & Natural Resources Policy Chapter

2012 Energy, Environment & Natural Resources Resolutions

Visit the NLC National Municipal Policy page to view the full 2012 National Municipal Policy book.